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When it comes to research, so-called alternative medicine is hostile to progress
Edzard Ernst
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20th August 2021
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Durian fruit myths: the many tall tales associated with the “King of Fruits”
Ke Yi Lim
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12th August 2021
Alternative Medicine
The Society of Homeopaths, and the issues with regulating healthcare in the UK
Michael Marshall
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6th August 2021
Acupuncture
As a skeptic and a dentist, I jumped at the chance to take a dental acupuncturist course
Shaun Sellars
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28th July 2021
Alternative Medicine
The UK’s plan to please India by promoting Ayurvedic medicine puts politics ahead of science
Edzard Ernst
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21st July 2021
Alternative Medicine
Paul McCartney and The Bates Method of eyesight restoration
Mark Horne
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7th July 2021
Alternative Medicine
Despite what Prince Charles thinks, homeopathy is not the answer to antibiotic resistance
Edzard Ernst
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4th June 2021
Alternative Medicine
“Fake Medicine”: Dr Brad McKay skilfully takes apart health advice from Dr Google
Edzard Ernst
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21st May 2021
Alternative Medicine
What William Radam’s “Microbe Killer” can teach us about modern stem cell quackery
David Weinberg
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7th May 2021
Alternative Medicine
Brazil’s bogus “Covid kit” represents a failure of private healthcare regulation
Natália Pasternak
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26th April 2021
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Inside the White Rose: the extremist groups looking to capitalise on Covid paranoia
Michael Marshall
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6th September 2021
Conspiracy Theories
Though it remains unlikely, we’ve too little data to fully rule out the lab leak hypothesis… yet
Wendy M. Grossman
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3rd September 2021
Health
The idea that four placebo pills are more powerful than two sounds magical – because it isn’t true
Mike Hall
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27th August 2021
Health
Living donor: why I decided to give my right kidney to a complete stranger
Jairus Durnett
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16th August 2021
Conspiracy Theories
Inside the White Rose: from stickers and graffiti to an online Covid conspiracy ecosystem
Michael Marshall
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11th August 2021
Health
Much ado about nothing: evidence of the ‘powerful placebo’ is far from convincing
Mike Hall
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30th July 2021
Covid-19
Why I called for the Brazilian Senate to impeach President Bolsanaro over our Covid crisis
Natália Pasternak
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26th July 2021
Conspiracy Theories
Inside the White Rose: The Covid conspiracy graffiti group operating on your doorstep
Michael Marshall
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19th July 2021
Covid-19
The JAMA ‘child mask’ research is fatally flawed – masks don’t cause “dangerous CO2 levels”
Danny Bradley
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16th July 2021
Conspiracy Theories
You’re probably not Galileo: scientific advance rarely comes from lone, contrarian outsiders
Matthew Browne
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Chris Kavanagh
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23rd June 2021
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Behind the times: living in a modern era doesn’t inoculate us against believing in curses
Deborah Hyde
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17th September 2021
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Do astrologers have to believe in astrology?
Nick Campion
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14th September 2021
9/11
Nostradamus and 9/11: picking apart the proposed prophecy
David Hambling
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11th September 2021
Hilary Evans Paranormal Library
The two ghosts of Muncaster Castle
Deborah Hyde
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2nd August 2021
UFOs
The much-hyped UAP report’s lack of substance will do little to deter avid UFO believers
Nigel Watson
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23rd July 2021
Ghosts
Pulau Tekong: An island of ghosts, and the military men who train there
Ishan Singh
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15th July 2021
Paranormal
Why Millennials and Gen Z are turning to tarot as a form of “therapy”
Nandini Nair
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8th July 2021
Paranormal
The story of the Satanic Panic is a tale of religious and cultural paranoia in America
Deborah Hyde
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28th June 2021
Astrology
When put to the test, the predictive powers of Indian astrology simply don’t hold up
Nagesh Rajopadhye
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18th June 2021
Ghosts
The Battersea Poltergeist, and the role of the paranormal investigator
Deborah Hyde
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24th May 2021
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Nostradamus and 9/11: picking apart the proposed prophecy
David Hambling
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11th September 2021
Conspiracy Theories
Inside the White Rose: the extremist groups looking to capitalise on Covid paranoia
Michael Marshall
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6th September 2021
Conspiracy Theories
Though it remains unlikely, we’ve too little data to fully rule out the lab leak hypothesis… yet
Wendy M. Grossman
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3rd September 2021
Conspiracy Theories
The Bewilder Gambit: a conspiracy theorist tactic designed to distract
Dave Hahn
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25th August 2021
Conspiracy Theories
Fire, malfunction, North Korea, or something else: What really happened to flight MH370?
