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Mark Horne

Mark Horne is a former board member of the Merseyside Skeptics Society. He currently works in higher education fundrasing and has previously been a copywriter, researcher and campaigner.

Exploring the Archives for the Unexplained

For anyone with an interest in UFO history – whether believer or skeptic – the Archive of the Unexplained is a fascinating dive into the woo of a bygone era.

How word games and folk etymology feed into fringe beliefs

A common thread among pseudoscientists is to purport to tell you what words REALLY mean - except, they're almost always wrong

What age was actually considered ‘old’ in Medieval Europe?

Our assumption that life expectancy in the past was significantly lower doesn't make sense, and is based in a mathematical misunderstanding

Are there really 1.4 billion Catholics around the world?

Following the announcement of the new Pope, media reports claimed there are 1.4bn Catholics worldwide - but are those figures really accurate?

Huge social media accounts glorify ancient architecture, while whitewashing the past

Social media accounts dedicated to ancient architecture too often glorifying the building while ignoring the circumstances of its construction

The 2024 UK General Election came with lessons that skeptics should listen to

There have always been parties pushing fringe beliefs at elections, but Reform saw significant gains by courting the conspiracist vote - we need to pay attention

Decades on, we still haven’t fully learned the right lessons from the Satanic Panic

Drawing on her work as journalist at the time, Rosie Waterhouse's "Satanic Panic - A Modern Myth" details the creation of the notorious moral panic

“No Tax For Genocide”: is the refusal to pay taxes a reasonable form of protest?

The "No Tax For Genocide" campaign urges protesters to withhold tax payments, but followers of their advice should think hard about the group's goals
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