Skepticism

Toby Young’s Daily Sceptic and Free Speech Union are no allies of critical thinkers

Toby Young's Daily Sceptic vociferously champions pseudoscientific conclusions, while his Free Speech Union defends those positions with which he agrees.

From the archives: Astrology, Gauquelin and the real explanation for the “Mars Effect”

From the archives in 1988, physicist Anthony Garrett picks apart a study of European sports stars that claimed to prove the validity of astrology.

From the archives: A dowsing-dedicated day in the country

From the archives in 1988, Denys Parsons attends a rather disappointing display of dowsing, alongside BBC Oxford

Blinded By The Light: countering extremist disinformation in Glastonbury

In Glastonbury, deep in the very heartlands of British spirituality and mysticism, local community groups are pushing back against far right conspiracy theories

Immunity to fake news: ‘Foolproof’ gives us vaccination without needles

Sander van der Linden’s Foolproof seeks to identify why we fall for fake news, and how we can defend ourselves against believing falsehoods

I will eat the bugs: the latest insect-eating meme from conspiracy theorists doesn’t scare me

Conspiracy theorists want to scare us with images of Klaus Schwab force-feeding us bugs, but what's so wrong about embracing alternative food sources?

Renewable energy could flip the balance of power in the current war between AC and DC

For centuries, AC has dominated the war over current technology, but our shift to renewable sources and batteries makes a switch to DC much more sensible

How to engage with arguments rationally, respectfully, and with humility

Daniel Dennett's rules for engaging with arguments are a good start, but here's what I've learned from a decade of interviewing people with fringe beliefs
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