From the archives of May 1993, Colin Sutherland noticeably fails to see a spirit guide at a hypnosis demonstration - but does see an after-image.
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From the archives: A metallurgical miracle? All that glisters is not gold

From the archives of March 1993, Paul Munro and Dave Mitchell scientifically investigate an alleged miracle in which silver turned to gold.

The importance of teaching creativity and innovation in African Schools

How can students be expected to innovate and create in their future jobs if they are not taught at school how to think creatively?

The conspiracy theorists who now hold local council seats across the UK

With Reform UK making gains in the recent local elections, parts of the UK now boast councillors with all manner of questionable beliefs.

Aromatherapy, the NHS maternity crisis, and the obsession with “natural” birth

As part of an NHS push for "normal" births - without medical intervention - midwives around the country have been treating labour complications with aromatherapy.

From the archives: Carlos Castaneda and the Don Juan caper

From the archives of March 1993, Robert McGrath reports on the the debunking of Carlos Castaneda's shaman, "Don Juan", as fiction

The Nobel Prize-winning scientists who ruined their legacies by staying alive

History is replete with scientists whose brilliance won them a Nobel Prize – only to go on to tarnish their legacy by promoting quackery and pseudoscience.

The Odyssey of Helen’s skin colour: casting controversies and bad philology

We don't have to rewrite Greek history to centre African influences in order to argue that a fictional character like Helen of Troy could be played by a black actor.

AI needs to be regulated to ensure its benefits don’t stay with the mega-rich

Regulating the Industrial Revolution didn't stifle innovation, it ensured technology served the people – regulating Big Tech and AI can do the same today.

From the archives: The Cyril Burt affair, and historic accusations of fraud

From the archives of March 1993, Ray Ward re-evaluates the claims of fraud levelled against distinguished psychologist Sir Cyril Burt.

Autohemotherapy: blood pseudoscience with a Brazilian twist

Autohemotherapy, involving withdrawing blood from a vein and injecting it into a muscle, has been gaining followers in Brazil.

Five “zombie facts” about history that we need to consign to the past

From Viking horns and dirty serfs to the plucky underdog role of Britain in World War II, history is replete with oft-repeated – but factually incorrect – myths.
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