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

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Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think

Paul Taylor - 11th September 2008

Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think edited by Alan Grafen and Mark Ridley Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-929116-0 This sparkling collection of essays...

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Freemasonry

Phil - 11th September 2008

Freemasonry by Giles Morgan Pocket Essentials, £9.99 (hb), ISBN 13: 978 1 904048 87 9 Freemasonry is often called a “secret society”, but this seems to be...

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The History of Witchcraft

Phil - 11th September 2008

The History of Witchcraft by Lois Martin Pocket Essentials 2007, £9.99, ISBN 1-904048-77-3 There is no solid evidence that real organised witch cults ever existed. Martin shows...

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How to Start Your Own Secret Society

Phil - 11th September 2008

How to Start Your Own Secret Society by Nick Harding Oldcastle, £6.99, ISBN 1-904048-84-6 The title is enough of a hint that this is hardly likely to...

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Paranormal Claims: A Critical Analysis

Paul Taylor - 11th September 2008

Paranormal Claims: A Critical Analysis by Bryan Farha University Press of America, £18.99, ISBN 0-7618-3772-8 An anthology of skeptical writings that includes contributions by James Randi, Michael...

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Bad Medicine

Phil - 11th September 2008

Bad Medicine: Doctors Doing Harm Since Hippocrates by David Wootton Oxford University Press, £9.99 (pb), ISBN 978-0-19-921279-8 The main theme of this book is that, until the...

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Phantasmagoria: Spirit Visions, Metaphors, and Media into the Twenty-first Century by Marina Warner Oxford University Press, £18.99, ISBN 978-0-19-929994-2 Marina Warner has produced an extremely corporeal book,...

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How to Win Every Argument

Paul Taylor - 11th September 2008

How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic by Madsen Pirie Continuum, £8.99 (pb), ISBN 878-0-8264-9894-6 A catalogue of those hardy perennials of human...

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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

Floral alchemy: the even stranger Brazilian cousin of Bach Flower Remedies

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

The secret to a year-round tan – eating so many carrots you turn orange?

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

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

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

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

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

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