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Google’s AI promoted unproven mushroom supplement with questionable testimonials

Lignosus claims that their mushroom supplement treats COPD – serious claims based on no evidence, yet Google's AI search actively endorsed it

Cannibalism: The long history of a modern propaganda tool

The recent accusations about Haitian cannibals reflect a long tradition of propaganda, aimed at othering those deemed undesirable

This Easter, consider the Rebbe: A new perspective on resurrection beliefs

When a Messianic figure dies, their followers have to either accept their death, or believe their leader lives somehow on – hence, the resurrection

Do classic science fiction movies undermine understanding of science?

For many, science fiction serves as an entry to a love of science, but could some of the classics of the genre actually be harming science literacy?

The Truth of Skinwalker Ranch… probably won’t shock you

Reality TV show The Truth of Skinwalker Ranch goes heavy on the mystery, but the real truths are far more mundane, and almost certainly not alien

Back-masking: you can’t always hear what you want

During the Satanic Panic, paranoia that rock music included sinister messages via 'back-masking' made it all the way into the courtroom

Rawson’s “Human/Nature” challenges mainstream ideas about conservation

"Human/Nature", by Jane Rawson - past Environment Editor at The Conversation - offers some confronting questions from a lifelong conservationist

A brief history of The Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit

After decades researching parapsychology and testing paranormal claims, the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmith's closed it's doors for the final time in 2024.
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