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Superficial empowerment: the hidden cost of TikTok’s skincare obsession
Olivia Olin
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23rd February 2026
Alternative Medicine
The dangers of flawed clinical trials
Edzard Ernst
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18th February 2026
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Controversy over Afro-Brazilian practices exposes the Brazilian alt-med glass ceiling
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If pseudoscience actually worked, scientists would be first in line to profit
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From the archives: the ‘Synchro-Energiser’ – a pseudoscientific panacea?
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How arbitrary decisions become dogma in healthcare
André Bacchi
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9th February 2026
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No, a study didn’t show oat milk and veganism will make you depressed
Michael Marshall
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30th January 2026
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Alcohol is linked to developing cancer, but we should weigh up our risks accurately
Alice Howarth
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Hot and Bovaer-ed: using animal methane inhibitors to tackle greenhouse emissions
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Physiotherapy is almost as pseudoscientific as osteopathy and chiropractic
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13th February 2026
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28th January 2026
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Exploring the Archives for the Unexplained
Mark Horne
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23rd January 2026
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Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 3: The value of adversarial collaborations
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16th January 2026
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2nd February 2026
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How word games and folk etymology feed into fringe beliefs
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15th December 2025
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4th February 2026
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The dangers of flawed clinical trials
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18th February 2026
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AUTHOR
Donald Rooum
Donald Rooum was a cartoonist with a degree in biology, whose work appeared in The Daily Mirror, Private Eye and The Spectator. He was the author of The Skeptic's long running cartoon strip 'Sprite'. He died in August 2019.
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From the archives: Is Light Getting Slower?
Donald Rooum
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24th February 2026
From the archives in 1992, Donald Rooum looks at The Atomic Constants, Light, And Time - a disreputable report from two reputable institutes
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From the archives: Why don’t creationists talk about sex?
Donald Rooum
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1st July 2025
From the archives in 1991, Donald Rooum ponders why creationists are so loathe to discuss their designer's grand plan for reproduction
The Skeptic Podcast
The Skeptic Podcast – Episode 053
27th February 2026
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