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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
  
  Alternative Medicine
  
  Floral alchemy: the even stranger Brazilian cousin of Bach Flower Remedies
  
  Mauro Proença - 10th October 2024
  
  Alternative Medicine
  
  Could AI help fix the issues of ineffective alternative medicine regulation?
  
  Michael Marshall - 2nd October 2024
  
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  Labia peels: it is a very bad idea to apply chemicals to your labia in the name of beauty
  
  Alice Howarth - 16th September 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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  The real-world harm of nutritional misinformation
  
  Maeve Hanan - 16th October 2024
  
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  Does the colour of a pill really influence what kind of placebo effect you’ll experience?
  
  Mike Hall - 30th September 2024
  
  Placebo Effect
  
  Religion is simply a powerful placebo – offering priests a sense of ritual, but little else
  
  Colin Brewer - 23rd September 2024
  
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  Nobody undergoes egg donation for the money – it is about altruism, not exploitation
  
  Emma McClure - 18th September 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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  The Estes method is an update to the ghost hunter’s Spirit Box, with all the same flaws
  
  Hayley Stevens - 30th August 2024
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  Welcome to the modern American Right – the world that high weirdness built
  
  Aaron Rabinowitz - 14th October 2024
  
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  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 UK riots showed why we have to dismantle the far-right’s misinformation machines
  
  Michael Marshall - 16th August 2024
  
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  The 2024 UK General Election came with lessons that skeptics should listen to
  
  Mark Horne - 9th August 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: The Weight of Evidence – Gyroscopes can’t levitate UFOs
  
  Dave Love - 22nd October 2024
  
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  Elon Musk beats Dragon’s Den star Steven Bartlett to Rusty Razor pseudoscience award
  
  Michael Marshall - 19th October 2024
  
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  Dr Flint Dibble wins 2024 Skeptical Activism Ockham award
  
  Michael Marshall - 19th October 2024
  
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  The tyranny of the cloud: how we became serfs to big tech
  
  Ted Lefroy - 18th October 2024
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  From the archives: The Weight of Evidence – Gyroscopes can’t levitate UFOs
  
  Dave Love - 22nd October 2024
  
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  The Sullivanians, psychoanalysis, and the worst therapy in the world
  
  Carlos Orsi - 21st October 2024
  
  Alternative Medicine
  
  Could AI help fix the issues of ineffective alternative medicine regulation?
  
  Michael Marshall - 2nd October 2024
  
  Placebo Effect
  
  Does the colour of a pill really influence what kind of placebo effect you’ll experience?
  
  Mike Hall - 30th September 2024
  
  Psychology
  
  Comparing misinformation to a virus is neither accurate nor useful in preventing its spread
  
  Ariana Modirrousta-Galian, Phil Higham, Tina Seabrooke - 13th September 2024
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