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Dr Natália Pasternak wins Skeptical Activism Ockham award; Skeptics in the Pub Online wins Editor’s Choice
Dr Natalia Pasternak has received the 2020 Ockham Award for skeptical activism, and Skeptics in the Pub Online receive the Editor's Choice award
The Ockham Awards
Since 2012, The Skeptic has had the pleasure of awarding the Ockham Awards – our annual awards celebrating the very best work from within the skeptical community. The...
“What Nonsense!” – unpacking popular pseudosciences for a Brazilian audience
As pseudoscience flourishes in Brazil, What Nonsense! by Carlos Orsi and Natalia Pasternak seeks to redress the balance, and push back against irrationality
The Ockham Awards 2023: recognising the best in skepticism, and the worst in pseudoscience
Nominations for the 2023 Ockham Awards are now open, with our annual award for Skeptical Activism and our Rusty Razor award for pseudoscience.
Pandemic science communication: learning lessons from the life vest uprising
The effectiveness of any public health intervention - whether it's vaccines, masks, or life vests - depends on it being understood by the public.
The science of The Last of Us: should we fear a fungal zombie pandemic?
The hit TV show The Last of Us depicts a world hit by a fungal-caused pandemic that turns the infected to zombies - but could it happen in real life?
Institute Question of Science in Brazil: from fighting pseudoscience to advising governments
IQC - born in response to Bolsanaro and forged in the fight against COVID-19 pseudoscience - aims to establish its permanent place in post-Bolsanaro Brazil
The Ockham Awards 2022: recognising the best in skepticism, and the worst in pseudoscience
Nominations for the 2022 Ockham Awards are now open, with our annual award for Skeptical Activism and our Rusty Razor award for pseudoscience.