Skepticism

Coming to terms: the words believers, skeptics and the general public use differently

Mark Horne, Matt Kemp - 18th August 2021

Sometimes it feels like skeptics are speaking a different language to everyone else - here's our guide to the times what we mean differs from what people hear

Science

Falsification: Karl Popper’s guide to telling real science from pseudoscience

Jonny Thomson - 19th May 2021

According to Popper's Falsification, a proposition, theory or hypothesis is only as strong as how far it can resist falsifying evidence.

Philosophy

“Who decides?”: how fair questions can derail meaningful action

Aaron Rabinowitz - 31st March 2021

The question of who gets to decide how boundaries are set in society can often be a way to distract from efforts to change the status quo

Media

When shows like Pod Save America run pseudoscience ads, they undermine their credibility

Michael Marshall - 22nd February 2021

Podcast hosts have a real intimacy with their listeners - that trust is eroded when they advertise snake oil supplements and pseudoscience

Skepticism

Monkey Business: humans aren’t alone in recognising a good bargain

Deborah Hyde - 15th February 2021

Macaques have been observed trading tourists' possessions for food - showing humans aren't the only ones to understand good value

Skepticism

Putting Some Skeptical Mantras to Bed

Jonathan Jarry - 28th January 2021

As skeptics, we hear the same sayings and mantras repeated again and again, but we rarely pause to consider if they're useful... or even true

Conspiracy Theories

Cheap talk skepticism: why we need to push back against those who are ‘just asking questions’

Aaron Rabinowitz - 8th January 2021

'Cheap talk' skepticism - coming at little cost to the doubter, but significant cost to others - is undermining genuine skeptical inquiry.

Health

How to spot medical misinformation in a pandemic: our top 10 tips

Brian Eggo, Matt Kemp - 30th December 2020

As medical misinformation and dubious claims continue to spread, we present our guide to help you separate fact from fiction.

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