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Could ASMR be a possible explanation for some new age and spiritual experiences?
Reports of autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, bear a striking resemblance to the way some people describe their experience of reiki... and of religion
Agent Swift and sinking Tuvalu: Inventing fake conspiracy theories to teach critical thinking
Studying the details of conspiracy theories can take students so far, but they learn so much more by having to invent their own fake conspiracy plots
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
Dragons’ Den’s uncritical promotion of ear seeds is an insult to ME/cfs patients like me
The Dragons' Den Acu Seeds debacle shows how understandably desperate ME/cfs are - and how vulnerable to misinformation from authoritative sources
The Kentucky Alien Invasion: putting to bed the myths and mysteries
While plenty is known about the 1955 Kentucky Alien Invasion, some of the 'facts' most commonly shared by Skeptics are, themselves, more misinformation and rumour
Walking the alt-med tightrope when a loved one has a terminal diagnosis
It's no surprise when people given a terminal diagnosis turn to alternative medicine - the best we can do is to care for them, and steer them away from the worst
The graveyard of skeptical projects suggests it’s funding, not talent, that we’re lacking
Skepticism is a public good, but it is often starved of resources - the quiet deaths of so many pro-skepticism endeavours should alarm all of us
The case of the Welsh Tidy Mouse: incredibly unlikely explanations are sometimes correct
As video footage of two very houseproud mice proves, the solutions to real life mysteries can be incredibly implausible, without resorting to the paranormal