Archive
Are there hidden messages in the Bible? Revisiting the claims of the Bible Code
From the archives, Klaus Schmeh tells the truth about the Bible code, and its claims to predict the future based on ancient holy texts.
Is believing seeing? Early research into the unreliability of eyewitness testimony
From the archives, Richard Wiseman describes the very first experiment into the unreliability of eyewitness testimony - the pioneering work of Mr S.J. Davey.
Foreign aid, ethical obligations and the morality of giving
From the archives, philosopher Julian Baggini examines the morality of giving, and our ethical obligations to those less fortunate than ourselves
Therapeutic Touch: another health scam from America
From the archives, Mahlon W Wagner calls on the nursing profession to distance itself from New Age mysticism and anti-scientific philosophies
The First Quackbusters? The early battles between quacks and skeptics
From the archives, Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst reflect on the early history of the continuing battle between quacks and sceptics
From the archive: Professor Bernard Carr replies to Jon Wainwright on psi effects
From the archives in 2011, Professor Bernard Carr replies to Jon Wainwright on psi effects and psychic experiences
From the archives: Korean fan death, the curiously-local mass killer
From the archives in 2011, The Skeptic reports on the belief in Korea that sleeping with an electric fan in the room can cause an early death
The Carrington Event and massive solar storms: just how screwed are we?
From the archives, Mark Duwe ponders the Carrington Event, and the effect that a massive solar event would have on the Earth
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