Society

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

Reviews

‘The Secret’ to a bland romance is: victim blaming, apparently

Mark Horne -
Katie Holme's Law of Attraction rom-com is a relatively benign affair, but the philosophy behind 'The Secret' has cruel and grim implications
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
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
Conspiracy Theories

From scam product ads to conspiracy theories, misinformation always adapts to survive

Michael Marshall -
The techniques developed by affiliate marketers to spread scam products mirrors the way in which conspiracy theories nimbly adapt to spread misinformation
Society

Rebecca Fox on… Social Media

Rebecca Fox -
Viral claims on social media are expressions of the anxieties people feel - even if the claims aren't true, those anxieties and feelings are
Paranormal

Captured by Aliens? A History and Analysis of American Abduction Claims, by Nigel Watson

Chris French -
'Captured by Aliens?' is an excellent introduction to alleged alien contact, but misses the opportunity to update on previous editions
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