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The Skeptic is the UK's longest-running publication offering skeptical analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal.
The Skeptic
2d ago
Portraying misinformation as a virus assumes we're all equally susceptible, and risks distracting us from solutions to the problem it poses
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The Skeptic
4d ago
Despite the marketing claims, research has found no evidence to suggest at-home microbiome tests offer reliable health insights
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The Skeptic
5d ago
From the archives in 1990, Tom Ruffles asks whether the UFOs seen over Russia were alien visitors taking advantage of glasnost
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The Skeptic
6d ago
"Woman arrested for praying" is the latest in a string of legal cases used by US conservative Christian organisations to fight against progress in the UK
The post The wealthy, conservative American Christian groups pushing anti-abortion protests in the UK appeared first on The Skeptic ..read more
The Skeptic
1w ago
Gacha video games - where players pay real money for a chance at winning digital items - are a poorly regulated space that can become as exploitative as gambling
The post Are ‘gacha’ games and loot boxes merely gambling in disguise? appeared first on The Skeptic ..read more
The Skeptic
1w ago
Professors seek the truth, and the truth is something that politicians like JD Vance fear, because it can reveal their agenda as being fascist.
The post JD Vance is right – for anti-intellectuals like him, the professors are the enemy appeared first on The Skeptic ..read more
The Skeptic
2w ago
A modern take on the Spirit Box, the Estes Method is similarly doomed to fail, as long as ghost hunters continue to put their biases ahead of the science
The post The Estes method is an update to the ghost hunter’s Spirit Box, with all the same flaws appeared first on The Skeptic ..read more
The Skeptic
2w ago
Beloved by conspiracy theorists, Med Beds are claimed to be able to cure all manner of ailments using unspecified energetic forces... and empty promises
The post Med Beds: the futuristic health devices promising to cure you with undefined energy appeared first on The Skeptic ..read more
The Skeptic
2w ago
Recent headlines claim we 'finally know' how placebos work, thanks to a trial that is little more than Pavlovian conditioning. No wonder the public is confused
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The Skeptic
3w ago
Just because some people will discriminate against others due to their appearance and racial identity, that doesn't make the notion of 'biological race' true.
The post Racism is a real phenomenon, but that doesn’t mean that the idea of “biological race” is real appeared first on The Skeptic ..read more