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No end of faith: how do religions survive a devastating truth bomb?

The Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses have shown that even seemingly devastating revelations leave only a dent in a well-organised religion

Religious extremism and refugees in Germany: lessons from Nigeria

As a country beset by imported religious extremism from Islam and Christianity, Nigeria has many lessons to teach modern Europe

The Online Safety Act doesn’t make our children any safer

The Online Safety Act may be well-intentioned, but it is a fundamentally flawed attempt to legislate away a complex social issue.

Looksmaxxing: the pseudoscientific aesthetic answer to young men’s problems

Online 'looksmaxxing' communities offer young men dramatic techniques to improve appearances, as quick fixes to deeper personal insecurities.

When the Great Resist conspiracy conference came to the North East

The Great Resist meeting, and its touring band of conspiracy theorists, brought their antivax rhetoric and trans-panic messaging to Gateshead

From the archives: alternative medicine’s political battle for European recognition

From the archives in 1991, Wim Betz analyses the then-recent ruling by which homeopathic and herbal medicines obtained licenses in EU countries

Polybius: the legendary video game that never actually existed

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

Adjust your expectations: a ghost-free visit to Ireland’s Leap Castle

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
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