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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 03/11/2023

Can we really identify the ancient disasters described in ancient myths? | Georgy Kurakin @KurakinEgor Scholars have tried to identify the events that inspired myths - populations migrate, stories change, and connection to real history may be long lost skeptic.org.uk/2023/11/can-we…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 01/11/2023

Bobi, the supposed ‘world’s oldest dog’ at 31, is little more than a shaggy dog story | Danny Chambers @Dannyvet skeptic.org.uk/2023/11/bobi-t…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 31/10/2023

A half term holiday adventure around Manchester’s allegedly “most haunted” locations | Mark Horne Paranormal tourism is back in fashion, though a trip around Manchester's supposedly most haunted locations failed to reveal anything remotely uncanny skeptic.org.uk/2023/10/a-half…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 30/10/2023

The recent Glasgow Low Emission Zone protest turned out to be more of a ‘low information zone’ | Brian Eggo @BrianEggo skeptic.org.uk/2023/10/the-re…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 27/10/2023

Andrew Bridgen’s debate on Covid vaccine deaths: skewed statistics, but no substance | Michael Marshall Andrew Bridgen MP promised an honest parliamentary debate on excess deaths since the Covid vaccine rollout - what he gave us was clearly not that. skeptic.org.uk/2023/10/andrew…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 25/10/2023

John Harvey Kellogg: the ‘Biologic Living’ theories of the inventor of corn flakes | Edzard Ernst @EdzardErnst Later famous for his cereal invention, John Harvey Kellogg was a religious zealot, eugenicist, and highly prominent early 20th Century quack skeptic.org.uk/2023/10/john-h…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 23/10/2023

Advocacy for Alleged Witches: African skepticism in action | Leo Igwe @LeoIgwe The Western notion of "magical Africa" has become a liability - as we seen from accusations of witchcraft, and their deadly consequences#Africa #Witchcraft #Skeptic skeptic.org.uk/2023/10/advoca…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 18/08/2021

Today's article "Coming to terms: the words believers, skeptics and the general public use differently" is the latest to feature illustrations from our resident skeptical illustrator, @kemp_matt skeptic.org.uk/2021/08/coming…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 19/07/2021

When conspiracy theorists who doubt whether the virus is even real (and even more troubling groups than that) consider your website such a valuable resource that they add it to their list of automated recommendations, you are not at that point a skeptic.

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 19/07/2021

And as a spoiler for part II of @MrMMarsh’s investigation into the White Rose, here’s the admin bot of the White Rose - the covid denying conspiracy group - recommending the now-Daily Sceptic as a reliable resource on the ‘virus’. Part I is here: skeptic.org.uk/2021/07/inside…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 30/12/2020

How to spot medical misinformation in a pandemic: our top 10 tips | Brian Eggo and Matt Kemp @BrianEggo @kemp_matt skeptic.org.uk/2020/12/how-to…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 11/12/2020

Rebecca Fox... On the edge| Rebecca Fox @RebeccaOnPaper skeptic.org.uk/2020/12/rebecc…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 20/11/2020

If you've been enjoying our skeptical analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since our re-launch at the start of September, you can support us with a voluntary subscription: patreon.com/theskeptic

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 12/11/2020

Rebecca Fox on… Social Media | Rebecca Fox @RebeccaOnPaper skeptic.org.uk/2020/11/rebecc…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 22/10/2020

What James Randi meant to me: Chris French reflects on the passing of The Amazing Randi | Professor Chris French @chriscfrench skeptic.org.uk/2020/10/what-j…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 16/10/2020

Interpretive Drift is a term used by cultural anthropologists to describe how people come to their beliefs - often without conscious deliberation. @RebeccaOnPaper skeptic.org.uk/2020/10/interp…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 16/10/2020

Rebecca Fox on… Interpretative Drift @RebeccaOnPaper skeptic.org.uk/2020/10/interp…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 06/05/2020

The winner of 2019's @rdfrs award from @center4inquiry was @rickygervais. Eds. @chriscfrench & @jourdemayne were delighted to produce the event in London's East End. Video is now available to all. Hosted by @RichardWiseman. Photo by @davethedrummer centerforinquiry.org/ricky-gervais-…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 19/03/2020

Conway Hall is one of the UK's national treasures, the home of freethinking & independent thought events since 1929. It is one of a kind & it needs our support to get through these strange times. Will you donate? conwayhall.ticketsolve.com/products/donat…

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 11/01/2020

Just back from the memorial to Donald Rooum who so generously contributed work to the magazine for years. What a full life, and what a wonderful man. You are missed, Donald.

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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 31/10/2019

In London on Monday and like UFO stuff? @chriscfrench will discuss whether aliens are visiting us, whether people are being abducted by them, & whether sinister cross-breeding projects to produce human-alien hybrids exist. uk.funzing.com/funz/-a-skepti…

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