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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
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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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Physiotherapy is almost as pseudoscientific as osteopathy and chiropractic
Paul Ingraham
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11th December 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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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 I don’t believe in… Bigfoot
Blake Smith
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19th December 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
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The BBC’s NightWatch is a control group for Ghost Hunting TV
Hayley Stevens
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19th November 2025
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A forgotten sceptic: William M. Knox, the one-eyed atheist of Belfast
Madeleine Goodall
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17th November 2025
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12th November 2025
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15th 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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Phantom Time Hypothesis – the supposedly ‘missing’ fortnight in 1752
Mike Hall
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5th November 2025
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Predictive Programming: why conspiracists scour pop culture for sinister clues
Dave Hahn
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29th October 2025
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The sinking of the Titanic wasn’t a crafty insurance con, it was a real tragedy
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13th October 2025
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12th December 2025
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Michael Marshall
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4th December 2025
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27th November 2025
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18th December 2025
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In a culture of materialism, The Emperor’s New Clothes have designer labels
Daniel Aaron Levy
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17th December 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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From the archives: Brainwashing a skeptic – escaping from a frightening cult
Arthur Chappell
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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.
Cults
No end of faith: how do religions survive a devastating truth bomb?
Tim Jokl
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25th August 2025
The Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses have shown that even seemingly devastating revelations leave only a dent in a well-organised religion
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Looksmaxxing: the pseudoscientific aesthetic answer to young men’s problems
Marcus Yeo Jun Hao
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15th August 2025
Online 'looksmaxxing' communities offer young men dramatic techniques to improve appearances, as quick fixes to deeper personal insecurities.
Cults
The AllatRa Creative Society: from global peace promises to a real security threat
Claire Klingenberg
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4th June 2025
The AllatRa spiritual movement has become a globally influential lobby group, promising utopia while pushing far-right ideologies
Cults
Digital Deities: When does celebrity fandom slip into a cult mentality?
Wang Siyao
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21st June 2024
Being part of a fandom brings many people a sense of fun and joy - but for some, celebrity worship can tip into something more sinister and cult-like
Cults
The Cult Specialist: Ian Haworth hangs up the Cult Information Centre’s hotline for the last time
Paul Jones
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20th November 2023
Ian Haworth left a coercive group in 1978, knowing he had to warn people bout the dangers of cults - so for 45 years, he ran a cult information hotline
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A Very British Cult: the BBC sheds light on life coaching and The Lighthouse International
Alice Howarth
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17th April 2023
The BBC podcast A Very British Cult is a gripping exploration of The Lighthouse's life coaching, and the true stories of ex-members who got out
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From the archives: A comet’s tale
Mark Duwe
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11th July 2012
From the archives in 2012, Mark Duwe takes a look at a comet in the sky, and the appearances of comets throughout history
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