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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · Nov 13

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 18h

The Skeptic Podcast: Episode #033 - The Skeptic

Featuring articles from Brian Eggo (August 2022), Lee Traynor (April 2006), Wendy Grossman (October 1989), and Thiago Vahia (March 2023).

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 19h

Stefan Lanka, virus denialism, and proving science in the courtroom - The Skeptic

Controversial German virologist Stefan Lanka challenged scientists to prove viruses are real, which made it all the way to the German courts.

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 2d

Ultramarathon runners and cancer risk – results from a preliminary study - The Skeptic

A preliminary study suggests a correlation between ultramarathons and higher bowel cancer risk, but we should be cautious about what it means

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 3d

Wendy Grossman remembers the late TV presenter John Stapleton - The Skeptic

After the death of TV presenter John Stapleton, former editor of The Skeptic Wendy Grossman reflects on meeting Stapleton on air in 1992

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 4d

Nibiru and Planet Nine – have scientists found the home of the Annunaki? - The Skeptic

Claims that we have found "Planet Nine" – and that it might be Niburu, home of the Anunnaki – owe more to science fiction than to reality

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 7d

The Skeptic Podcast: Episode #032 - The Skeptic

Featuring articles from Kat Ford (March 2023), Ray Hyman (April 2012), Brian Eggo (September 2022), and Chris French (September 2021).

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 7d

Beware the groups who use edge cases and social norms to curtail free speech - The Skeptic

Charlie Kirk was a poster boy for a movement that pays lip service to free speech while bullying and intimidating critics into silence

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 9d

The March for Life conference showed the US influence on UK anti-abortion groups - The Skeptic

March for Life's 2025 "pro-life" conference sought to send the message that they're confident abortion will not be decriminalised in the UK

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 10d

From the archives: The Silver Man 'alien' photo is merely retouched reality - The Skeptic

From the archives in 1992, Ole Henningsen explains how "The silver man", a famous picture of an ‘alien', is a simple hoax

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 11d

Peter Thiel’s Antichrist: when apocalyptic myths meet Silicon Valley - The Skeptic

Influential Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel has been increasingly talking about the Antichrist, but is he just being metaphorical?

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 14d

The Skeptic Podcast: Episode #031 - The Skeptic

Featuring articles from Brian Eggo (May 2022), Wendy Grossman (January 2011), Thiago Vahia (February 2023) and Mark Horne (September 20223).

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 14d

Can taking in polarised news sources help us navigate complex media stories? - The Skeptic

Ground News promises to help us get to truth by accessing a wider set of viewpoints – but truth isn't always found at the mid-point of two extremes

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 15d

Why is Tesco's free recipe magazine telling me about the health benefits of sea moss? - The Skeptic

When even supermarket recipe magazines are leading with health tips about sea moss, we need to stop treating wellness claims as "content"

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 16d

The Werther effect: a recipe for a 21st-century Children’s Crusade - The Skeptic

When the media sensationalise the risk of suicide, they run the risk of creating a self-fulfilling prophecy – known as the Werther effect

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 17d

From the archives: A look at paranormal trends in the Soviet Union | Tim Axon

From the archives in 1992, Tim Axon looks at how paranormal beliefs flourished in the the former Soviet Union.

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