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Rhyme, reason and numerology: All the ones

Steve Donnelly - 5th October 2005

From the archives, Steve Donnelly explains that while you might think it's just a coincidence that you notice when the time is 11:11, some think it's a sign of something more significant.

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Who The Devil Are You? Untangling the mythology surrounding Anton LaVey

Ben Fridja - 31st July 2005

From the archives, Ben Fridja exposes the truth about Anton LaVey, the notorious High Priest of the Church of Satan

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The Mystery of Hellfire Pass: Part One

Robert Bartholomew, Paul Chambers - 12th July 2005

From the archives, Paul Chambers and Robert Bartholomew investigate the Phantom Sniper of Esher, in their look at the Mystery of Hellfire Pass

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David Langford’s skeptical ‘Skrapbook’

David Langford - 7th July 2005

From the archives, a sneak peak into David Langford’s unique archive of sceptical scraps...

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Shirley Ghostman and me

Nick Pullar - 20th April 2005

From time to time I get contacted by TV shows wanting a skeptic to spar against a psychic. This time a producer from Tiger Aspect wanted me for a show they were doing on psychics for BBC2.

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From the archives: Nick Pullar – Shirley Ghostman and me

Nick Pullar - 13th April 2005

From the archives in 2005, Nick Pullar recollects his run with the mysterious and bewildering TV psychic, Shirley Ghostman

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From the archives: Ray Hyman replies on Parapsychology

Ray Hyman - 6th April 2005

From the archives in 2012, Ray Hyman closes out our parapsychology series by responding to criticisms of his declaring the end of parapsychological research

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From the archives: Parapsychology – when is evidence sufficient?

Chris Roe - 5th April 2005

From the archives in 2012, parapsychologist Chris Roe responds to Ray Hyman’s assertion that the field is unscientific

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Lemme Purr: the celebrity-backed wellness gummies trading on intimate insecurities

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

Does pill packet branding change the placebo response, or is this just another placebo myth?

Studying the promotion of health misinformation by the Bolsonaro government

It’s far to soon too tell patients platelet-rich plasma injections can treat infertility

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

Droning on: shedding a skeptical light on the New Jersey UAP panic

From the archive: The man who invented the flying saucer

From the archive: Memory, fantasy and past lives – reflections on past life regressions

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

Left-wing conspiracy theories and ‘missing’ votes in the wake of Trump’s election win

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

Ho Ho Holy Man? Why Santa technically doesn’t quite count as a god

Spotify Trapped? The algorithm is not what’s keeping you from new music

From the archive: A former Scientologist explains what the cult is all about

Huge social media accounts glorify ancient architecture, while whitewashing the past

From the archive: The man who invented the flying saucer

Will we soon face AI-related risks? Maybe, but they are probably overestimated

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

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