Paranormal

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

Cryptozoology

Wave good bye to Nessie: the wake phenomenon that can explain many Loch Ness sightings

Steuart Campbell -
The movement of wakes left by large boats can look deceptive, and to the untrained eye could easily be mistaken for a monster in Loch Ness
Conspiracy Theories

AI and the Spread of Pseudoscience and Misinformation: a warning… from an AI

Chat GPT -
To find out how AI might accelerate the spread of pseudoscience and misinformation, we asked something of an expert: AI chatbot Chat GPT
History

Which is witch? How modern witches differ from the women who had the label thrust upon them

Deborah Hyde -
The self-labelled 'witches' of modern religious movements may a share little more than a name with the powerless victims of historic witch-hunts
Climate Change

Thoroughgoing scepticism: applying a critical thinking toolset, and following the evidence

Steuart Campbell -
Whether it comes to the Loch Ness Monster, UFOs, the historicity or Jesus or the proposed solutions to the climate crisis, it's important for skeptics to follow the evidence
Religion

Druids, the devil, and the hope for salvation: piecing together Jack Chick’s ‘The Broken Cross’

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
Right-wing radical Christian propagandist Jack Chick struggles with the paradox of his all-powerful Satan figure in The Broken Cross.
Paranormal

The Curious Dancing Stick: Genuine poltergeist, or brilliant illusion by a teenage conjuror?

Andy Owens -
In 1965, Michael Collindridge astonished witnesses with his apparently paranormal walking stick, which the amateur magician assured onlookers was not merely an illusion
Cryptozoology

The longest Nessie sighting on record: Cameron’s 1965 Loch Ness report

Andy Owens -
While many eye witnesses have claimed to see something mysterious and paranormal in Loch Ness, Ian Cameron's 1965 report remains one of the longest and most enduring alleged sightings
Alternative Medicine

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

Michael Marshall -
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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