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Hydroxychloroquine: when bad science goes mainstream

As covid-19 spreads across Brazil, Natalia Pasternak and Carlos Orsi highlight how one purported miracle cure found friends in very high places.

Coronavirus, conspiracy, challenges and compassion

Our new editor Michael Marshall talks about the challenge of countering coronavirus misinformation and conspiracy theory, and why compassion is such an important aspect of skepticism.

Skeptic at large: a new era

Former editor and founder of The Skeptic, Wendy Grossman, talks about the past, present and future of skepticism

Blockbuster Science: the real science in science fiction – David Siegel Bernstein

Those who enjoy science fiction may well enjoy its science a lot more after reading Blockbuster Science and, for many of us, enjoying science is a way of enjoying life.

The History of Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction – William H. Brock

This may be a short history, but it offers fascinating insights into the development of a very hard-won field of knowledge.

This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress – John Brockman

For this collection, Brockman was on the hunt for scientific ideas that ought to be retired.

Good Thinking – Guy P. Harrison

Prometheus Books ISBN-10: 1633880648 Many books have been written about how to think, ranging from the technical to the superficial, not to mention the supercilious....

Heretics! – Steven Nadler & Ben Nadler

The Wondrous (and Dangerous) Beginnings of Modern PhilosophyPrinceton University PressISBN 9780691168692 Any cartoon-loving philosopher will be sympathetic to a book such as this, a handsomely-produced...
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