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Dr Cyriac Abby Philips wins 2025 Skeptical Activism Ockham award

Michael Marshall -
Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, an Indian doctor who exposes the harms of alternative medicine, wins the 2025 Ockham Award for Skeptical Activism.
Nutrition

Unpacking the fear and panic around ultra-processed foods

Maeve Hanan -
Scaremongering claims about ultra-processed food fill make for eye-catching media headlines - but is fear of the dreaded UPF really evidence-based?
Archive

From the archives: The medium is not the message – fighting crime with psychics

Terry Sanderson -
From the archives in 1992, The Freethinker's Terry Sanderson examines claims that psychics were used to solve crimes.
Archive

From the archives: Who Invented the Loch Ness Monster?

Steuart Campbell -
From the archives in 1992, science writer and author Steuart Campbell goes in search of the origin of the Loch Ness legend.
Archive

From the archives: The Silver Man ‘alien’ photo is merely retouched reality

Ole Henningsen -
From the archives in 1992, Ole Henningsen explains how "The silver man", a famous picture of an ‘alien', is a simple photographic hoax.
Archive

From the archives: A look at paranormal trends in the Soviet Union

Tim Axon -
From the archives in 1992, Tim Axon looks at how paranormal beliefs flourished in the the former Soviet Union
Archive

From the archives: Future Imperfect – Psychics’ 1991 predictions fizzle

Robert Sheaffer -
From the archives in 1992, Robert Sheaffer puts the previous year's psychic predictions to the test and finds them lacking
Media

Standing up for skepticism: ten times comedians showed a skeptical side

Brian Eggo -
While plenty of Netflix specials by famous comedians push questionable material, some stand-ups are still out there putting forward a skeptical worldview
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