Society

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

Conspiracy Theories

Left-wing conspiracy theories and ‘missing’ votes in the wake of Trump’s election win

Dave Hahn -
In the wake of Trump's election win, conspiracy theories around a 'missing 15m' votes were easier for the left to accept than Harris simply losing
Archive

From the archive: Memory, fantasy and past lives – reflections on past life regressions

Michael Heap -
From the archives in 1990, psychiatrist Dr Mike Heap looks at what might really be going on in reports of past life regressions
Media

“Grey content”: how mainstream journalism accidentally fueled Covid vaccine hesitancy

Carlos Orsi -
Journalists have a duty to inform their readers, but they also must ensure they present true information in ways that don't accidentally misinform
Skepticism

Everything you ever wanted to know about astrology – for free

Chris French -
The predictions of astrology have now been put to the empirical test (at least) a thousand times – the results fail to support astrology's validity
Politics

The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics

Aaron Rabinowitz -
In the recent US election, male voters overwhelmingly voted for Trump - because he offered them the illusion of meaning in a world where their position is uncertain
Archive

From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?

Melvin Harris -
From the archives in 1990, BBC presenter Melvin Harris examines the evidence for reincarnation from accounts of past-life regressions
History

Faking the faking of fake news, 1910 style: the ‘death’ of film star Florence Lawrence

Andrew Shail -
Fake news is nothing new - film promoters have known for over a century that successfully selling a fake news story takes a degree of cunning
Science

Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement

Colin Brewer -
We shouldn't shy away from the fact that IUDs are abortifacients - embracing it could help highlight the hypocrisy of anti-abortionists
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