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If pseudoscience actually worked, scientists would be first in line to profit
Slava Amanatski
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8th December 2025
Alternative Medicine
From the archives: the ‘Synchro-Energiser’ – a pseudoscientific panacea?
Michael Heap
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4th November 2025
Alternative Medicine
Are nanoparticles a turning point for homeopathy? Don’t count on it
Edzard Ernst
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27th October 2025
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Why is Tesco’s free recipe magazine telling me about the health benefits of sea moss?
Alice Howarth
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25th September 2025
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Preventing British Supplements’ health claims isn’t an infringement of free speech
Michael Marshall
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8th September 2025
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Is the 10,000 steps goal a fitness fact or merely a marketing myth?
Elissar Gerges
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10th December 2025
Conspiracy Theories
Why do people ignore evidence, and what actually changes minds?
Zion Lights
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5th December 2025
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How ultra-processed food fear can fuel anxiety and disordered eating
Maeve Hanan
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28th November 2025
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Polylaminin: a miracle cure for spinal injuries, or another media hype story?
Marcelo Yamashita
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10th November 2025
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Why are heart attacks in women so often misdiagnosed?
Alice Howarth
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7th November 2025
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If pseudoscience actually worked, scientists would be first in line to profit
Slava Amanatski
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8th December 2025
Paranormal
The BBC’s NightWatch is a control group for Ghost Hunting TV
Hayley Stevens
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19th November 2025
Paranormal
A forgotten sceptic: William M. Knox, the one-eyed atheist of Belfast
Madeleine Goodall
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17th November 2025
Paranormal
Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 2: The plot thickens
Chris French
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12th November 2025
Paranormal
The Grim Rea-purr? The cats claimed to be able to predict death
Brian Eggo
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3rd November 2025
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Why do people ignore evidence, and what actually changes minds?
Zion Lights
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5th December 2025
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Phantom Time Hypothesis – the supposedly ‘missing’ fortnight in 1752
Mike Hall
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5th November 2025
Conspiracy Theories
Predictive Programming: why conspiracists scour pop culture for sinister clues
Dave Hahn
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29th October 2025
Conspiracy Theories
The sinking of the Titanic wasn’t a crafty insurance con, it was a real tragedy
Mike Hall
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13th October 2025
Conspiracy Theories
Schrödinger’s Client List: why the Epstein conspiracy theory will not go away
Dave Hahn
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10th September 2025
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Fake products, fake doctors, fake testimonials – the unchecked menace of online ads
Michael Marshall
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4th December 2025
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Can assisted dying be a free choice in a society that dehumanises disabled people?
Sorrel Kinton
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2nd December 2025
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The Good Counsel Network and young, anti-abortion Catholic women
Abigail Kennedy
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27th November 2025
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What little you know about Jack the Ripper’s victims is almost certainly wrong
Mike Hall
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26th November 2025
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Tim Jokl
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21st November 2025
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Is the 10,000 steps goal a fitness fact or merely a marketing myth?
Elissar Gerges
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10th December 2025
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Why do people ignore evidence, and what actually changes minds?
Zion Lights
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5th December 2025
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Fake products, fake doctors, fake testimonials – the unchecked menace of online ads
Michael Marshall
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4th December 2025
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Moderating social media: hate is the name of the business
Carlos Orsi
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1st December 2025
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Why billionaire Peter Thiel is suddenly talking about the antichrist
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24th November 2025
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Eye-catching claims about UFOs emitting dangerous radiation take the UK media for a ride
Nigel Watson
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11th May 2022
Media reports breathlessly repeated baseless claims about patients being hit by "highly powered microwaves" from UFOS, based on extremely questionable sources.
Media
Is the US government worried about UFOs? Or is that just what THEY want you to think?
Blake Smith
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22nd November 2021
Before the media report on the US government's interest in UFOs, they ought to take a look at whose making UFO claims - and who is funding them
UFOs
The much-hyped UAP report’s lack of substance will do little to deter avid UFO believers
Nigel Watson
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23rd July 2021
UFO believers eagerly awaited the US government's report into UAPs - the fact that the report offers nothing concrete won't bother them
Cryptozoology
What links the Flatwoods Monster, the Kelly–Hopkinsville alien encounter, and Mothman?
David Mountain
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23rd April 2021
The connection between three legendary paranormal sightings tells us a lot about why we see what isn't there... and miss what's really there
QAnon
When predictions fail: UFO cults, QAnon and cognitive dissonance
Chris French
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3rd February 2021
When their predictions don't come true, cults are faced with a choice: accept reality, or rationalise the failure. Which road will Qanon take?
UFOs
Is the US government in contact with an alien “galactic federation”?
Chris French
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11th January 2021
Haim Eshed, former head of Israel’s Defense Ministry, claims aliens are working with the US government. I'd like to see some evidence.
Paranormal
Captured by Aliens? A History and Analysis of American Abduction Claims, by Nigel Watson
Chris French
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11th November 2020
'Captured by Aliens?' is an excellent introduction to alleged alien contact, but misses the opportunity to update on previous editions
Archive
Making UFOlogy History: Roswell, and the story of Betty and Barney Hill
David Clarke
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2nd July 2008
From the archives, David Clarke reviews classic UFO cases 60 years after the birth of UFOlogy: the Roswell incident, and Betty and Barney Hill
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