Society

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

Mike Howgate - 29th October 2024

From the archives in 1990, Mike Howgate on the British Museum's exhibition of fakery, from the Cottingley fairies to the "true cross"

Dave Love - 22nd October 2024

From the archives in 1990, Dave Love explains the physics of gyroscopes after a scientific paper claimed the devices could generate lift

Skepticism

Michael Marshall - 19th October 2024

Dr Flint Dibble, an archaeologist who debated and debunk lost city of Atlantis claims, has received the 2024 Ockham Award for Skeptical Activism.

Skepticism

Michael Marshall - 19th October 2024

Twitter owner Elon Musk has beaten Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett to the Rusty Razor award for worst pseudoscience of 2024

Politics

Ted Lefroy - 18th October 2024

In ‘Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism’, Yanis Varoufakis gives a whistlestop tour of economic history and where capitalism went wrong

Jean N Dorricott - 15th October 2024

From the archives in 1990, Jean Dorricott on bringing a little skepticism to her local paranormal evening class

Conspiracy Theories

Aaron Rabinowitz - 14th October 2024

The 2024 US election campaign has illustrated the ongoing influence of 'high weirdness' in the MAGA movement and modern conservatism

Media

Brian Eggo - 11th October 2024

A Scottish child created a wolf 'persona' in order to cope with severe bullying and, as a result, ended up being bullied by the national media

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