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Social media debates that use concerns over halal and kosher practices as a proxy for prejudice do nothing to further the cause of animal welfare. The post The online debate about halal and kosher meat uses animal welfare as a political weapon appeared first on The Skeptic .
From the archives of July 1993, Toby Howard reports from a North Yorkshire field trip to a tomb and a temple. The post From the archives: Psychic Diary – Two North Yorkshire oddities appeared first on The Skeptic .
Science has long understood the dangers of attributing false causality, developing tools like Koch's Postulates and the Bradford Hill Criteria to avoid it. The post Causality: how to prove it scientifically, and why it matters appeared first on The Skeptic .
Featuring articles from Brian Eggo (September 2020), Robyn Lowe (April 2022), Aaron Rabinowitz (February 2022), and Alice Howarth (May 2022). The post The Skeptic Podcast – Episode 077 appeared first on The Skeptic .
Climate change deniers like the Daily Sceptic are working overtime to downplay the UK's unprecedented series of heatwaves. The post Even amid extreme heatwaves, well-funded climate change deniers continue to spread doubt appeared first on The Skeptic .
Nominations for the 2026 Ockham Awards are now open, with our annual award for Skeptical Activism and our Rusty Razor award for pseudoscience. The post The Ockham Awards 2026: recognising the best in skepticism, and the worst in pseudoscience appeared first on The Skeptic .
At its best, jargon allows for the clear and concise communication of ideas and concepts; at its worst, it can be used to obscure and confuse. The post When it comes to jargon, it should only ever be about using the right tool for the right job appeared first on The Skeptic .
From the archives of July 1993, David Bradbury on the experiments which claimed to show neural networks were capable of producing NDEs. The post From the archives: Neural Networks and NDEs – Can a computer have a near-death experience? appeared first on The Skeptic .
The desire for immortality is as old as humanity; it's no surprise so many pseudoscientists and tech gurus have promised to hold back death. The post The immortality cult, cryonics, and the Arizona way of death appeared first on The Skeptic .
Featuring articles from Marnell Esmilla (June 2021), Anonymous (November 2023), Chris French (February 2021), and Alfie Hoar (March 2023). The post The Skeptic Podcast – Episode 076 appeared first on The Skeptic .
