Skepticism

Media

Behind the slick production values of “The Reason I Jump”, lies Facilitated Communication

Janyce Boynton -
The documentary "The Reason I Jump" claims to offer insight into the inner lives of autistic people, but it is based on a pseudoscientific communication technique
Skepticism

Coming to terms: the words believers, skeptics and the general public use differently

Mark Horne, Matt Kemp -
Sometimes it feels like skeptics are speaking a different language to everyone else - here's our guide to the times what we mean differs from what people hear
Science

Falsification: Karl Popper’s guide to telling real science from pseudoscience

Jonny Thomson -
According to Popper's Falsification, a proposition, theory or hypothesis is only as strong as how far it can resist falsifying evidence.
Philosophy

“Who decides?”: how fair questions can derail meaningful action

Aaron Rabinowitz -
The question of who gets to decide how boundaries are set in society can often be a way to distract from efforts to change the status quo
Media

When shows like Pod Save America run pseudoscience ads, they undermine their credibility

Michael Marshall -
Podcast hosts have a real intimacy with their listeners - that trust is eroded when they advertise snake oil supplements and pseudoscience
Skepticism

Monkey Business: humans aren’t alone in recognising a good bargain

Deborah Hyde -
Macaques have been observed trading tourists' possessions for food - showing humans aren't the only ones to understand good value
Skepticism

Putting Some Skeptical Mantras to Bed

Jonathan Jarry -
As skeptics, we hear the same sayings and mantras repeated again and again, but we rarely pause to consider if they're useful... or even true
Conspiracy Theories

Cheap talk skepticism: why we need to push back against those who are ‘just asking questions’

Aaron Rabinowitz -
'Cheap talk' skepticism - coming at little cost to the doubter, but significant cost to others - is undermining genuine skeptical inquiry.
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