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From the archives: the ‘Synchro-Energiser’ – a pseudoscientific panacea?
Michael Heap
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4th November 2025
From the archives in 1992, psychiatrist Mike Heap looks at the Synchro-Energiser, a high-tech computer-driven 'brain balancer'.
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From the archives: Brainwashing a skeptic – escaping from a frightening cult
Arthur Chappell
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28th October 2025
From the archives in 1992, Arthur Chappell tells us how he fell into, and later escaped from, the Divine Light Mission cult.
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From the archives: The medium is not the message – fighting crime with psychics
Terry Sanderson
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21st October 2025
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14th October 2025
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From the archives: The Silver Man ‘alien’ photo is merely retouched reality
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30th September 2025
From the archives in 1992, Ole Henningsen explains how "The silver man", a famous picture of an ‘alien', is a simple photographic hoax.
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From the archives: A look at paranormal trends in the Soviet Union
Tim Axon
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23rd September 2025
From the archives in 1992, Tim Axon looks at how paranormal beliefs flourished in the the former Soviet Union
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From the archives: Future Imperfect – Psychics’ 1991 predictions fizzle
Robert Sheaffer
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16th September 2025
From the archives in 1992, Robert Sheaffer puts the previous year's psychic predictions to the test and finds them lacking
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From the archives: Bands of Hope – the Sea Band acupressure seasickness cure
Lewis Jones
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9th September 2025
From the archives in 1992, Lewis Jones looks at Sea Bands and the small-scale 'trials' behind their claimed success in stopping seasickness
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