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From the archives: the ‘Synchro-Energiser’ – a pseudoscientific panacea?
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4th November 2025
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Edzard Ernst
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27th October 2025
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Why is Tesco’s free recipe magazine telling me about the health benefits of sea moss?
Alice Howarth
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25th September 2025
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Preventing British Supplements’ health claims isn’t an infringement of free speech
Michael Marshall
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8th September 2025
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Sungazing, or staring directly at the sun, is definitely not good for your health
Alice Howarth
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3rd September 2025
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Polylaminin: a miracle cure for spinal injuries, or another media hype story?
Marcelo Yamashita
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10th November 2025
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Why are heart attacks in women so often misdiagnosed?
Alice Howarth
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7th November 2025
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Unpacking the fear and panic around ultra-processed foods
Maeve Hanan
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24th October 2025
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Stefan Lanka, virus denialism, and proving science in the courtroom
Serdar Basegmez
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10th October 2025
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Ultramarathon runners and cancer risk – results from a preliminary study
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Hayley Stevens
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19th November 2025
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A forgotten sceptic: William M. Knox, the one-eyed atheist of Belfast
Madeleine Goodall
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17th November 2025
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Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 2: The plot thickens
Chris French
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12th November 2025
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The Grim Rea-purr? The cats claimed to be able to predict death
Brian Eggo
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3rd November 2025
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Halloween for Skeptics: ‘Monsters on the Couch’ by Brian Sharpless
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31st October 2025
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Phantom Time Hypothesis – the supposedly ‘missing’ fortnight in 1752
Mike Hall
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5th November 2025
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Predictive Programming: why conspiracists scour pop culture for sinister clues
Dave Hahn
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29th October 2025
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The sinking of the Titanic wasn’t a crafty insurance con, it was a real tragedy
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13th October 2025
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10th September 2025
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14th August 2025
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Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness: How do we measure happy countries?
Tim Jokl
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21st November 2025
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From the archives: Premanand, Scourge of the Indian Godmen
Lewis Jones
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18th November 2025
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17th November 2025
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J.D. Vance, religious conversion, and the battle over identity
Gabriel Andrade
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14th November 2025
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Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness: How do we measure happy countries?
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21st November 2025
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20th November 2025
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10th November 2025
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22nd October 2025
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From the archives: Who Invented the Loch Ness Monster?
Steuart Campbell
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14th October 2025
From the archives in 1992, science writer and author Steuart Campbell goes in search of the origin of the Loch Ness legend.
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From the archives: The Silver Man ‘alien’ photo is merely retouched reality
Ole Henningsen
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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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16th September 2025
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12th September 2025
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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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From the archives: Psychic Questing – The People of Hex and Gothic goings on
Lucy Fisher
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2nd September 2025
From the archives in 1992, journalist Lucy Fisher reports from the Psychic Questing Conference, on the new-age movement and its adherents
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From the archives: alternative medicine’s political battle for European recognition
Wim Betz
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12th August 2025
From the archives in 1991, Wim Betz analyses the then-recent ruling by which homeopathic and herbal medicines obtained licenses in EU countries
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