Each high-profile crime produces calls for longer prison sentences - resulting in overcrowded prisons more and more full of men with no hope of release
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The Italian electoral abstention, and the self-fulfilling conspiracy theory plot

Many Italian voters are convinced the elites in power don't have their interests in mind - but by opting not to vote, they guarantee their needs aren't considered

From the archives: Ann Moore, The Fasting Woman of Tutbury

From the archives in 1992, Tom Ruffles takes a closer look at the supposed nineteenth century ‘miracle’ of Ann Moore's fast

The high price of anti-science paranoia and fake cancer-cure conspiracies

Patients who choose to use complementary medicine are troublingly likely to refuse conventional medicine – at great personal cost.

Ed and Lorraine Warren: past masters of paranormal self-promotion

For more than 50 years, it was hard to find an alleged paranormal case that the Warrens didn't insert themselves into – and assert as demonic

The Sword of Durandal – the wholly impossible “Quantum Navigation Device”

The 'Sword of Durandal' promises to be a game-changing Quantum Navigation Device in the palm of your hand – except, it doesn't actually exist

From the archives: Washington lrving Bishop – The Man Who Died Twice

From the archives in 1992, Frank Koval looks at the life - and the apparent many deaths - of Washington lrving Bishop

The influence of sci-fi media on Zimbabwe’s Ariel School UFO sightings

When a dozen children at Ariel school Zimbabwe reported seeing aliens in 1994, ufologists falsely assumed they'd had no exposure to UFO and sci-fi media.

75 Smart, ‘Knowledgemaxxing’, and the anxiety around social media ‘brain rot’

The latest iteration of trendifying upskilling - 'knowlegemaxxing' - capitalises on the anxiety caused by social media overload and fears of 'brain rot'.

Scotland’s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration

The 2025 Scottish crime statistics saw a rise in sex crimes - and social media immediately jumped to the conclusion that immigrants were at fault.

From the archives: The Cumbrian Vampire – The bloody mystery of Croglin Grange

From the archives in 1992, CM Drapkin on historical reports of vampiric goings-on at Croglin Grange, near Guildford

Machine learning without critical thinking only encourages tech pseudoscience

When ask how a machine learning tool can be used – but not whether it's accurate – we risk encoding technological pseudoscience into society.
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