The Skeptic

08/11/2024

When it comes to 'Blue Zones' - higher clusters of people over the age of 100 - the answer is typically not about health, but rather admin...

When it comes to ‘Blue Zones’ – higher clusters of people over the age of 100 – the answer is typically not about health, but rather admin

06/11/2024

The idea that the colour of a pill influences what placebo response you get is based on a succession of badly designed or badly interpreted trials...

The idea that the colour of a pill influences what placebo response you get is based on a succession of badly designed or badly interpreted trials

05/11/2024

In response to a recent article in The Skeptic, Professor Sander van der Linden argues that there is value and validity to the misinformation-as-virus analogy...

In response to a recent article in The Skeptic, Professor Sander van der Linden argues that there is value and validity to the misinformation-as-virus analogy

04/11/2024

Ahead of the the American election, there are millions of Americans who still refuse to accept the results of 2020, fed by lies from the misleading film, 2000 Mules...

Ahead of the the American election, there are millions of Americans who still refuse to accept the results of 2020, fed by lies from the misleading film, 2000 Mules

30/10/2024

Wim Hof has developed a cult following among wellness influencers for his extreme tales of endurance, but his icy legend somewhat melts under scrutiny...

Wim Hof has developed a cult following among wellness influencers for his extreme tales of endurance, but his icy legend somewhat melts under scrutiny

29/10/2024

From the archives in 1990, Mike Howgate on the British Museum's exhibition of fakery, from the Cottingley fairies to the "true cross"...

From the archives in 1990, Mike Howgate on the British Museum’s exhibition of fakery, from the Cottingley fairies to the “true cross”

28/10/2024

Menstrual masking - or using period blood as a beauty product - is just the latest in a line of dubious wellness trends based on the body's waste products...

Menstrual masking – or using period blood as a beauty product – is just the latest in a line of dubious wellness trends based on the body’s waste products

22/10/2024

From the archives in 1990, Dave Love explains the physics of gyroscopes after a scientific paper claimed the devices could generate lift...

From the archives in 1990, Dave Love explains the physics of gyroscopes after a scientific paper claimed the devices could generate lift

21/10/2024

Based on the now-discredited teachings of Sigmund Freud, psychoanalysis quickly took on all the trappings of a cult, complete with infallible, abusive leaders...

Based on the now-discredited teachings of Sigmund Freud, psychoanalysis quickly took on all the trappings of a cult, complete with infallible, abusive leaders

19/10/2024

Dr Flint Dibble, an archaeologist who appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast to debate and debunk Graham Hancock's lost city of Atlantis claims, has received the 2024 Ockham Award for Skeptical Activism.

19/10/2024

Twitter owner Elon Musk has beaten Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett to the Rusty Razor award for worst pseudoscience of 2024

Twitter owner Elon Musk has beaten Dragon’s Den star Steven Bartlett to the Rusty Razor award for worst pseudoscience of 2024

18/10/2024

In ‘Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism’, Yanis Varoufakis gives a whistlestop tour of economic history and where capitalism went wrong...

In ‘Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism’, Yanis Varoufakis gives a whistlestop tour of economic history and where capitalism went wrong

17/10/2024

Viral claims suggest a new way to give your skin that sun-kissed glow: eating so many carrots you turn orange from carotenosis....

Viral claims suggest a new way to give your skin that sun-kissed glow: eating so many carrots you turn orange from carotenosis.

16/10/2024

Fad diets and dubious claims about nutrition have always been popular, but with social media, avoiding bad food advice seems harder than ever...

Fad diets and dubious claims about nutrition have always been popular, but with social media, avoiding bad food advice seems harder than ever

15/10/2024

From the archives in 1990, Jean Dorricott on bringing a little skepticism to her local paranormal evening class...

From the archives in 1990, Jean Dorricott on bringing a little skepticism to her local paranormal evening class

14/10/2024

The 2024 US election campaign has illustrated the ongoing influence of 'high weirdness' in the MAGA movement and modern conservatism...

The 2024 US election campaign has illustrated the ongoing influence of ‘high weirdness’ in the MAGA movement and modern conservatism

11/10/2024

A Scottish child created a wolf 'persona' in order to cope with severe bullying and, as a result, ended up being bullied by the national media...

A Scottish child created a wolf ‘persona’ in order to cope with severe bullying and, as a result, ended up being bullied by the national media

10/10/2024

Floral alchemy: the even stranger Brazilian cousin of Bach Flower Remedies | Mauro Proença

Endorsed by the São Paulo city government, floral alchemy claims to be able to heal based on vibrational energy derived from lunar cycles