Science

The Skeptic editor, Michael Marshall, sat down with former footballer Matt Le Tissier to ask why he has become increasingly vocal in his support for conspiracy theories

‘An Inconvenient Apocalypse’ predicts an inevitable, unavoidable environmental collapse - a doomist view that discounts our ability to change our future

A recent successful replication of the famous "Lost in the mall" study on false memories shows how valuable it is to revisit and retest accepted psychological effects

The effectiveness of any public health intervention - whether it's vaccines, masks, or life vests - depends on it being understood by the public.

Rather than viewing AI as a threat, educators should embrace its collaborative value, and teach students how to use it ethically and productively

A new study claims that autism, ADHD and OCD are all actually diagnoses on the same spectrum, but the paper has simply too many flaws to be persuasive

While many people still believe that dreams can reveal long-suppressed traumatic memories, the evidence suggests they're more likely to implant new, false memories

The growing industry of at-home blood tests claim to offer clarity, but they often just confuse and worry patients, leaving the NHS to pick up the pieces