Technology

Putting things into perspective: the fallibility of expert drone spotters

Andrew Hyams -
Amid media panics around mysterious drones in the sky, researchers tested whether pilots could tell a nearby drone from a distant plane.
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Skepticism

In the face of AI-driven encyclopedias, cherish Wikipedia – and original sources

Hayley Stevens -
As Elon Musk continues to push his 'anti-woke' version of Wikipedia, we need to protect what's true, and question which sources we trust
Psychology

In a culture of materialism, The Emperor’s New Clothes have designer labels

Daniel Aaron Levy -
A materialistic online culture that prioritises possessions and wealth misses what truly makes us happy and fulfilled – prosocial behaviour
Archive

From the archives: Chapman Cohen – the Freethinker

Ean Wood -
From the archives in 1992, Ean Wood remembers Chapman Cohen, an iconoclast of the growing freethought movement
Conspiracy Theories

How word games and folk etymology feed into fringe beliefs

Mark Horne -
A common thread among pseudoscientists is to purport to tell you what words REALLY mean - except, they're almost always wrong
Religion

Encouraging non-belief and activism against witch hunts in black communities

Leo Igwe -
Leo Igwe, director of the Advocacy for Alleged Witches, reports from Black Nonbelievers Seacon 2025, on the work of encouraging non-belief in Nigeria
Health

Physiotherapy is almost as pseudoscientific as osteopathy and chiropractic

Paul Ingraham -
Many who rightly turn their nose up at chiropractic don't realise much of 'mainstream' physiotherapy is just as flimsy in its evidence base
Health

Is the 10,000 steps goal a fitness fact or merely a marketing myth?

Elissar Gerges -
With the rise of wearable fitness trackers, more and more people are striving to hit their 10,000 steps per day – but is that an evidence-based goal?
Archive

From the archives: Ice in the sky – Hans Hörbiger’s Cosmic Ice Theory

Loren Petrich -
From the archives in 1992, Loren Petrich looks at a bizarre theory that almost became part of Nazi ideology
Alternative Medicine

If pseudoscience actually worked, scientists would be first in line to profit

Slava Amanatski -
Scientists don't reject pseudoscience because there is no profit in it - scientists would thrive on having novel fields to explore
Conspiracy Theories

Why do people ignore evidence, and what actually changes minds?

Zion Lights -
Evidence alone won't change people's minds – we need to be empathetic, and understanding of who they are and what values they hold
Bad PR

Fake products, fake doctors, fake testimonials – the unchecked menace of online ads

Michael Marshall -
A herbal patch claimed to be as good as Ozempic but it was a scam served up by an online advertising system optimised around fakery.

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