Society

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

Moral Panics

The Online Safety Act doesn’t make our children any safer

Mike Hall -
The Online Safety Act may be well-intentioned, but it is a fundamentally flawed attempt to legislate away a complex social issue.
Cults

Looksmaxxing: the pseudoscientific aesthetic answer to young men’s problems

Marcus Yeo Jun Hao -
Online 'looksmaxxing' communities offer young men dramatic techniques to improve appearances, as quick fixes to deeper personal insecurities.
Climate Change

When the Great Resist conspiracy conference came to the North East

David Glass -
The Great Resist meeting, and its touring band of conspiracy theorists, brought their antivax rhetoric and trans-panic messaging to Gateshead
Media

Polybius: the legendary video game that never actually existed

Mike Hall -
According to legend, Polybius was a highly addictive 1981 arcade game developed by a shadowy game studio called Sinneslöschen... but it didn't exist
Ghosts

Adjust your expectations: a ghost-free visit to Ireland’s Leap Castle

Jairus Durnett -
Leap Castle may be advertised as one of the most haunted buildings in Ireland, but its appeal is its real history, not the made-up ghost tales
Society

It is beyond time to stop the weird gender reveal parties

Marianne Baker -
Society should focus less on children's gender – or more accurately, what's in their pants – and more on letting kids be themselves
History

Is there anybody there? The fascinating history of the Ouija board

Sean Slater -
Beloved by horror films and teen sleepovers, the Ouija board has roots in the spiritualist movement and opportunistic toy manufacturers
Science

Genetics defies any attempt to define clear categories for race and gender

Natália Pasternak -
When it comes to genetics, there is far more diversity within race or gender groups than there is between them, with only very few clear exceptions
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