From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.On this episode: How to spot medical misinformation in a pandemic, by Brian Eggo & Matt Kemp, from December 2020Therapy on tap: Thought Field Therapy offfers superficial solutions to deep disturbances, by Peter Panayi, from November 2020Could ASMR be a possible explanation for some new age and spiritual experiences?, by Mark Horne, from March 2024Real in what sense?, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from November 2020Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
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Episode #007
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.On this episode: Ethics for Skeptics, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from September 2020Brazil's government throw their weight behind Creationism and Intelligent Design, by Carlos Orsi and Natália Pasternak, from November 2020When it comes to science, the standard has to be truth and accuracy - not false balance, by Hayley Stevens, from September 2024I'll take the COVID-19 vaccine, and here's why I'm telling you, by Matthew Reynolds, from January 2021Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
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Episode #006
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.On this episode: When you understand 5G technology, the conspiracy theories simply don’t add up, by Sean Slater, from November 2020How to start having better arguments, according to the evidence, by Mark Horne & Matt Kemp, from November 2020"But it's just a joke!": why comedy's right to offend doesn't include the right to harm, by Brian Eggo, from August 2024Has the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an increase in ghostly encounters?, by Chris French, from October 2020Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
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Episode #005
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Conspiracy theories around the ‘feminisation’ of Western men shield believers from examining their own prejudices, by Thiago Vahia, from April 2021By invoking 'Spirit of the Blitz' nostalgia, we do a disservice to what was achieved on the home front, by Victoria Stiles, from October 2020The wealthy, conservative American Christian groups pushing anti-abortion protests in the UK, by Michael Marshall, from September 2024Institute of Biomedical Science falls for the Traditional Chinese Medicine hype, by Brian Eggo, from October 2020Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
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Episode #004
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode:Headlines calling HPV swabs “home smear tests” risk putting people off cervical screenings, by Alice Howarth, from February 2021Rectal ozone therapy: Brazil’s latest COVID-19 pseudoscience, by Carlos Orsi and Natália Pasternak, from October 2020The “child identifies as wolf” story was only ever about bullying, not ‘species confusion’, by Brian Eggo, from October 2024Anti-fluoride activists may disagree, but fluoridation is social justice in dental care, by Shaun Sellars, from October 2020Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
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