Brandon Ang
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19th August 2021
Conspiracy Theories
Inside the White Rose: from stickers and graffiti to an online Covid conspiracy ecosystem
Michael Marshall
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11th August 2021
Conspiracy Theories
How American conspiracy theories invaded my family home in Singapore
Jadon Teo
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5th August 2021
Conspiracy Theories
Inside the White Rose: The Covid conspiracy graffiti group operating on your doorstep
Michael Marshall
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19th July 2021
Conspiracy Theories
When it comes to conspiracy theories, even the small stuff matters
Dave Hahn
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14th July 2021
Conspiracy Theories
Curbing misinformation begins with having more patience with the older generation
Ethel Lim
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1st July 2021
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Behind the times: living in a modern era doesn’t inoculate us against believing in curses
Deborah Hyde
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17th September 2021
Skepticism
Misleading propaganda from ‘Care Not Killing’ is designed to poison the well on assisted dying
Brian Eggo
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15th September 2021
Archive
Do astrologers have to believe in astrology?
Nick Campion
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14th September 2021
9/11
Nostradamus and 9/11: picking apart the proposed prophecy
David Hambling
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11th September 2021
Psychology
For a high-functioning society we must learn to embrace neurodiversity
Galina Limorenko
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10th September 2021
Philosophy
We can understand the effect of privilege better when we consider it in terms of moral luck
Aaron Rabinowitz
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8th September 2021
Conspiracy Theories
Inside the White Rose: the extremist groups looking to capitalise on Covid paranoia
Michael Marshall
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6th September 2021
Archive
Philosopher’s corner: where a false claim becomes a nonsense claim
Julian Baggini
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31st August 2021
Skepticism
Behind the slick production values of “The Reason I Jump”, lies Facilitated Communication
Janyce Boynton
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23rd August 2021
Skepticism
Coming to terms: the words believers, skeptics and the general public use differently
Mark Horne
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Matt Kemp
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18th August 2021
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Do astrologers have to believe in astrology?
Nick Campion
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14th September 2021
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Are the claims for using coffee waste in the garden well grounded?
Sarah Hearne
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13th September 2021
Psychology
For a high-functioning society we must learn to embrace neurodiversity
Galina Limorenko
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10th September 2021
GMOs
Closing the information gap on GM technology means addressing fear, as well as ignorance
Natália Pasternak
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1st September 2021
Health
Living donor: why I decided to give my right kidney to a complete stranger
Jairus Durnett
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16th August 2021
Science
Recovering memories: The truth is, the Satanic Panic never really went away
Chris French
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13th August 2021
Climate Change
Rapa Nui: European myths mask the reason for societal collapse on Easter Island – colonialism
Sarah Hearne
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9th August 2021
Archive
A science of networks: visualising connections using Game of Thrones characters
Andrew Beveridge
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3rd August 2021
Health
Much ado about nothing: evidence of the ‘powerful placebo’ is far from convincing
Mike Hall
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30th July 2021
Psychology
Psychoanalysis: Science or Pseudoscience? Examining the status of Freudian theory
Anna Järvinen
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27th July 2021
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Beyond COVID-19: the issues skeptical activists across Europe are facing
Claire Klingenberg
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30th November 2020
COVID-19 is understandably getting all the headlines, but there are plenty more fronts in the pan-European battle against pseudoscience.
Philosophy
Real in what sense? Consensually torturing skeptics over the nature of ‘realness’
Aaron Rabinowitz
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24th November 2020
Even a skeptic's sense of what is real can be less black and white than we think - and can lead to some surprisingly uncomfortable analysis
Skepticism
Sean Ellis 1966 – 2020
Clio Bellenis
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22nd November 2020
Sean Ellis, skeptical activist, has passed-away after a short illness. The Skeptic remembers the life of a much-loved skeptic.
Skepticism
Dr Natália Pasternak wins Skeptical Activism Ockham award; Skeptics in the Pub Online wins Editor’s Choice
Michael Marshall
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19th November 2020
Dr Natalia Pasternak has received the 2020 Ockham Award for skeptical activism, and Skeptics in the Pub Online receive the Editor's Choice award
Skepticism
French scientist Didier Raoult given Rusty Razor Award for pseudoscience
Michael Marshall
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19th November 2020
French microbiologist Didier Raoult has been given the 2020 Rusty Razor for his promotion of hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment.
Conspiracy Theories
From scam product ads to conspiracy theories, misinformation always adapts to survive
Michael Marshall
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18th November 2020
The techniques developed by affiliate marketers to spread scam products mirrors the way in which conspiracy theories nimbly adapt to spread misinformation
Skepticism
How to start having better arguments, according to the evidence
Mark Horne
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Matt Kemp
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6th November 2020
What does the evidence tell us about how to engage with people we disagree with? Mark Horne and artist Matt Kemp find out.
Skepticism
Farewell, James Randi: The Skeptic remembers an icon of critical thinking
Michael Marshall
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23rd October 2020
In celebration of the career of James Randi, The Skeptic's editors and supporters share their memories of the quintessential skeptical icon.
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