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Could ASMR be a possible explanation for some new age and spiritual experiences?
Mark Horne
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6th March 2024
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Dragons’ Den has a quackery problem that goes far beyond ear seeds
Michael Marshall
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12th February 2024
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Dragons’ Den’s uncritical promotion of ear seeds is an insult to ME/cfs patients like me
Sorrel Kinton
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7th February 2024
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Walking the alt-med tightrope when a loved one has a terminal diagnosis
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24th January 2024
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The pseudoscientific treatments turning athletes and sports stars into influencers for woo
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Don’t worry, your pet food brand probably isn’t filled with disease-causing sawdust
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19th April 2024
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8th April 2024
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22nd March 2024
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1st April 2024
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25th March 2024
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Hocus Pocus was the British & Irish Skeptic's roving correspondent.
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From the archives: In the eye of the beholder – Keeping an eye on iridology
Hocus Pocus
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7th October 1989
From the archives in 1989, The Skeptic's roving correspondent takes a look at the alternative diagnostic practice of iridology
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