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  Moroccan Argan oil is an interesting traditional product, but it’s certainly no panacea
  
  Alice Howarth - 18th November 2024
  
  Alternative Medicine
  
  Animals, acupuncture and alt-med: the Brazilian penguin being subjected to Enya
  
  Natália Pasternak - 11th November 2024
  
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  Wim Hof: the self-described ‘Ice man’ whose extreme health claims leave many cold
  
  Michael Marshall - 30th October 2024
  
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  Menstrual masking: the inadvisable trend of treating acne… with period blood
  
  Alice Howarth - 28th October 2024
  
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  Floral alchemy: the even stranger Brazilian cousin of Bach Flower Remedies
  
  Mauro Proença - 10th October 2024
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  Pacemakers don’t work when they’re switched off – we should doubt studies that say otherwise
  
  Mike Hall - 25th November 2024
  
  Health
  
  Moroccan Argan oil is an interesting traditional product, but it’s certainly no panacea
  
  Alice Howarth - 18th November 2024
  
  Alternative Medicine
  
  Animals, acupuncture and alt-med: the Brazilian penguin being subjected to Enya
  
  Natália Pasternak - 11th November 2024
  
  Placebo Effect
  
  The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it
  
  Mike Hall - 6th November 2024
  
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  The secret to a year-round tan – eating so many carrots you turn orange?
  
  Alice Howarth - 17th October 2024
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  From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?
  
  Melvin Harris - 19th November 2024
  
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  From the archives: The Art of Fakery – Fakes and forgeries at the British Museum
  
  Mike Howgate - 29th October 2024
  
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  From the archives: A skeptical look at astrology
  
  Anthony Garrett - 8th October 2024
  
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  When it comes to science, the standard has to be truth and accuracy – not false balance
  
  Hayley Stevens - 24th September 2024
  
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  From the archives: UFOs Over Russia
  
  Tom Ruffles - 10th September 2024
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  Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread
  
  Sander van der Linden - 5th November 2024
  
  Conspiracy Theories
  
  2000 mules: why many Americans are convinced Trump won the 2020 election
  
  Jim Cliff - 4th November 2024
  
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  Welcome to the modern American Right – the world that high weirdness built
  
  Aaron Rabinowitz - 14th October 2024
  
  Conspiracy Theories
  
  Donald Trump’s debate performance proved he has mainstreamed extreme conspiracy theories
  
  Dave Hahn - 27th September 2024
  
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  Med Beds: the futuristic health devices promising to cure you with undefined energy
  
  Alice Howarth - 28th August 2024
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  The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics
  
  Aaron Rabinowitz - 22nd November 2024
  
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  From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?
  
  Melvin Harris - 19th November 2024
  
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  Faking the faking of fake news, 1910 style: the ‘death’ of film star Florence Lawrence
  
  Andrew Shail - 15th November 2024
  
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  Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement
  
  Colin Brewer - 12th November 2024
  
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  Exploding the myth of the longevity “Blue Zones”, where people live beyond the age of 100
  
  Carlos Orsi - 8th November 2024
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  Scientific publication is now fully digital – so who is responsible for preserving our archives?
  
  Cesar Baima - 20th November 2024
  
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  HADD its day: there’s no evidence for an inherited hyperactive agency detection device
  
  Kat Ford - 13th November 2024
  
  Science
  
  Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement
  
  Colin Brewer - 12th November 2024
  
  Placebo Effect
  
  The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it
  
  Mike Hall - 6th November 2024
  
  Conspiracy Theories
  
  Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread
  
  Sander van der Linden - 5th November 2024
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