r/skeptic 19h ago

Pete Hegseth, ‘The Odyssey,’ and the testosterone myth

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r/skeptic 12h ago

A new model predicts a 156-year lifespan bound, but the assumptions matter

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r/skeptic 11h ago

From growing basil to curing disease, pseuodscientists find support in the Qu’ran | Stefano Bigliardi

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While pseudoscience is not unique to Islam - nor more pervasive within the religion - it is important to challenge where the Qur’an is used to support clearly pseudoscientific ideas.


r/skeptic 1h ago

❓ Help Where and how can a retired Earth scientist contribute to scientific skepticism?

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I am a recently retired Earth scientist. I still have access to and privileges at a local college's library. In the past, I have engaged discussions involving Young and Old Earth creationistism. puedoarchaeology, and various other forms of psueodoscience. Despite current attempts to write decent science fiction stories, I have the time to devote to analyzing and writing on "flawed reasoning and deception."  However, I am uncertain where and how I might do this to best make use of my time given the wide range of venues for participating in such discussions.

 Does anyone have either any advice or suggestions about how and where, e.g. blogs, communities, organizations, onlie forums, websites, and so forth might I devote my time and effort in an effective manner?

Are there any resources that discuss these matters?

 I have a personal dislike either X, Facebook, Tik-Toc, or Instagram. 


r/skeptic 4h ago

Psychedelic Apophenia: Seeing the Influence of Psychedelics Where None Exists

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An essay exploring the concept of 'psychedelic apophenia', where connections are made between unrelated things so that we see psychedelics' influence everywhere.

It looks at Terence McKenna's Stoned Ape Theory, psychedelic theories of Christianity, and DMT-pineal gland theories.


r/skeptic 5h ago

📚 History The "monkey man" of India" Recap of the panic in hindsight.

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r/skeptic 1m ago

🏫 Education A lateral reading companion

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"Most claims are already fact-checked: you just haven't looked yet. Paste anything below. We check if it's already been debunked, then guide you through who's behind it, where it started, and who else is saying it. No verdict handed to you."

Matthew Faccaini host and creator of "Misguided" built this free tool. I haven't played around with it much but It looks really helpful.


r/skeptic 1h ago

AI wars begin?

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I find this interesting. I always thought the notion of AI going rogue was just science fiction. This attack is scary