Society
When skepticism collides with human experience. The societal implications of scientific skepticism.
Cardiologist and Covid vaccine critic Dr Aseem Malhotra wins 2023 Rusty Razor award
A cardiologist who has spent the pandemic spreading Covid vaccine misinformation, Dr Aseem Malhotra, has today been named the 2022 recipient of the “Rusty Razor” award
Knowledge Fight podcast wins Skeptical Activism Ockham award
Knowledge Fight podcast has today been named the 2023 recipient of the Ockham Award for Skeptical Activism.
Why inaccuracies in Bill Cooper’s influential conspiracy theory book serve as its strength
Bill Cooper's highly-influential 1990s conspiracy theory book Behold A Pale Horse is riddled with inaccuracies - but for fans, these errors are actually proof that he was right
The Rothschild family, and the modern conspiracy theory industry
For 200 years, antisemitic conspiracy theories have centred on one Jewish family in particular: The Rothschilds. A new book, 'Jewish Space Lasers', looks at why that family became a target for conspiracists.
The UK government’s Ascension Island plan for asylum seekers is utterly preposterous
Besides being obviously callous, the government's repeated threats to send asylum seekers to Ascension Island are deeply unserious and completely unworkable
The Better Way conspiracy conference went all-in on the moral panic around trans people
Of all the conspiracy theories promoted at last year's Better Way conference, trans moral panic never came up - sadly, this year they rectified that oversight
“What Nonsense!” – unpacking popular pseudosciences for a Brazilian audience
As pseudoscience flourishes in Brazil, What Nonsense! by Carlos Orsi and Natalia Pasternak seeks to redress the balance, and push back against irrationality
Democratising science and increasing public access, with the Collaborative Library
All of society benefit from the latest scientific research and advances, which is why the Collaborative Library aim to make science accessible to a lay audience