Paranormal

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

Towards a Cognitive Neuroscience of the Dying Brain

Jason Braithwaite - 12th April 2022

From the archives, Jason J Braithwaite offers an in-depth analysis and critique of the survivalist’s neuroscience of near-death experiences

Superstition

Exploring the ongoing popularity of Feng Shui in Singaporean society

Darnelle Tay Mei Ying - 7th April 2022

In modern Singapore, belief in the superstitious practice of Feng Shui remains high, as inhabitants look to old traditions to grasp control of their lives

Searching for Cressie, the Crescent Lake Monster

Benjamin Radford - 29th March 2022

From the archives, Benjamin Radford recounts the story of his search for Cressie, a monster that never was

Superstition

Is there a role in modern Singapore for superstitions and the little ways they control us?

Iowa Cheung - 24th March 2022

Iowa Cheung reflects upon the local superstitions followed by Singaporeans, and whether they - even indirectly - have value in the modern world

Psychics

The Great Australian Psychic Prediction Project finds ‘psychics’ perform worse than random chance

Richard Saunders - 18th March 2022

Richard Saunders concludes a 12-year investigation by Australian and international researchers, covering over 3800 predictions from more than 200 self-professed psychics, and the results are not encouraging… for psychics.

Psychics

Richard Saunders, on testing nearly 4,000 psychic predictions from the last two decades

Brian Eggo - 18th March 2022

Richard Saunders explains why he decided to wade through 20 years of psychic predictions, as part of the Great Australian Psychic Prediction Project

Ghosts

Where mental illness is blamed on spirits, we need to be human to reach people

Manmeet Kaur - 10th March 2022

Some religious cultures misattribute mental health issues to spiritual possession - they won't seek help if care directly challenges their faith

Ghosts

Kumanthong, Ghost Babies, and Child Angels: the persistence of superstition in Singapore

Ojus Sharma - 24th February 2022

Kumanthong are said to be the spirits of foetuses, who must be adopted and cared for in order to bring luck, health and prosperity.

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The Mail Online declared arsenic a “miracle cure for cancer” – I’ll wait to see some evidence

Science can be a candle in the dark, as long as you’re not actively trying to avoid the light

Being Reasonable: what we can learn from people who hold fringe beliefs

Chiropractic’s life-saving claims are just another flight of fancy

Regulators take action against dentist offering applied kinesiology and cranial osteopathy

Del Bigtree’s Better Way conference seeks to turn Covid conspiracists into full-on anti-vaxxers

Abortion isn’t murder – despite their rhetoric, even the American religious right know it

The right to an abortion isn’t just about extreme, horrific cases – it’s about our bodily autonomy

The Dangerous Dogs Act, with its emphasis on how a dog looks, is wholly unscientific

The Russian Game: the conspiracy mongering propaganda techniques designed to stoke division

Could Loch Ness Monster sightings really be attributed to an aroused whale penis?

Elizabethan Skepticism: How “A Discoverie of Witchcraft” pushed back against a moral panic

Being Reasonable: what we can learn from people who hold fringe beliefs

When it comes to the paranormal, do ‘sheep’ and ‘goats’ think differently? It looks like they do

The return of a myth: Satanic ritual abuse and the sacred status of Argos

Another mass shooting in America cites the Great Replacement conspiracy theory as motivation

Nikola Tesla and the cult of the mysterious genius

Del Bigtree’s Better Way conference seeks to turn Covid conspiracists into full-on anti-vaxxers

Being Reasonable: what we can learn from people who hold fringe beliefs

The Russian Game: the conspiracy mongering propaganda techniques designed to stoke division

Could Loch Ness Monster sightings really be attributed to an aroused whale penis?

Nikola Tesla and the cult of the mysterious genius

Elizabethan Skepticism: How “A Discoverie of Witchcraft” pushed back against a moral panic

David Langford’s skeptical ‘Skrapbook’

Abortion isn’t murder – despite their rhetoric, even the American religious right know it

Nikola Tesla and the cult of the mysterious genius

Being Reasonable: what we can learn from people who hold fringe beliefs

When it comes to the paranormal, do ‘sheep’ and ‘goats’ think differently? It looks like they do

Jordan Peterson, climate change, and the many definitions of a scientific model

Towards a Cognitive Neuroscience of the Dying Brain

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Another mass shooting in America cites the Great Replacement conspiracy theory as motivation

Could Loch Ness Monster sightings really be attributed to an aroused whale penis?

Nikola Tesla and the cult of the mysterious genius

The Mail Online declared arsenic a “miracle cure for cancer” – I’ll wait to see some evidence

Science can be a candle in the dark, as long as you’re not actively trying to avoid the light

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