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Standing up for skepticism: ten times comedians showed a skeptical side

Brian Eggo - 12th September 2025

While plenty of Netflix specials by famous comedians push questionable material, some stand-ups are still out there putting forward a skeptical worldview

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Polybius: the legendary video game that never actually existed

Mike Hall - 11th August 2025

According to legend, Polybius was a highly addictive 1981 arcade game developed by a shadowy game studio called Sinneslöschen... but it didn't exist

Flat Earth

Dear people of TikTok: I, the editor of The Skeptic, am obviously not a flat earther

Michael Marshall - 10th July 2025

Millions of TikTokers viewed claims that all pilots know the earth is flat... except, I'm the person in the videos, and that's not what I said

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Social media’s mental health advice is no substitute for therapy

Celine Ong - 3rd July 2025

Social media is overflowing with mental health discourse and therapy language, but none of it is a substitute speaking to a qualified professional

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Older Men Wanted… Are ‘age-gap’ relationships really on the rise?

Dave Hahn - 16th June 2025

Articles across the media talked of a rise in so-called 'age-gap relationships' – but we should be wary of narratives that appeal to our biases

Bad PR

Journalism relies on expert voices – AI is only going to make that harder

Michael Marshall - 13th June 2025

Our media demands quotes from experts to add context and authenticity to a story - it isn't ready for a world where expertise is instant... and fake

Alternative Medicine

Google’s AI promoted unproven mushroom supplement with questionable testimonials

Michael Marshall - 23rd April 2025

Lignosus claims that their mushroom supplement treats COPD – serious claims based on no evidence, yet Google's AI search actively endorsed it

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Do classic science fiction movies undermine understanding of science?

Larry Chan - 14th April 2025

For many, science fiction serves as an entry to a love of science, but could some of the classics of the genre actually be harming science literacy?

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