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From the archive: the hollow earth, and the inside-out cosmos

From the archives in 1991, Bill Penny looks at the theory of the hollow earth, the notion that the entire cosmos exists inside a sphere

‘Jewtlantis’ isn’t a utopian vision – it is AI slop with an antisemitic tinge

Jewtlantis – the AI-generated vision of a CyberZionist utopia – only serves to reinforce all manner of antisemitic conspiracy theories

Seed oils: how a panic over cooking fats is lubricating the alt-right pipeline

The seed oils fear may look like just another nutritional panic, but it plays into an ideological drive towards 'traditional' alt-right ideals

Did pirates and a First Nations chief help kick-start the Enlightenment?

The Enlightenment is often talked of as a 'Western' project, but European thinkers were influenced by the societies they met on their colonial travels

Got any leads? Dog thieves won’t really leave secret signs outside your house

Claims that would-be dog thieves mark their victims' houses with stickers echo old urban legends designed to spread fear and anxiety

Is Pope Leo XIV the true successor to the apostle Peter, Catholicism’s first Pope?

The new Pope is no successor to Peter - the facts do not support the Catholic narrative that Peter was ever bishop of Rome, or the first established Pope

The Skeptic Podcast: Episode #010

Featuring articles from Deborah Hyde (November 2020), Brian Eggo (November 2020), Shaun Sellars (December 2020), Pixie Turner (March 2021)

Black Pope, Bad Omen? Apocalyptic fears, Nostradamus, and the Papal succession

Misinterpreted 'predictions' about a black pope ushering in the end times reveal more about contemporary biases than about Nostradamus
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