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Are ‘gacha’ games and loot boxes merely gambling in disguise?

Shao Zihang -
Gacha video games - where players pay real money for a chance at winning digital items - are a poorly regulated space that can become as exploitative as gambling
Placebo Effect

Overly simplistic headlines muddy the water around placebo effects and mislead the public

Mike Hall -
Recent headlines claim we 'finally know' how placebos work, thanks to a trial that is little more than Pavlovian conditioning. No wonder the public is confused
Science

Racism is a real phenomenon, but that doesn’t mean that the idea of “biological race” is real

Natália Pasternak -
Just because some people will discriminate against others due to their appearance and racial identity, that doesn't make the notion of 'biological race' true.
Climate Change

We shouldn’t fear a “zombie fungus”, like The Last of Us… but a threat from fungi is real

Georgy Kurakin -
While a zombie-style fungal threat is incredibly unlikely, rising global temperatures mean we're increasingly at risk from a life-threatening fungal pathogen
Climate Change

The 2024 UK General Election came with lessons that skeptics should listen to

Mark Horne -
There have always been parties pushing fringe beliefs at elections, but Reform saw significant gains by courting the conspiracist vote - we need to pay attention
Science

What does p-hacking really mean, and why is it a problem?

David Weinberg -
P-hacking, or massaging of trial data and analysis in order to present a statistically relevant finding, distorts the scientific literature, and over-promotes dubious discoveries
Climate Change

Spirituality, sacredness, and positive thinking will not save us from the climate crisis

Marcelo Yamashita -
The solution to the climate crisis isn't to convince people to lean into spirituality and treat the earth as sacred - doing so merely distracts from holding the powerful to account
Climate Change

What does the recent UK election mean for skepticism and pseudoscience?

Michael Marshall -
The recent UK election saw conspiracy theorists and climate change deniers leave office, and pseudoscience candidates fail at the ballot box
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