Psychology

Practising positive self-talk might sound like woo, but it may also work

Alice Howarth -
Self-talk significantly impacts our mental health – we can benefit from being more constructive in how we think about ourselves
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Paranormal

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Placebo Effect

No, placebos probably aren’t getting stronger over time

Mike Hall -
Placebo responses have not gotten stronger over the past 30 years – trials are just better at isolating treatment effects from noise
Archive

From the archives: ‘Brainsex’, and the folly of sex-based neuroscience

Wendy M. Grossman -
From the archives in 1991, Wendy Grossman debunks 'Brainsex', which argues for biological differences between male and female brains
History

What age was actually considered ‘old’ in Medieval Europe?

Mark Horne -
Our assumption that life expectancy in the past was significantly lower doesn't make sense, and is based in a mathematical misunderstanding
Politics

AI authoritarianism? We should be wary of outsourcing our thinking to the machine

Abigail Kennedy -
If we outsource our decision making to AI, we unwittingly train ourselves to accept its natural bias towards the status quo, and conservatism
Flat Earth

Dear people of TikTok: I, the editor of The Skeptic, am obviously not a flat earther

Michael Marshall -
Millions of TikTokers viewed claims that all pilots know the earth is flat... except, I'm the person in the videos, and that's not what I said
Health

The UK has some of the safest tap water in the world – despite what Water2 claim

Michael Marshall -
Water2 sells pricey water filters to rid your tap water of harmful contaminants – the problem is, UK tap water is already incredibly safe
Archive

From the archives: Spirits at Large – a skeptical visit to a spiritualist church

Lucy Fisher -
From the archives in 1991, Lucy Fisher visits her local spiritualist church and is underwhelmed by the shows of clairvoyance
Skepticism

Teaching Nigerian primary school children the importance of asking questions

Leo Igwe -
Instead of traditional rote learning and memorising, the questionstorm project encourages children to explore by asking questions

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