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From the archives: Cyril Burt Reconsidered – Another look at the charges of fraud levelled against Burt

John C McLachlan -
From the archives of July 1993, John C McLachlan picks back up the story of Cyril Burt, to question how much can be attributed to fraud, and how much to sloppiness.
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From the archives: Sir Francis Galton, the Victorian polymath… and noted eugenicist

Russell Dear, Marianne Baker -
From the archives of July 1993, Russell Dear profiles the Victorian scientist, statistician, and eugenicist, Sir Francis Galton, followed by an addendum from Marianne Baker.
Climate Change

Leaving aside the wonder and the doom, we should appreciate the real-world arithmetic cost of AI

Kevin Escoda -
AI has its evangelists and its doom-mongers but to really understand its impact, we need to set aside the hype and look at the numbers.
Cancer

Ivermectin is a genuinely great drug, but there’s no good evidence it can treat cancer

Jack Lawrence -
As online scammers and podcasters like Joe Rogan push ivermectin for all manner of serious illnesses, we have to follow what the evidence tells us.
Skepticism

The online debate about halal and kosher meat uses animal welfare as a political weapon

Robyn Lowe -
Social media debates that use concerns over halal and kosher practices as a proxy for prejudice do nothing to further the cause of animal welfare.
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From the archives: Psychic Diary – Two North Yorkshire oddities

Toby Howard -
From the archives of July 1993, Toby Howard reports from a North Yorkshire field trip to a tomb and a temple.
Alternative Medicine

Causality: how to prove it scientifically, and why it matters

Edzard Ernst -
Science has long understood the dangers of attributing false causality, developing tools like Koch's Postulates and the Bradford Hill Criteria to avoid it.
Climate Change

Even amid extreme heatwaves, well-funded climate change deniers continue to spread doubt

Michael Marshall -
Climate change deniers like the Daily Sceptic are working overtime to downplay the UK's unprecedented series of heatwaves.
Skepticism

The Ockham Awards 2026: recognising the best in skepticism, and the worst in pseudoscience

Michael Marshall -
Nominations for the 2026 Ockham Awards are now open, with our annual award for Skeptical Activism and our Rusty Razor award for pseudoscience.
Philosophy

When it comes to jargon, it should only ever be about using the right tool for the right job

Richard Glover -
At its best, jargon allows for the clear and concise communication of ideas and concepts; at its worst, it can be used to obscure and confuse.
Archive

From the archives: Neural Networks and NDEs – Can a computer have a near-death experience?

David Bradbury -
From the archives of July 1993, David Bradbury on the experiments which claimed to show neural networks were capable of producing NDEs.
Cults

The immortality cult, cryonics, and the Arizona way of death

Wendy M. Grossman -
The desire for immortality is as old as humanity; it's no surprise so many pseudoscientists and tech gurus have promised to hold back death.

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