Cults

No end of faith: how do religions survive a devastating truth bomb?

Tim Jokl -
The Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses have shown that even seemingly devastating revelations leave only a dent in a well-organised religion
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Moral Panics

The Online Safety Act doesn’t make our children any safer

Mike Hall -
The Online Safety Act may be well-intentioned, but it is a fundamentally flawed attempt to legislate away a complex social issue.
Cults

Looksmaxxing: the pseudoscientific aesthetic answer to young men’s problems

Marcus Yeo Jun Hao -
Online 'looksmaxxing' communities offer young men dramatic techniques to improve appearances, as quick fixes to deeper personal insecurities.
Climate Change

When the Great Resist conspiracy conference came to the North East

David Glass -
The Great Resist meeting, and its touring band of conspiracy theorists, brought their antivax rhetoric and trans-panic messaging to Gateshead
Health

Snus: the nicotine pouch epidemic among professional footballers

Alice Howarth -
With as many as 3 in 4 professional footballers use snus pouches, it's time for the game to offer real support for managing players' stress.
Alternative Medicine

From the archives: alternative medicine’s political battle for European recognition

Wim Betz -
From the archives in 1991, Wim Betz analyses the then-recent ruling by which homeopathic and herbal medicines obtained licenses in EU countries
Media

Polybius: the legendary video game that never actually existed

Mike Hall -
According to legend, Polybius was a highly addictive 1981 arcade game developed by a shadowy game studio called Sinneslöschen... but it didn't exist
Chemtrails

How concerned should we be about the UK’s geoengineering trials?

Michael Marshall -
As the UK endures a summer of extreme heatwaves, a controversial geoengineering trial investigates technical solutions to the climate crisis.
Ghosts

Adjust your expectations: a ghost-free visit to Ireland’s Leap Castle

Jairus Durnett -
Leap Castle may be advertised as one of the most haunted buildings in Ireland, but its appeal is its real history, not the made-up ghost tales
Society

It is beyond time to stop the weird gender reveal parties

Marianne Baker -
Society should focus less on children's gender – or more accurately, what's in their pants – and more on letting kids be themselves
Archive

From the archives: The Summer of ’91 – All you need to know about crop circles

Martin Hempstead -
From the archives in 1991, Wessex Skeptics member Martin Hempstead on hoaxing crop circles, and the emergence of the circle-spotter
Alternative Medicine

Is King Charles treating his cancer with homeopathy?

Edzard Ernst -
When King Charles received a cancer diagnosis, speculation inevitably arose about his treatment plan as an avid homeopathy fan

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