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Kat Ford
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Kat Ford gained her PhD in 2022 from the Centre for Culture and Evolution at Brunel University. She is a member of the board for Merseyside Skeptics Society and one of the organisers of Skeptics in the Pub online.
The story of Phineas Gage’s accident is well-known; what happened to him afterwards is not
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What happened to Phineas Gage after his traumatic brain injury is a legend that has warped in its telling, but the real story shows us how remarkable the brain truly is
Diagnostic agnostic: flawed research overstates the overlaps between ADHD, ASD, and OCD
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A new study claims that autism, ADHD and OCD are all actually diagnoses on the same spectrum, but the paper has simply too many flaws to be persuasive
If anal sex injuries really are on the rise, it’s not a question of anatomy, but of education
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Is it really the case that more women are presenting in hospital with injuries caused by anal sex? Or is the media merely continuing to push stigma and taboo?
An astrological look ahead to 2023, with Jessica Adams and the Consciousness Café
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To get a sense of what's in store for 2023, The Skeptic's fearless reporters attended a prediction show by astrologer Jessica Adams, who (falsely) claims she has only ever been wrong once
Despite its “class clown” reputation, ADHD can be much more serious than people realise
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ADHD is treatable and manageable, but only if we take it seriously and treat ADHD folk with the acceptance, compassion, and support they need.
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