Skepticism

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

The history of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations and European Skeptics Congress

Since 1989, skeptics from across Europe have collaborated to organise the European Skeptics Congress - this year sees the 20th event, in Lyon, France.

Do extraordinary claims really require extraordinary evidence?

It is a common skeptical mantra that "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" - but is this true, or is it simply setting unlikely ideas up to fail?

The Wikipedia conspiracy that wasn’t; or, why Wikipedia says Roswell was a balloon

UFO believers claim a grand CIA-funded conspiracy is hiding the truth about UFOs on Wikipedia, but editors of the world's largest encylopaedia are just following the site's rules
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