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  The high price of anti-science paranoia and fake cancer-cure conspiracies
  
  André Bacchi - 23rd March 2026
  
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  Rights over regulation? The moral case against legalised snake oil
  
  Aaron Rabinowitz - 4th March 2026
  
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  Superficial empowerment: the hidden cost of TikTok’s skincare obsession
  
  Olivia Olin - 23rd February 2026
  
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  The dangers of flawed clinical trials
  
  Edzard Ernst - 18th February 2026
  
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  Controversy over Afro-Brazilian practices exposes the Brazilian alt-med glass ceiling
  
  Carlos Orsi - 19th January 2026
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  Peter Duesberg is dead, but his legacy of AIDS denial lives on in Joe Rogan
  
  Michael Marshall - 10th April 2026
  
  Cancer
  
  The high price of anti-science paranoia and fake cancer-cure conspiracies
  
  André Bacchi - 23rd March 2026
  
  Health
  
  How arbitrary decisions become dogma in healthcare
  
  André Bacchi - 9th February 2026
  
  Nutrition
  
  No, a study didn’t show oat milk and veganism will make you depressed
  
  Michael Marshall - 30th January 2026
  
  Cancer
  
  Alcohol is linked to developing cancer, but we should weigh up our risks accurately
  
  Alice Howarth - 26th January 2026
Paranormal
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  Cryptozoology
  
  ‘Capturing Bigfoot’ may yet offer definitive proof that Bigfoot was nothing but a hoax
  
  Blake Smith - 17th April 2026
  
  Ancient Aliens
  
  The ancient alien legacy of the late pseudo-archaeologist, Erich Von Däniken
  
  Dave Hahn - 15th April 2026
  
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  Why aliens look like demons to US Vice President JD Vance
  
  Gabriel Andrade - 8th April 2026
  
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  Ed and Lorraine Warren: past masters of paranormal self-promotion
  
  Michael Marshall - 20th March 2026
  
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  The influence of sci-fi media on Zimbabwe’s Ariel School UFO sightings
  
  Gideon Reid - 16th March 2026
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  Peter Duesberg is dead, but his legacy of AIDS denial lives on in Joe Rogan
  
  Michael Marshall - 10th April 2026
  
  Conspiracy Theories
  
  The Italian electoral abstention, and the self-fulfilling conspiracy theory plot
  
  Allegra Brachini - 25th March 2026
  
  Conspiracy Theories
  
  Venezuelan “birtherism”: the nationalistic movement to delegitimise Nicolás Maduro
  
  Gabriel Andrade - 6th March 2026
  
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  What the ‘Epstein Files’ tell us about conspiracy theories – and about skeptics
  
  Michael Marshall - 16th February 2026
  
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  Taylor Swift isn’t “MAGA-coded”, she is a lightning rod for conspiracist grievances
  
  Dave Hahn - 2nd February 2026
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  Are you sure that’s what they said? Down the rabbit hole of academic citations
  
  Andrew Shail - 13th April 2026
  
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  Why aliens look like demons to US Vice President JD Vance
  
  Gabriel Andrade - 8th April 2026
  
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  An anatomy of infamy: What constitutes “evil”?
  
  Edzard Ernst - 6th April 2026
  
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  Richard Carlile – Science, Sex and Skepticism in 19th Century England
  
  Mark Horne - 3rd April 2026
  
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  Doing (a Long) Time: sentence inflation and the prison crisis
  
  Emma McClure - 1st April 2026
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  The Starbucks ‘Sippy Lid’ and the marketing doublespeak of greenwashing
  
  Suyeon Jung - 27th March 2026
  
  Technology
  
  The Sword of Durandal – the wholly impossible “Quantum Navigation Device”
  
  Cameron Coward - 18th March 2026
  
  Technology
  
  Machine learning without critical thinking only encourages tech pseudoscience
  
  Richard Glover - 9th March 2026
  
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  Dimethyl sulfide from space – a sign of extraterrestrial life, or something else?
  
  Georgy Kurakin - 20th February 2026
  
  Alternative Medicine
  
  The dangers of flawed clinical trials
  
  Edzard Ernst - 18th February 2026
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Tom Ruffles

Tom Ruffles is a commercial analyst ,but finds parapsychology rather more interesting.

Archive

From the archives: Ann Moore, The Fasting Woman of Tutbury

Tom Ruffles - 24th March 2026

From the archives in 1992, Tom Ruffles takes a closer look at the supposed nineteenth century ‘miracle’ of Ann Moore's fast

Archive

From the archives: UFOs Over Russia

Tom Ruffles - 4th March 1990

From the archives in 1990, Tom Ruffles asks whether the UFOs seen over Russia were alien visitors taking advantage of glasnost

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From the archives: Romancing the Stone – The lure of alchemy continues

Tom Ruffles - 3rd January 1990

From the archives in 1990, Tom Ruffles examines the ongoing allure of alchemy

The Skeptic Podcast

The Skeptic Podcast – Episode 060

17th April 2026

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‘Capturing Bigfoot’ may yet offer definitive proof that Bigfoot was nothing but a hoax

17th April 2026

The ancient alien legacy of the late pseudo-archaeologist, Erich Von Däniken

15th April 2026

From the archives: Cold Comfort for Cold Fusion

14th April 2026

Are you sure that’s what they said? Down the rabbit hole of academic citations

13th April 2026

Peter Duesberg is dead, but his legacy of AIDS denial lives on in Joe Rogan

10th April 2026