Society

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

Politics

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

Aaron Rabinowitz -
In the recent US election, male voters overwhelmingly voted for Trump - because he offered them the illusion of meaning in a world where their position is uncertain
History

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

Andrew Shail -
Fake news is nothing new - film promoters have known for over a century that successfully selling a fake news story takes a degree of cunning
Science

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

Colin Brewer -
We shouldn't shy away from the fact that IUDs are abortifacients - embracing it could help highlight the hypocrisy of anti-abortionists
Society

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

Carlos Orsi -
When it comes to 'Blue Zones' - higher clusters of people over the age of 100 - the answer is typically not about health, but rather admin
Conspiracy Theories

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

Jim Cliff -
Ahead of the the American election, there are millions of Americans who still refuse to accept the results of 2020, fed by lies from the misleading film, 2000 Mules
Skepticism

Elon Musk beats Dragon’s Den star Steven Bartlett to Rusty Razor pseudoscience award

Michael Marshall -
Twitter owner Elon Musk has beaten Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett to the Rusty Razor award for worst pseudoscience of 2024
Skepticism

Dr Flint Dibble wins 2024 Skeptical Activism Ockham award

Michael Marshall -
Dr Flint Dibble, an archaeologist who debated and debunk lost city of Atlantis claims, has received the 2024 Ockham Award for Skeptical Activism.
Politics

The tyranny of the cloud: how we became serfs to big tech

Ted Lefroy -
In ‘Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism’, Yanis Varoufakis gives a whistlestop tour of economic history and where capitalism went wrong
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