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

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From the archives: Romancing the Stone – The lure of alchemy continues

Tom Ruffles -
From the archives in 1990, Tom Ruffles examines the ongoing allure of alchemy
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From the archives: Hypnosis and the Occult

H.B. Gibson -
From the archives in 1990, H.B. Gibson debunks the links between hypnotism and the occult, and puts forward his own contemporary understanding of hypnotism
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From the archives: What is Hypnosis?

Lewis Jones -
From the archives in 1990, Lewis Jones takes a skeptical look at the history of hypnotism, and the studies that sought to understand it
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From the archives: The 1988 Nullarbor UFO Mystery – Solved

A.T. Brunt -
From the archives, A.T. Brunt examines the January 1988 reports of UFO sightings over Australia's Nullarbor region.
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IQ tests continue to flourish, in spite of inherent biases, because we so badly want to feel special

Wendy M. Grossman -
From the archives in 1989, Wendy Grossman looks at a recent stunt by Mensa to identify Britain's brightest children, and why intelligence tests favour the demographic of their authors
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From the archives: The many traditions of Christmas that are now lost to history

Toby Howard -
From the archives in 1989, Toby Howard reminds us of long-forgotten Christmas traditions - like burning the Yule log, wearing animal disguises, and "The Devil's Knell".
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Folklore and rituals say so much about society, even if the superstition behind them isn’t true

Toby Howard -
From the archives in 1989, Toby Howard looks at the role of ritual and folklore in society, and asks whether we should separate them from superstition
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From the archives: Perpetuum mobile – the fruitless search for perpetual motion

Anthony Garrett -
From the archives in 1989, Anthony Garrett looks at the popular quests to uncover perpetual motion - and why they always came up empty
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