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Old Money, Quiet Luxury: fashion trends as soft-power for conservatism

Social media trends toward 'old money' aesthetics are often thinly veiled conservative nostalgia, idealising traditional hierarchies of race, class and gender

The AllatRa Creative Society: from global peace promises to a real security threat

The AllatRa spiritual movement has become a globally influential lobby group, promising utopia while pushing far-right ideologies

From the archive: the hollow earth, and the inside-out cosmos

From the archives in 1991, Bill Penny looks at the theory of the hollow earth, the notion that the entire cosmos exists inside a sphere

Facts won’t change minds about animal medicine, so should we bother trying?

Health misinformation causes members of the public to fear veterinary professionals do harm to animals – we need to counter it strategically

My first experience at a Holistic Health and Healing Expo

If you've ever been curious about what goes on at a holistic heal and healing expo, you should consider attending – it's an eye-opening experience for a skeptic

From the archives: a chat with James Randi, the charming charlatan

From the archives in 1991, Steve Donnelly sits down with skeptic, magician, atheist and charlatan, James 'The Amazing' Randi

Obstetric emergencies are no place for alternative medicine

During obstetric emergencies like preeclampsia, patients need proven, evidence-based medicine, not unproven therapies like acupuncture

How to play Rock, Paper, Scissors optimally: the Nash equilibrium

Rock, Paper, Scissors may seem like pure luck, but game theory can help us understand the optimal game strategy from a mathematical perspective
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