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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.

Patience isn’t just a virtue, it’s a crucial part of showing compassion for conspiracy theorists

Continuing to engage hecklers with as much patience and compassion as possible is the only hope we have for reaching people we disagree with

15 minute cities: the latest big bad of the conspiracy theory ecosystem

Why did 15 minute cities go from a niche town planning proposal to a full-blown paranoia? Because existing conspiracist networks needed their next big fear

When copyright credit scammers target skeptical organisations

The QED conference was accused of copyright infringement, but something didn't smell right, which is when Michael Marshall started digging...

Andrew Bridgen: How a Conservative MP got red-pilled on Covid vaccine misinformation

After months of sharing COVID-19 vaccine scaremongering and misinformation, Andrew Bridgen MP was finally suspended from the Conservative party

The new-age guru who claims cancer can be cured by drawing magic shapes in the air

According to spiritual guru and bestselling author Dr Zhi Gang Sha, Tao Calligraphy can radically better your life, improve your finances... and cure your cancer

Climate change denial charity Global Warming Policy Foundation wins 2022 Rusty Razor award

A climate change denial charity with close ties to the Conservative government, the Global Warming Policy Foundation, has today been named the 2022 recipient of the “Rusty Razor” award

The BBC Disinformation Unit wins Skeptical Activism Ockham award

The BBC's Disinformation Unit has today been named the 2022 recipient of the Ockham Award for Skeptical Activism.

Mas Sajady: the Get Well quantum guru who just wants to know if he makes sense

Despite promising the secret to natural medicine and the ability to stop ageing, Mas Sajady resembles a psychic show without the mysticism
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