Society

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

Society

75 Smart, ‘Knowledgemaxxing’, and the anxiety around social media ‘brain rot’

Abigail Kennedy -
The latest iteration of trendifying upskilling - 'knowlegemaxxing' - capitalises on the anxiety caused by social media overload and fears of 'brain rot'.
Crime

Scotland’s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration

Brian Eggo -
The 2025 Scottish crime statistics saw a rise in sex crimes - and social media immediately jumped to the conclusion that immigrants were at fault.
Conspiracy Theories

Venezuelan “birtherism”: the nationalistic movement to delegitimise Nicolás Maduro

Gabriel Andrade -
Nicolás Maduro, the former president of Venezuela, has long faced false rumours of his Colombian' birthplace - driven by nationalist politics.
Alternative Medicine

Rights over regulation? The moral case against legalised snake oil

Aaron Rabinowitz -
Whenever the regulation of pseudoscience is raised, we can reliably expect to hear the same objections – none of which justifies deceiving vulnerable people
Philosophy

Intellectual humility doesn’t require us to be open to absolutely anything being true

Aaron Rabinowitz -
It is right to have epistemic humility, and awareness of the limits of our knowledge - but that doesn't mean we need to be open to absolutely every possibility.
Climate Change

The Daily Mail guide to twisting the facts on vehicle emissions

Brian Eggo -
A recent study on vehicle emissions in London drove positive headlines in all, but the Daily Mail used all of their creativity to spin it into a political attack
Religion

The Humanist Enabling Life Project – supporting victims of sharia attacks

Leo Igwe -
The Humanist Enabling Life Project is a compassionate response to sharia amputations, murder, and other faith-based abuses in Nigeria.
Politics

Vladimir Putin’s insistence on pseudoscience is more than just propaganda

Slava Amanatski -
Putin's pseudoscience is not an aberration, but a way of understanding the world in which science becomes yet another field of geopolitical confrontation.
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