Society

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

Media

Netflix’s Seaspiracy, and how to spot misinformation in glossy documentaries

Sarah Hearne -
Seaspiracy is just the latest example of a documentary using style and glossy production to hide the fact that it's peddling misinformation
Politics

The American Culture War: Coming soon to a politics near you

Aaron Rabinowitz -
Culture war issues have long been used to try to derail social progress, but as exhausting as they are, they're worth pushing back against
Science

Recovering memories: How the Satanic Panic led to false reports of horrific abuse

Chris French -
The 1980s saw a rise in belief that Satanic ritual abuse was everywhere - however, the real problems were false memories and moral panic
Alternative Medicine

“Fake Medicine”: Dr Brad McKay skilfully takes apart health advice from Dr Google

Edzard Ernst -
Professor Edzard Ernst reviews the new book "Fake Medicine", from Australian science communicator and skeptic Dr Brad McKay
Science

Falsification: Karl Popper’s guide to telling real science from pseudoscience

Jonny Thomson -
According to Popper's Falsification, a proposition, theory or hypothesis is only as strong as how far it can resist falsifying evidence.
Science

Coping with Death: Why the 5 stages of grief don’t tell the whole story

Sarah Hearne -
The five stages of grief are a overly simplistic representation of the grieving process, and one that was never intended by their creator
Conspiracy Theories

The Great Reset: political pipe dream, or sinister New World Order plot?

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
When world leaders talk of a Great Reset, conspiracy theorists hear a malevolent plan to destroy society and erode civil liberties
Health

Jordan Peterson is wrong: medical error is absolutely not the ‘third leading cause of death’

Michael Marshall -
Peterson's claim that "medicine kills more people than it helps" is the latest in a long line of demonstrably false claims - yet his fans continue to hang off his every word
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