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From the archives: The 1988 Nullarbor UFO Mystery – Solved

A.T. Brunt - 5th December 1989

From the archives, A.T. Brunt examines the January 1988 reports of UFO sightings over Australia's Nullarbor region.

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IQ tests continue to flourish, in spite of inherent biases, because we so badly want to feel special

Wendy M. Grossman - 3rd December 1989

From the archives in 1989, Wendy Grossman looks at a recent stunt by Mensa to identify Britain's brightest children, and why intelligence tests favour the demographic of their authors

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From the archives: The many traditions of Christmas that are now lost to history

Toby Howard - 2nd December 1989

From the archives in 1989, Toby Howard reminds us of long-forgotten Christmas traditions - like burning the Yule log, wearing animal disguises, and "The Devil's Knell".

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Folklore and rituals say so much about society, even if the superstition behind them isn’t true

Toby Howard - 1st December 1989

From the archives in 1989, Toby Howard looks at the role of ritual and folklore in society, and asks whether we should separate them from superstition

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From the archives: Perpetuum mobile – the fruitless search for perpetual motion

Anthony Garrett - 26th October 1989

From the archives in 1989, Anthony Garrett looks at the popular quests to uncover perpetual motion - and why they always came up empty

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From the archive: Pyramids, pyramyths and pyramidiots

Barry Williams - 19th October 1989

From the archive in 1989, former president of Australian Skeptics Barry Williams examines the mystical claims for pyramid power

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From the archives: Hear our prayers – the Northern Irish prayer efficacy study

Wendy M. Grossman - 12th October 1989

From the archives in 1989, Wendy Grossman tracks down Francis Galton's 1872 study on the supposed power of prayer in Northern Ireland

Alternative Medicine

From the archives: In the eye of the beholder – Keeping an eye on iridology

Hocus Pocus - 7th October 1989

From the archives in 1989, The Skeptic's roving correspondent takes a look at the alternative diagnostic practice of iridology

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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

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

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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

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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