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Wielding the Rusty Razor
So, Ive been thinking about the history of The Skeptic's Rusty Razor award for pseudoscience.

Chris Gyford
Nov 18, 20202 min read


Leapin' and Hoppin' on a Moonshadow
So, I've been thinking about the photo and video evidence for and against the Moon landing hoax.

Chris Gyford
Nov 12, 20202 min read


Look! Up in the Sky!
So, I've been thinking about what is actually up there.

Chris Gyford
Nov 12, 20202 min read


Why You Gotta Be So Mean?
How the cyclical nature of everything from sports performances to medical conditions results in regression to the mean.

Chris Gyford
Nov 5, 20202 min read


Happy Birthday, Harold Davenport!
How the high probability of so-called coincidences occurring can be explained by the law of large numbers.

Chris Gyford
Nov 5, 20202 min read


World's Most Convincing Haunted Photo: Prof. Richard Wiseman and Ash Pryce’s Bizarre Choice
So, I've been thinking about what was behind the bizarre choice in our dear friends' recent media appearance.

Chris Gyford
Oct 31, 20202 min read


There's Nothing Natural about Getting a Medical Degree
So, I've been thinking about naturopathy and its fallacious appeal to nature.

Chris Gyford
Oct 29, 20202 min read


'Tis the Season for Something Insidious
So, I've been thinking about what lies beneath the spooky season stories in the press.

Chris Gyford
Oct 29, 20202 min read


I'm a Conspiracy Theorist, But That's OK
So, I've been thinking about my own conspiritorial beliefs and the control I have over them.

Chris Gyford
Oct 24, 20202 min read


Prof. Edzard Ernst's Very Strange Story
So, I've been thinking about the real reason behind our dear friend Prof. Edzard Ernst's recent unexpected media appearance.

Chris Gyford
Oct 24, 20202 min read


QAnon, #SaveTheChildren & Conspiracy Theory Extremeness
When encountering a conspiracy theory for the first time it’s easy to dismiss it as silly and to wonder how anyone could buy into such obvio

Chris Gyford
Oct 18, 20202 min read


Arguments Against the Kalam Cosmological Argument
If you are anything like me, and the vast majority of the country, you are now no doubt stuck at home for the foreseeable future while we...

RabbitPirate
Mar 25, 202021 min read


Reaching New Depths
It's 2020 and Gwyneth Paltrow is back pushing pseudoscience again, and this time Netflix are lending a hand.

RabbitPirate
Jan 8, 20202 min read


Mock Less Monster: In Defence of the "Real" Nessie
The Nessie story is not a hoax, and if you have some minutes to spare so I can explain why, then I need about treefiddy.

Chris Gyford
Sep 17, 20193 min read


Playing Games on World Cancer Day
Let's enjoy a few rounds of pseudoscience bingo to "celebrate" World Cancer Day 2019.

Chris Gyford
Jul 15, 20198 min read


Is it reasonable to believe that which is true?
As with most of my blog posts the inspiration for this one comes from me watching, or in this case re-watching, a video on YouTube. In...

RabbitPirate
Jul 11, 20196 min read


Books are not evidence
Yes I know, that is something of a clickbaity title. I will also admit that I fully expect you to either disagree with me entirely on...

RabbitPirate
Jun 28, 20197 min read


Is it reasonable to believe that...
So I recently watched a YouTube debate between Matt Dillahunty, atheist and magician, and Mike Winger, associate pastor at Hosanna...

RabbitPirate
Apr 29, 20195 min read


The Momo Challenge "Hoax"
The other day one of my work colleagues, like many parents across the country, received a disturbing email from his child's school: "We...

RabbitPirate
Mar 1, 20197 min read


Super Blood Wolf Moon over Washington
I am reliably informed that any connection between the moon and lunacy is purely etymological[i][ii] and yet the so-called Super Blood...

Chris Gyford
Jan 23, 20196 min read








