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Mark Horne
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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.
Sine Missione, and the conspiracy theorists who use graffiti to spread pseudoscience
From 5G fears to antisemitism and QAnon - graffiti that promotes conspiracies around Liverpool and beyond are more harmful than you think.
2019’s ‘The Mandela Effect’ is a stylish, shallow exploration of a rather silly conspiracy theory
While Mandela Effect believers seek fantastic explanations, the mundane truth is that our memories are far less reliable than we'd like to believe
Blackpool’s ‘Chariots of the Gods’ park is built on racist assumptions about the past
By celebrating the long-debunked claims of Erich von Däniken, Blackpool's new entertainment park perpetuates deeply racist assumptions
Nesta Helen Webster: the far-right author who popularised the antisemitic Illuminati conspiracy
The Qanon movement regurgiates old antisemitic tropes that echo back to the Illuminati conspiracy theories pushed by Nesta Helen Webster
‘The Secret’ to a bland romance is: victim blaming, apparently
Katie Holme's Law of Attraction rom-com is a relatively benign affair, but the philosophy behind 'The Secret' has cruel and grim implications
How to start having better arguments, according to the evidence
What does the evidence tell us about how to engage with people we disagree with? Mark Horne and artist Matt Kemp find out.
How to Cook That, with Ann Reardon: cooking tutorials with baked-in skepticism
Ann Reardon's uber-successful cookery YouTube channel smuggles in good, solid skepticism among the Spongebob Squarepants cakes
Behind the Bastards, with Robert Evans: an infectiously enthusiastic dive into the darkness
Behind the Bastards is an irreverent and upbeat dive into often extremely dark subject matter, delivered with infectious enthusiasm.
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