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From the archives: The ‘Saints and Martyrs’ of Parapsychology

H.B. Gibson -
From the archives in 1988, H.B. Gibson questions the role that fraud plays in parapsychology
Religion

The supernormal confronts the supernatural in Karl Ove Knausgaard’s prophetic new series

Ted Lefroy -
Karl Ove Knausgaard’s novels The Morning Star and The Wolves of Eternity offer a cautionary tale about Silicon Valley’s search for immortality
Conspiracy Theories

Redemption or ruse? Russell Brand’s conversion to Christianity examined

Abigail Kennedy -
Comedian turned conspiracist guru Russell Brand recently announced his conversion to Christianity - but is his a story of redemption, or an attempt to evade scrutiny?
Archive

From the archives: A historical Dutch UFO hunt – How one phone call roused all Amsterdam

Marcel Hulspas -
From the archives in 1988, Marcel Huspas of the Dutch skeptics reports on a UFO hunt that caught the attention of all of Amsterdam
Climate Change

Toby Young’s Daily Sceptic and Free Speech Union are no allies of critical thinkers

Michael Marshall -
Toby Young's Daily Sceptic vociferously champions pseudoscientific conclusions, while his Free Speech Union defends those positions with which he agrees.
Cults

Digital Deities: When does celebrity fandom slip into a cult mentality?

Wang Siyao -
Being part of a fandom brings many people a sense of fun and joy - but for some, celebrity worship can tip into something more sinister and cult-like
Archive

From the archives: Astrology, Gauquelin and the real explanation for the “Mars Effect”

Anthony Garrett -
From the archives in 1988, physicist Anthony Garrett picks apart a study of European sports stars that claimed to prove the validity of astrology.
Bad PR

Bit of a Reach: media buy-outs and brutal cost-cutting have left an open door for PR nonsense

Michael Marshall -
UK newspapers are awash with nonsensical PR stories based on dubious research - is it any wonder public trust in the media has fallen so far?
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