Skepticism
Donald Rooum (1928 – 2019): Cartoonist, Campaigner and Skeptic
Deborah Hyde remembers the cartoonist, campaigner, skeptic and humanist Donald Rooum, creator of the long-running Sprite strip for The Skeptic.
The development of the Skeptic Movement – Part 2
Claire Klingenberg continues her look back over the history of skepticism around the world, from the adoption of scientific principles in the 1930s to the movement we see today.
The Ockham Awards 2020: recognising the best in skepticism, and the worst in pseudoscience
Nominations for the 2020 Ockham Awards are now open, with our annual award for Skeptical Activism and our Rusty Razor award for pseudoscience.
Don’t believe what you think! Examining misinformation about so-called alternative medicine
What follows is a slightly modified and abbreviated version of the introduction to Professor Edzard Ernst's recently published book, Don't Believe What You Think.
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The development of the skeptic movement – part 1
Claire Klingenberg looks back over the history of skepticism around the world, tracing its roots from the oldest skeptical group to the first skeptical celebrity.
Coronavirus, conspiracy, challenges and compassion
Our new editor Michael Marshall talks about the challenge of countering coronavirus misinformation and conspiracy theory, and why compassion is such an important aspect of skepticism.
‘Legal Name Fraud’ – The Truth? It’s hogwash
In 2016, we covered the series of strange billboards which began to crop up across the UK, promoting the Freedom of the Land conspiracy theory.
A science of networks: visualising connections using Game of Thrones characters
Andrew Beveridge's analysis of the character interactions in Game of Thrones describes how we can visualise contexts & connections
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