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The Skeptic Expert skeptical analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal, since 19

The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 046Featuring articles from Aaron Rabinowitz (Dec 2020), Alice Howarth (Dec 2020), Deborah ...
09/01/2026

The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 046

Featuring articles from Aaron Rabinowitz (Dec 2020), Alice Howarth (Dec 2020), Deborah Hyde (Jan2011), and Michael Marshall (May 2024).

Featuring articles from Aaron Rabinowitz (December 2020), Alice Howarth (December 2020), Deborah Hyde (January 2011), and Michael Marshall (May 2024).

Putin's pseudoscience is not an aberration, but a way of understanding the world in which science becomes yet another fi...
09/01/2026

Putin's pseudoscience is not an aberration, but a way of understanding the world in which science becomes yet another field of geopolitical confrontation.

Putin’s pseudoscience is not an aberration, but a way of understanding the world in which science becomes yet another field of geopolitical confrontation.

Alastair Lichten | Camp Quest UK returns, offering a secular space for families to explore
08/01/2026

Alastair Lichten | Camp Quest UK returns, offering a secular space for families to explore

Camp Quest UK provides a freethinking niche for those who may not fit in traditional summer camps, to ask big, small and weird questions.

Amid media panics around mysterious drones in the sky, researchers tested whether pilots could tell a nearby drone from ...
07/01/2026

Amid media panics around mysterious drones in the sky, researchers tested whether pilots could tell a nearby drone from a distant plane.

Amid media panics around mysterious drones in the sky, researchers tested whether pilots could tell a nearby drone from a distant plane.

Andrew Belsey | From the archives: Reason, Science and the New Demonology
06/01/2026

Andrew Belsey | From the archives: Reason, Science and the New Demonology

From the archives in 1992, Andrew Belsey examines whether the revivial in belief in angels, demons and spirits is fundamentally unreasonable

Michael Marshall | How did psychics fare with their predictions for 2025?
05/01/2026

Michael Marshall | How did psychics fare with their predictions for 2025?

Every new year, the media features predictions for psychics for the year ahead – and every year, those predictions underwhelm of fail.

The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 045Featuring articles from Michael Marshall (May 2023), Chris French (January 2004), Sarah...
02/01/2026

The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 045

Featuring articles from Michael Marshall (May 2023), Chris French (January 2004), Sarah Hearne (January 2022), and Hayley Stevens (October 2020).

Featuring articles from Michael Marshall (May 2023), Chris French (January 2004), Sarah Hearne (January 2022), and Hayley Stevens (October 2020).

The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 044Featuring articles from Dave Hahn (March 2024), Peter Brookesmith (April 2006), Michael...
26/12/2025

The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 044

Featuring articles from Dave Hahn (March 2024), Peter Brookesmith (April 2006), Michael Marshall (October 2022), and Paul Duncan McGarrity (December 2020).

Featuring articles from Dave Hahn (March 2024), Peter Brookesmith (April 2006), Michael Marshall (October 2022), and Paul Duncan McGarrity (December 2020).

The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 043Featuring articles from Michael Marshall (March 2022), Steve Donnelly (April 2002), Mic...
19/12/2025

The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 043

Featuring articles from Michael Marshall (March 2022), Steve Donnelly (April 2002), Michael Marshall (March 2022), and Toby Howard (December 1989).

Featuring articles from Michael Marshall (March 2022), Steve Donnelly (April 2002), Michael Marshall (March 2022), and Toby Howard (December 1989).

Why I don’t believe in… BigfootBigfoot may be the most enduring pop culture cryptid, but its appeal owes more to folklor...
19/12/2025

Why I don’t believe in… Bigfoot

Bigfoot may be the most enduring pop culture cryptid, but its appeal owes more to folklore, hoaxes and the will to believe than any reliable evidence...

Bigfoot may be the most enduring pop culture cryptid, but its appeal owes more to folklore, hoaxes and the will to believe than any reliable evidence

Hayley Stevens | In the face of AI-driven encyclopedias, cherish Wikipedia – and original sources
18/12/2025

Hayley Stevens | In the face of AI-driven encyclopedias, cherish Wikipedia – and original sources

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

A materialistic online culture that prioritises possessions and wealth misses what truly makes us happy and fulfilled – ...
17/12/2025

A materialistic online culture that prioritises possessions and wealth misses what truly makes us happy and fulfilled – prosocial behaviour

A materialistic online culture that prioritises possessions and wealth misses what truly makes us happy and fulfilled – prosocial behaviour

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