Society

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

Conspiracy Theories

2000 mules: why many Americans are convinced Trump won the 2020 election

Jim Cliff -
Ahead of the the American election, there are millions of Americans who still refuse to accept the results of 2020, fed by lies from the misleading film, 2000 Mules
Skepticism

Elon Musk beats Dragon’s Den star Steven Bartlett to Rusty Razor pseudoscience award

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

Dr Flint Dibble wins 2024 Skeptical Activism Ockham award

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

The tyranny of the cloud: how we became serfs to big tech

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

Welcome to the modern American Right – the world that high weirdness built

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

The “child identifies as wolf” story was only ever about bullying, not ‘species confusion’

Brian Eggo -
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
Religion

March for Life: The UK’s anti-abortion movement is becoming more organised and emboldened

Abigail Kennedy -
March for Life UK's pro-health summit showcased the full range of judgmental anti-choice rhetoric on abortion, IVF, and assisted dying
Conspiracy Theories

Donald Trump’s debate performance proved he has mainstreamed extreme conspiracy theories

Dave Hahn -
Trump's debate lies showed us a useful truth - just how much of his information he gets from conspiracy theorists and online extremists
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