Society

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

Alternative Medicine

Eat the Sun: an ophthalmologist’s review of a documentary on sun-gazing

David Weinberg -
"Eat the Sun" puts forward the notion that humans can survive without food, as long as we stare at the sun - unsurprisingly, this is terrible advice
History

Melting the myth of panzerschokolade: the Nazis’ meth-laden chocolate

Tom Williamson -
The idea that the Nazis laced chocolate with methamphetamine is an interesting historical curio - the only problem is, there's no evidence that it's true
Society

Counting down our top 10 worst pseudoscience pop songs of all time

Brian Eggo -
From Osbourne to Clapton, via Van Morrison and Ian Brown, we countdown the top tracks that brought pseudoscience to the pop charts
Religion

Telling creationists “Hail Darwin” might be fun, but we should be wary of hero worship

Trevor Sloughter -
Saying "Hail Darwin" may poke fun at creationists, but we should remember that as a human being, Darwin wasn't without flaws - we can respect him, but shouldn't worship him
Media

The BBC Disinformation Unit wins Skeptical Activism Ockham award

Michael Marshall -
The BBC's Disinformation Unit has today been named the 2022 recipient of the Ockham Award for Skeptical Activism.
Conspiracy Theories

Tall tales: ancient British giants, Stonehenge, and the mythological founding of Albion

Mark Horne -
Was Britain really founded by a race of ancient mythical giants? Obviously not, but try telling that to attendees at the Awakenings Expo
Alternative Medicine

Given his life-long promotion of pseudoscience, what threat will Charles III pose to skepticism?

Michael Marshall -
As head of state, will Charles realise his life-long lobbying for alternative medicine is over, or will he use his newfound power to evade transparency?
Conspiracy Theories

John Robison, the Illuminati, and the beginnings of a global superconspiracy theory

Dave Hahn -
The Illuminati has become the go-to villain in grand narrative conspiracy theories, despite their humble origin as a shortly-lived German Enlightenment group
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