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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.
From scam product ads to conspiracy theories, misinformation always adapts to survive
The techniques developed by affiliate marketers to spread scam products mirrors the way in which conspiracy theories nimbly adapt to spread misinformation
One small step at a time, the alternative medicine industry is radicalising people
The alternative medicine industry has built up an ecosystem that efficiently radicalises its devotees into extreme positions
Farewell, James Randi: The Skeptic remembers an icon of critical thinking
In celebration of the career of James Randi, The Skeptic's editors and supporters share their memories of the quintessential skeptical icon.
Facebook’s efforts to curb QAnon and anti-vax conspiracies are too little, and much too late
Facebook's bans on anti-vax adverts and QAnon groups fail to deal with how misinformation really spreads on their platform
The Ockham Awards 2020: recognising the best in skepticism, and the worst in pseudoscience
Nominations for the 2020 Ockham Awards are now open, with our annual award for Skeptical Activism and our Rusty Razor award for pseudoscience.
Coronavirus, conspiracy, challenges and compassion
Our new editor Michael Marshall talks about the challenge of countering coronavirus misinformation and conspiracy theory, and why compassion is such an important aspect of skepticism.
Dying to believe: how Gerson therapy claims jeopardise cancer patients
Michael Marshall reports from a "cancer cure" seminar where patients were explicitly told to give up their chemotherapy in favour of disproven treatments.
Diluting Homeopathy, even further: the campaign to end NHS homeopathy
The NHS has been funding homeopathy for years, but a campaign by the Good Thinking Society has been slowly pushing that back
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