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      Alternative Medicine

      When it comes to our health, doing nothing is often better than doing something wrong

      Natália Pasternak and Carlos Orsi - 19th February 2021 0
      Most of the time, being proactive can be a good thing, but when it comes to healthcare, doing nothing is better than doing something stupid.
      Alternative Medicine

      Fecomagnetism: how Spanish alternative therapists promoted our hoax faeces-based cure-all

      Fernando Cervera - 10th February 2021 0
      Two bored Spanish students invented a hoax therapy to demonstrate how misleading alt-med could be... then therapists asked if they could sell it.
      Alternative Medicine

      Health food stores, a danger to public health?

      Edzard Ernst - 1st February 2021 0
      A Canadian study showed that health food shops were overwhelmingly likely to give misleading advice on cancer - are things any better here?
      Homeopathy

      How the Society of Homeopaths had their accredited status suspended

      Michael Marshall - 26th January 2021 0
      After years of anti-vaccine misinformation and bogus claims to cure autism, the Society of Homeopaths has lost its accredited status
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      Dentistry

      Activated charcoal is increasingly popular, so let’s talk about what makes for a good toothpaste

      Shaun Sellars - 1st March 2021 0
      The alternative medicine community is very fond of their charcoal toothpastes, but the vast majority offer zero protection to teeth
      Health

      10 persistent HIV myths we need to move past to break the stigma of the disease

      Alice Howarth - 26th February 2021 0
      It's a Sin showed us how much our understanding of HIV has changed, but social attitudes to the disease still remain mired in stigma
      Health

      Headlines calling HPV swabs “home smear tests” risk putting people off cervical screenings

      Alice Howarth - 25th February 2021 0
      When the media refers to new home swabs for HPV as "home smear test", they risk discouraging people from attending cervical screening
      Alternative Medicine

      When it comes to our health, doing nothing is often better than doing something wrong

      Natália Pasternak and Carlos Orsi - 19th February 2021 0
      Most of the time, being proactive can be a good thing, but when it comes to healthcare, doing nothing is better than doing something stupid.
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      Ancient Aliens

      Blackpool’s new ‘Chariots of the Gods’ park is sadly built on racist assumptions about the past

      Mark Horne - 24th February 2021 0
      By celebrating the long-debunked claims of Erich von Däniken, Blackpool's new entertainment park perpetuates deeply racist assumptions
      QAnon

      When predictions fail: UFO cults, QAnon and cognitive dissonance

      Chris French - 3rd February 2021 0
      When their predictions don't come true, cults are faced with a choice: accept reality, or rationalise the failure. Which road will Qanon take?
      Covid-19

      Pandemic prediction problems: meet the psychics who claim to have predicted COVID-19

      Brian Eggo - 21st January 2021 0
      Psychics and astrologers now claim to have successfully predicted the pandemic, here's what their 2020 predictions actually said
      Alternative Medicine

      Kardecism: the fringe spiritualist doctrine which became the soul of pseudoscience in Brazil

      Natália Pasternak and Carlos Orsi - 15th January 2021 0
      Kardecism - an 19th century off-shoot of spiritualism - found fertile ground in Brazil, and grew to wholly undermine trust in science and medicine.
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      Conspiracy Theories

      Can you recognise antisemitism when you see it? An interactive meme adventure

      Aaron Rabinowitz - 5th March 2021 0
      After Disney dropped one of their stars over antisemitic social media posts, we look at common problematic tropes in 'anti-globalist' imagery
      Conspiracy Theories

      How the conspiracy theorists behind the failed US coup settled on a new date: March 4th

      Thiago Vahia Malliagros - 3rd March 2021 0
      When the attempted coup of January 6th failed, supporters of Qanon picked up the Sovereign Citizen belief that the revolution would take place on March 4th
      Conspiracy Theories

      The carefully-woven conspiracy theories behind the attempted coup of January 6th

      Thiago Vahia Malliagros - 17th February 2021 0
      The forces that made the attempted coup of January 6th inevitable are still around - give them another spark and it will explode again.
      Conspiracy Theories

      Beware the ‘They’: once we believe in hidden, evil cabals, we can be convinced of anything

      Aaron Rabinowitz - 8th February 2021 0
      By blaming an unseen "They" for all that's wrong, conspiracy theories block any genuine skepticism - and that's what makes them so dangerous
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      Conspiracy Theories

      How the conspiracy theorists behind the failed US coup settled on a new date: March 4th

      Thiago Vahia Malliagros - 3rd March 2021 0
      When the attempted coup of January 6th failed, supporters of Qanon picked up the Sovereign Citizen belief that the revolution would take place on March 4th
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      When shows like Pod Save America run pseudoscience ads, they undermine their credibility

      Michael Marshall - 22nd February 2021 0
      Podcast hosts have a real intimacy with their listeners - that trust is eroded when they advertise snake oil supplements and pseudoscience
      Conspiracy Theories

      The carefully-woven conspiracy theories behind the attempted coup of January 6th

      Thiago Vahia Malliagros - 17th February 2021 0
      The forces that made the attempted coup of January 6th inevitable are still around - give them another spark and it will explode again.
      Skepticism

      Monkey Business: humans aren’t alone in recognising a good bargain

      Deborah Hyde - 15th February 2021 0
      Macaques have been observed trading tourists' possessions for food - showing humans aren't the only ones to understand good value
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      Health

      10 persistent HIV myths we need to move past to break the stigma of the disease

      Alice Howarth - 26th February 2021 0
      It's a Sin showed us how much our understanding of HIV has changed, but social attitudes to the disease still remain mired in stigma
      Science

      Toxoplasmosis: how worried should we be about the ‘mind-control parasite’ spread by cats?

      Lydia Hemus - 12th February 2021 0
      While TED talks and internet memes spread fears we're being mind-controlled by our feline friends, the reality might be somewhat less dramatic
      Climate Change

      A doomscrollers guide to climate hyperbole: countering the doomism of Deep Adaptation

      Ted Lefroy - 27th January 2021 0
      'Deep Adaptation' is a perfect example of how climate doomsayers and denialists both use similar methods to tilt reality in their favour
      Covid-19

      Is community testing the answer to managing the COVID-19 pandemic effectively?

      Alice Howarth - 25th January 2021 0
      Understanding the accuracy of PCR and Lateral Flow tests - and how they compare - is key in assessing the UK's community testing program
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