Society

When skepticism collides with human experience. The societal implications of scientific skepticism.

Conspiracy Theories

Mike Hall - 5th November 2025

When the calendar skipped two weeks in 1752, the cause wasn't 'phantom time', but the incompatibility of the Julian and Gregorian calendars

Alternative Medicine

Michael Heap - 4th November 2025

From the archives in 1992, psychiatrist Mike Heap looks at the Synchro-Energiser, a high-tech computer-driven 'brain balancer'.

Paranormal

Deborah Hyde - 31st October 2025

Horror stories, as well as being entertaining, give us clues about the human experience, as ‘Monsters on the Couch’ from Brian Sharpless explores

Arthur Chappell - 28th October 2025

From the archives in 1992, Arthur Chappell tells us how he fell into, and later escaped from, the Divine Light Mission cult.

Skepticism

Michael Marshall - 25th October 2025

Nigel Farage's political party, Reform UK, has been named The Skeptic's 'Rusty Razor' award winner for worst pseudoscience of 2025

Skepticism

Michael Marshall - 25th October 2025

Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, an Indian doctor who exposes the harms of alternative medicine, wins the 2025 Ockham Award for Skeptical Activism.

Nutrition

Maeve Hanan - 24th October 2025

Scaremongering claims about ultra-processed food fill make for eye-catching media headlines - but is fear of the dreaded UPF really evidence-based?

Terry Sanderson - 21st October 2025

From the archives in 1992, The Freethinker's Terry Sanderson examines claims that psychics were used to solve crimes.

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