Skepticism
Monkey Business: humans aren’t alone in recognising a good bargain
Macaques have been observed trading tourists' possessions for food - showing humans aren't the only ones to understand good value
Putting Some Skeptical Mantras to Bed
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
Cheap talk skepticism: why we need to push back against those who are ‘just asking questions’
'Cheap talk' skepticism - coming at little cost to the doubter, but significant cost to others - is undermining genuine skeptical inquiry.
How to spot medical misinformation in a pandemic: our top 10 tips
As medical misinformation and dubious claims continue to spread, we present our guide to help you separate fact from fiction.
Rebecca Fox… On the edge
Skepticism isn't something you are, it's something you do - when we realise that, it frees us to do skepticism our own way
On not being wrong: Personal reflections from a lifetime of skepticism
An important part of proper scepticism is to always be open to the possibility that you might be mistaken in your beliefs
Beyond COVID-19: the issues skeptical activists across Europe are facing
COVID-19 is understandably getting all the headlines, but there are plenty more fronts in the pan-European battle against pseudoscience.
Real in what sense? Consensually torturing skeptics over the nature of ‘realness’
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
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