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Expert skeptical analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal, since 1987. Reason with compassion.

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The Daily Mail guide to twisting the facts on vehicle emissions - The Skeptic
A study on emissions in London drove positive headlines, but the Daily Mail used all of their creativity to spin it into a political attack
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January 14, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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From the archives: The Science of Miracles and the many sides of nature - The Skeptic
From the archives in 1992, Eric Stockton, former editor of The Scottish Humanist, looks at modern science, and what constitutes a miracle
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January 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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The Humanist Enabling Life Project – supporting victims of sharia attacks - The Skeptic
The Humanist Enabling Life Project is a compassionate response to Sharia amputations, murder, and other faith-based abuses in Nigeria.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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The publisher of "Skeptic Magazine" thinks if you get murdered by agents of the government in the act of protest, it's your fault for just not staying home.
January 10, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 046 - The Skeptic
Featuring articles from Aaron Rabinowitz (Dec 2020), Alice Howarth (Dec 2020), Deborah Hyde (Jan2011), and Michael Marshall (May 2024).
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January 9, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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Vladimir Putin's insistence on pseudoscience is more than just propaganda - The Skeptic
Putin's pseudoscience is not an aberration, but an illustration of how he sees science as yet another field of geopolitical confrontation.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Camp Quest UK returns, offering a secular space for families to explore - The Skeptic
Camp Quest UK provides a freethinking niche for those who may not fit in traditional summer camps, to ask big, small and weird questions.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Putting things into perspective: the fallibility of expert drone spotters - The Skeptic
Amid media panics around mysterious drones in the sky, researchers tested whether pilots could tell a nearby drone from a distant plane.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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From the archives: Reason, Science and the New Demonology - The Skeptic
From the archives in 1992, Andrew Belsey examines whether the revivial in belief in angels, demons and spirits is fundamentally unreasonable
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January 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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How did psychics fare with their predictions for 2025? - The Skeptic
Every new year, the media features predictions for psychics for the year ahead - and every year, those predictions underwhelm of fail.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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Ghost Geek (n.) one who writes rational commentary on the spooky parts of life, culture, and the media. Click to read The Ghost Geek, by Hayley Stevens, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscri...
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January 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 045 - The Skeptic
Featuring articles from Michael Marshall (May 2023), Chris French (January 2004), Sarah Hearne (January 2022), and Hayley Stevens (October 2020).
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January 2, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 044 - The Skeptic
Featuring articles from Dave Hahn (March 2024), Peter Brookesmith (April 2006), Michael Marshall (October 2022), and Paul Duncan McGarrity (December 2020).
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December 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Gerson Support Group cancer 'cure' charity removed from register by Charity Commission
Last week, the Charity Commission announced that the Gerson Support Group had been removed from the charity register. The Gerson Support Group (GSG), which has subsequently close its website and...
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December 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 043 - The Skeptic
Featuring articles from Michael Marshall (March 2022), Steve Donnelly (April 2002), Michael Marshall (March 2022), and Toby Howard (December 1989).
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December 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Why I don't believe in… Bigfoot - The Skeptic
Bigfoot is an enduring pop culture cryptid, but its appeal owes more to folklore, hoaxes and the will to believe than reliable evidence
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December 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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In the face of AI-driven encyclopedias, cherish Wikipedia – and original sources - The Skeptic
As Elon Musk continues to push his 'anti-woke' version of Wikipedia, we need to protect what's true, and question which sources we trust
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December 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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In a culture of materialism, The Emperor’s New Clothes have designer labels - The Skeptic
A materialistic online culture that prioritises possessions and wealth misses what truly makes us happy and fulfilled – prosocial behaviour
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December 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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From the archives: Chapman Cohen – the Freethinker - The Skeptic
From the archives in 1992, Ean Wood remembers Chapman Cohen, an iconoclast of the growing freethought movement
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December 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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How word games and folk etymology feed into fringe beliefs - The Skeptic
A common thread among pseudoscientists is to purport to tell you what words REALLY mean - except, they're almost always wrong
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December 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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The Skeptic Podcast – Episode 042

Featuring articles from Natalia Pasternack (July 2021), Jean Dorricott (May 1990), Michael Marshall (February 2022), and Ada McVean (September 2022).

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The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 042 - The Skeptic
Featuring articles from Natalia Pasternack (July 2021), Jean Dorricott (May 1990), Michael Marshall (February 2022), and Ada McVean (September 2022).
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December 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 042 - The Skeptic
Featuring articles from Natalia Pasternack (July 2021), Jean Dorricott (May 1990), Michael Marshall (February 2022), and Ada McVean (September 2022).
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December 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Encouraging non-belief and activism against witch hunts in black communities - The Skeptic
Leo Igwe, director of the Advocacy for Alleged Witches, reports from Black Nonbelievers Seacon 2025, on encouraging non-belief in Nigeria
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December 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Physiotherapy is almost as pseudoscientific as osteopathy and chiropractic - The Skeptic
Many who rightly turn their nose up at chiropractic don't realise much of 'mainstream' physiotherapy is just as flimsy in its evidence base
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December 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Is the 10,000 steps goal a fitness fact or merely a marketing myth? - The Skeptic
With wearable fitness trackers, more and more people are striving to hit their 10,000 steps per day – but is it an evidence-based goal?
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December 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM