Paranormal

Ghosts, ghouls, UFOs and skeptical investigations; psychics, supernatural beliefs and folklore.

Psychics

Studying the genetics of mediumship is the new Tooth Fairy science

Marcelo Yamashita, Carlos Orsi -
A study into the genetic basis for mediumship attempts to put a scientific and biological sheen on a wholly pseudoscientific claim
Astrology

Algorithmic Astrology: the digital age of pseudoscience

Hayley Stevens -
Astrologers have adjusted to the digital age, claiming to use AI and algorithms to power their predictions – but the results are as pseudoscientific as ever
Media

The Truth of Skinwalker Ranch… probably won’t shock you

Nick Garratt -
Reality TV show The Truth of Skinwalker Ranch goes heavy on the mystery, but the real truths are far more mundane, and almost certainly not alien
Paranormal

A brief history of The Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit

Chris French -
After decades researching parapsychology and testing paranormal claims, the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmith's closed it's doors for the final time in 2024.
Alternative Medicine

Leaked footage reveals the ‘psychic’ behind antivaxxer Joseph Mercola

Michael Marshall -
Leaked footage shows leading anti-vaxxer Joseph Mercola calling for people to "march with weapons" against vets, during consultation with ‘psychic’
Health

Paging Dr Superstitious: Why Singaporean medics believe steamed buns are bad luck

Bruce Phang -
Doctors in Asia believing it's bad luck to eat steamed buns during a shift shows that even the medically minded are susceptible to superstition
Chiropractic

A psychic child bride and ghostly inspiration: the invention of chiropractic

Michael Marshall -
Daniel David Palmer, the inventor of chiropractic, claimed his movement was inspired by spiritual communication with the ghost of a doctor
Psychics

The Telepathy Tapes is wrong – autistic children don’t have supernatural powers

Michael Marshall -
The Telepathy Tapes podcast claims non-verbal children have remarkable supernatural powers, based on flawed experiments and unconstrained belief
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