Society

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

Media

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

Ghosts

Jairus Durnett - 7th August 2025

Leap Castle may be advertised as one of the most haunted buildings in Ireland, but its appeal is its real history, not the made-up ghost tales

Society

Marianne Baker - 6th August 2025

Society should focus less on children's gender – or more accurately, what's in their pants – and more on letting kids be themselves

Martin Hempstead - 5th August 2025

From the archives in 1991, Wessex Skeptics member Martin Hempstead on hoaxing crop circles, and the emergence of the circle-spotter

History

Sean Slater - 30th July 2025

Beloved by horror films and teen sleepovers, the Ouija board has roots in the spiritualist movement and opportunistic toy manufacturers

Wendy M. Grossman - 29th July 2025

From the archives in 1991, Wendy Grossman considers the various efforts to irrigate the USA's driest regions over the years

Science

Natália Pasternak - 28th July 2025

When it comes to genetics, there is far more diversity within race or gender groups than there is between them, with only very few clear exceptions

Skepticism

Andrew Shail - 21st July 2025

While conventional writing rules favour short, digestible paragraphs, should academics not shy away from going long with a complex subject?

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