Society

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

Skepticism

On not being wrong: Personal reflections from a lifetime of skepticism

Chris French -
An important part of proper scepticism is to always be open to the possibility that you might be mistaken in your beliefs
Alternative Medicine

Beyond COVID-19: the issues skeptical activists across Europe are facing

Claire Klingenberg -
COVID-19 is understandably getting all the headlines, but there are plenty more fronts in the pan-European battle against pseudoscience.
History

Time Team’s archaeologists showed us how experts can ruthlessly unpick a hoax

Paul Duncan McGarrity -
Channel 4's archaeology show Time Team's quiet destruction of a would-be hoaxer was a glorious illustration of the power of calm, patient expertise
Politics

How religion trumped science in America’s coronavirus response

Noah Lugeons -
There's a lot of blame to be apportioned when it comes to America's Coronavirus response - and religion needs to take its share
Philosophy

Real in what sense? Consensually torturing skeptics over the nature of ‘realness’

Aaron Rabinowitz -
Even a skeptic's sense of what is real can be less black and white than we think - and can lead to some surprisingly uncomfortable analysis
Skepticism

Sean Ellis 1966 – 2020

Clio Bellenis -
Sean Ellis, skeptical activist, has passed-away after a short illness. The Skeptic remembers the life of a much-loved skeptic.
Society

It’s easier to decry ‘kids today’ than it is to look honestly at the world we’ve made

Brian Eggo -
It's always been fashionable to blame younger generations for society's ills... especially when doing so lets the rest of us off the hook
Skepticism

Dr Natália Pasternak wins Skeptical Activism Ockham award; Skeptics in the Pub Online wins Editor’s Choice

Michael Marshall -
Dr Natalia Pasternak has received the 2020 Ockham Award for skeptical activism, and Skeptics in the Pub Online receive the Editor's Choice award
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