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When skepticism collides with human experience. The societal implications of scientific skepticism.

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The March of Unreason: Science, Democracy, and the New Fundamentalism

Martin Parkinson - 11th September 2008

The March of Unreason: Science, Democracy, and the New Fundamentalism by Dick Taverne OUP, £18.99, ISBN 0-19-280485-5 The title is a sexy one for the sceptically-inclined: a...

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How to Read Darwin

Phil - 11th September 2008

How to Read Darwin (How to Read) by Mark Ridley Granta Books, £6.99 ISBN 1-86207-728-2 How to Read Darwin is one of a new series of slim...

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Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim

Phil - 11th September 2008

Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim By Ziauddin Sardar Granta Publications, £8.99 (pbk), ISBN 1-86207-755-X I confess I had never heard of Ziauddin Sardar, who...

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The Obesity Epidemic: Science, Morality and Ideology

Phil - 11th September 2008

The Obesity Epidemic: Science, Morality and Ideology Michael Gard & Jan Wright Routledge, £22.99, ISBN 0415 31896-3 Concern about obesity is nothing new: even Hippocrates saw it...

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The Science of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”

Phil - 11th September 2008

The Science of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Michael Hanlon Palgrave Macmillan, £16.99, ISBN 1403945772 I approached this book with trepidation, not being a Guide...

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The Men Who Stare at Goats

Phil - 11th September 2008

The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson Picador, £7.99 (pbk), ISBN 0330375482 Jon Ronson brings his inimitable journalistic talent to bear on the subject of...

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Eight Preposterous Propositions

Paul Taylor - 11th September 2008

Eight Preposterous Propositions: From the Genetics of Homosexuality to the Benefits of Global Warming By Robert Ehrlich Princeton University Press, £11.95 (pbk), ISBN 0-691-12404-3 In his previous...

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Darwin’s Legacy: What Evolution Means Today

Phil - 11th September 2008

Darwin's Legacy: What Evolution Means Today by John Dupré OUP, £7.99 (pbk), ISBN 0-19-928421-0 Dupré, a philosopher of biology, asks: “What does evolution tell us about ourselves...

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First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good

Moroccan Argan oil is an interesting traditional product, but it’s certainly no panacea

Animals, acupuncture and alt-med: the Brazilian penguin being subjected to Enya

Wim Hof: the self-described ‘Ice man’ whose extreme health claims leave many cold

Menstrual masking: the inadvisable trend of treating acne… with period blood

First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good

Pacemakers don’t work when they’re switched off – we should doubt studies that say otherwise

Moroccan Argan oil is an interesting traditional product, but it’s certainly no panacea

Animals, acupuncture and alt-med: the Brazilian penguin being subjected to Enya

The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it

From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?

From the archives: The Art of Fakery – Fakes and forgeries at the British Museum

From the archives: A skeptical look at astrology

When it comes to science, the standard has to be truth and accuracy – not false balance

From the archives: UFOs Over Russia

Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread

2000 mules: why many Americans are convinced Trump won the 2020 election

Welcome to the modern American Right – the world that high weirdness built

Donald Trump’s debate performance proved he has mainstreamed extreme conspiracy theories

Med Beds: the futuristic health devices promising to cure you with undefined energy

The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics

From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?

Faking the faking of fake news, 1910 style: the ‘death’ of film star Florence Lawrence

Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement

Exploding the myth of the longevity “Blue Zones”, where people live beyond the age of 100

Scientific publication is now fully digital – so who is responsible for preserving our archives?

HADD its day: there’s no evidence for an inherited hyperactive agency detection device

Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement

The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it

Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread

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First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good

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