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From the archives: Carlos Castaneda and the Don Juan caper | Robert McGrath
23/06/2026

From the archives: Carlos Castaneda and the Don Juan caper | Robert McGrath

From the archives of March 1993, Robert McGrath reports on the the debunking of Carlos Castaneda’s shaman, “Don Juan”, as fiction

The Nobel Prize-winning scientists who ruined their legacies by staying alive | Tom Williamson
22/06/2026

The Nobel Prize-winning scientists who ruined their legacies by staying alive | Tom Williamson

History is replete with scientists whose brilliance won them a Nobel Prize – only to go on to tarnish their legacy by promoting quackery and pseudoscience.

The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 069Featuring articles from Sarah Hearne (September 2021), Dave Hahn (February 2022), Abi K...
19/06/2026

The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 069

Featuring articles from Sarah Hearne (September 2021), Dave Hahn (February 2022), Abi Kennedy (October 2025), and Al Isthifah Bin Mazlan (July 2024).

Featuring articles from Sarah Hearne (September 2021), Dave Hahn (February 2022), Abi Kennedy (October 2025), and Al Isthifah Bin Mazlan (July 2024).

The Odyssey of Helen’s skin colour: casting controversies and bad philology | Gabriel AndradeWe don't have to rewrite Gr...
19/06/2026

The Odyssey of Helen’s skin colour: casting controversies and bad philology | Gabriel Andrade

We don't have to rewrite Greek history to centre African influences in order to argue that a fictional character like Helen of Troy could be played by a black actor.

We don’t have to rewrite Greek history to centre African influences in order to argue that a fictional character like Helen of Troy could be played by a black actor.

AI needs to be regulated to ensure its benefits don't stay with the mega-rich | Graeme Morledge
17/06/2026

AI needs to be regulated to ensure its benefits don't stay with the mega-rich | Graeme Morledge

Regulating the Industrial Revolution didn’t stifle innovation, it ensured technology served the people – regulating Big Tech and AI can do the same today.

Mauro Proença | Autohemotherapy: blood pseudoscience with a Brazilian twist
15/06/2026

Mauro Proença | Autohemotherapy: blood pseudoscience with a Brazilian twist

Autohemotherapy, involving withdrawing blood from a vein and injecting it into a muscle, has been gaining followers in Brazil.

The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 068Featuring articles from Serdar Basegmez (February 2025), Sean Slater (February 2025), D...
12/06/2026

The Skeptic Podcast - Episode 068

Featuring articles from Serdar Basegmez (February 2025), Sean Slater (February 2025), Dave Hahn (May 2022), and Aaron Rabinowitz (April 2021).

Featuring articles from Serdar Basegmez (February 2025), Sean Slater (February 2025), Dave Hahn (May 2022), and Aaron Rabinowitz (April 2021).

Five "zombie facts" about history that we need to consign to the past | Sean Slater
12/06/2026

Five "zombie facts" about history that we need to consign to the past | Sean Slater

From Viking horns and dirty serfs to the plucky underdog role of Britain in World War II, history is replete with oft-repeated – but factually incorrect – myths.

Rio Vista: the first city to start, and then stop, water fluoridation | Dayton Murphy
10/06/2026

Rio Vista: the first city to start, and then stop, water fluoridation | Dayton Murphy

Rio Vista’s community water fluoridation was a great public health win – until it fell victim to a coordinated anti-fluoride campaign.

Tom Ruffles | From the archives: Skepticism, 1895 Style – A medium tries to convert the skeptics
09/06/2026

Tom Ruffles | From the archives: Skepticism, 1895 Style – A medium tries to convert the skeptics

From the archives, the 19th century medium Dr Louis Schlesinger meets his match in the form of skeptic Harry Warren.

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