Society
When skepticism collides with human experience. The societal implications of scientific skepticism.
Food for thought: the Hungry Ghost Festival of Singapore
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Singapore's Hungry Ghost Festival is said to honour memories of the dead, but has this tradition run its course in today's modern society?
Rather less than more: More or Less misses the mark on placebo effects
In praising the power of the placebo effect, the statistical sleuths at the BBC's More or Less cited small, subjective studies that have failed to replicate
Have Brazilians been effectively immunised against vaccine disinformation?
While health misinformation is rife in Brazil, confidence in vaccines remains extremely high, thanks to decades of public health messaging
Havana Syndrome: a primer for skeptics in an age of alternative facts
Are the symptoms of so-called Havana Syndrome really caused by secret sonic weapons and covert chemical attacks, or does the answer lie in psychology?
Questionable accusations over ‘woke’ climate change solutions empower white genocide conspiracies
Claims that climate change belief is part of a 'woke' religion feed into conspiracy theories around Malthusian depopulation schemes and white genocide
A visit to Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, the UK’s explicitly creationist tourist attraction
After decades of criticism for its creationist messages, how has Noah's Ark Zoo Farm changed? Sarah Hearne paid the zoo a visit, to find out.
Psychic predictions for 2021 in review: peace talks from Donald Trump, and an end to Covid
2021 once again saw a slew of psychic predictions in the media - and a near-perfect record of misses and failures.
‘David Copperfield’s History of Magic’: Come for the magic, stay for the history lesson
'David Copperfield's History of Magic' is an impressive tribute to the magician’s craft, letting us in on its wonders, without revealing any of its secrets
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