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Michael Marshall
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Michael Marshall is the project director of the Good Thinking Society and president of the Merseyside Skeptics Society. He is the co-host of the Skeptics with a K podcast, interviews proponents of pseudoscience on the Be Reasonable podcast, has given skeptical talks all around the world, and has lectured at several universities on the role of PR in the media. He became editor of The Skeptic in August 2020.
Electronic advertising is a climate crime that makes our public spaces more hostile
The giant screen at Euston Station boasts of saving energy, while using more electricity than the average street, just to serve us adverts we didn't consent to see
Dragons’ Den has a quackery problem that goes far beyond ear seeds
While recent attention has understandably been on Dragons' Den's promotion of ME/cfs quackery, the BBC show's flirtation with pseudoscience runs much deeper
Gillian Anderson misses the “G Spot” with her range of wellness drinks and health claims
The marketing for G Spot - the new range of wellness drinks from Gillian Anderson - goes beyond cheeky into outright misleading
Andrew Bridgen’s debate on Covid vaccine deaths: skewed statistics, but no substance
Andrew Bridgen MP promised an honest parliamentary debate on excess deaths since the Covid vaccine rollout - what he gave us was clearly not that
Not right about nitrites? Mouse study provokes media scaremongering over cured meat
Headlines warn of the carcinogenic chemicals in school meals, but before we ban smoked sausages and nitrites, we'll need to see some better evidence
Cardiologist and Covid vaccine critic Dr Aseem Malhotra wins 2023 Rusty Razor award
A cardiologist who has spent the pandemic spreading Covid vaccine misinformation, Dr Aseem Malhotra, has today been named the 2022 recipient of the “Rusty Razor” award
Knowledge Fight podcast wins Skeptical Activism Ockham award
Knowledge Fight podcast has today been named the 2023 recipient of the Ockham Award for Skeptical Activism.
The World Health Organisation is misguided in its handling of ‘traditional’ medicine
The WHO is right to say we should respect indigenous, 'traditional' medical knowledge - but proper respect means applying scrutiny and rigour
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