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Five persistent “Zombie Facts” that should be allowed to finally die

Sean Slater -
'Zombie facts' are myths, ideas and factoids that continue to spread long after they have been comprehensively debunked.
Archive

From the archives: Is Light Getting Slower?

Donald Rooum -
From the archives in 1992, Donald Rooum looks at The Atomic Constants, Light, And Time - a disreputable report from two reputable institutes
Archive

From the archives: Physics in the New Age – the misappropriation of quantum

Tim Axon -
From the archives in 1992, Tim Axon concludes his series, asking whether mystical interpretations of modern physics make sense.
Archive

From the archives: Physics in the New Age – chaos, order, and the paranormal

Tim Axon -
From the archives in 1992, Tim Axon discusses the trend of New Age believers misappropriating aspects of modern physics
Philosophy

Intellectual humility doesn’t require us to be open to absolutely anything being true

Aaron Rabinowitz -
It is right to have epistemic humility, and awareness of the limits of our knowledge - but that doesn't mean we need to be open to absolutely every possibility.
Archive

From the archives: Ball Lightning – When to believe, and when to disbelieve?

Frank Chambers -
From the archives in 1992, Frank Chambers looks at rejection of the ball lightning phenomenon, and what it says about reactionary disbelief
Archive

From the archives: Pyramid Power – Getting in shape for the New Age

Jerome L Cosyn -
From the archives in 1992, Jerome L Cosyn on the New Age belief in the mystical powers imbued in pyramid shapes
Archive

From the archives: Crop circle hoaxers on trial

Robin Allen -
From the archives in 1992, Robin Allen delivers an on-the-spot report of a crop circle hoaxing competition
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