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

Toby Howard -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
From the archives in 1989, The Skeptic's roving correspondent takes a look at the alternative diagnostic practice of iridology
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From the archives: Twitching sticks – the (pseudo)science of dowsing

Anthony Garrett -
From the archives in 1989, Anthony Garrett takes a look at the science - or otherwise - of dowsing and water divination
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Being a magician wasn’t necessarily sufficient to see through the trickery of Uri Geller

Mike Hutchinson -
From the archives in 1989, Mike Hutchinson examines contemporary accounts of the miracles performed by Uri Geller, and how they impressed a rather naive magician
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