From the archives of March 1993, Paul Munro and Dave Mitchell scientifically investigate an alleged miracle in which silver turned to gold.
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From the archives: Carlos Castaneda and the Don Juan caper

From the archives of March 1993, Robert McGrath reports on the the debunking of Carlos Castaneda's shaman, "Don Juan", as fiction

The Nobel Prize-winning scientists who ruined their legacies by staying alive

History is replete with scientists whose brilliance won them a Nobel Prize – only to go on to tarnish their legacy by promoting quackery and pseudoscience.

The Odyssey of Helen’s skin colour: casting controversies and bad philology

We don't have to rewrite Greek history to centre African influences in order to argue that a fictional character like Helen of Troy could be played by a black actor.

AI needs to be regulated to ensure its benefits don’t stay with the mega-rich

Regulating the Industrial Revolution didn't stifle innovation, it ensured technology served the people – regulating Big Tech and AI can do the same today.

From the archives: The Cyril Burt affair, and historic accusations of fraud

From the archives of March 1993, Ray Ward re-evaluates the claims of fraud levelled against distinguished psychologist Sir Cyril Burt.

Autohemotherapy: blood pseudoscience with a Brazilian twist

Autohemotherapy, involving withdrawing blood from a vein and injecting it into a muscle, has been gaining followers in Brazil.

Five “zombie facts” about history that we need to consign to the past

From Viking horns and dirty serfs to the plucky underdog role of Britain in World War II, history is replete with oft-repeated – but factually incorrect – myths.

Rio Vista: the first city to start, and then stop, water fluoridation

Rio Vista's community water fluoridation was a great public health win - until it fell victim to a coordinated anti-fluoride campaign.

From the archives: Skepticism, 1895 Style – A medium tries to convert the skeptics

From the archives, the 19th century medium Dr Louis Schlesinger meets his match in the form of skeptic Harry Warren.

Pam Reynolds, and putting ‘out-of-body experiences’ to the scientific test

Pam Reynolds' 1991 out-of-body experience claims suggested to some that consciousness lives outside the mind – until scientists proved otherwise.

The Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine retraction scandal

Prior to its closure, the journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine retracted hundreds of papers due to concerns over their validity.
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