2026-07-29T11:23:43Z https://njump.me The Skeptic magazine https://njump.me/npub1lm30sv2g47xpdwk66fc5q8wzap7eh6amvrl4ze4lmsxmk8xpr0usd4jd4u https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/109/398/950/639/716/336/original/64e9af0e8a67fc40.png https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/109/398/950/639/716/336/original/64e9af0e8a67fc40.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxs2sqkpzu9wtgcwxv9uwlr32y27quc020p4s8g2nx53d7kerswkszyrlw97p3fzhcc946mtf8zsqact58mxlthds075txhlwqmwcucydlj0grax2 Mike Hall | Adult movies were not the reason Betamax really lost the video wars<br/><br/><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2026/07/adult-movies-were-not-the-reason-betamax-really-lost-the-video-wars/">https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2026/07/adult-movies-were-not-the-reason-betamax-really-lost-the-video-wars/</a> 2026-07-06T09:03:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswl32e6zy023xf5dapr5nlka986v08ejas3ez80zfff4s6laa34xczyrlw97p3fzhcc946mtf8zsqact58mxlthds075txhlwqmwcucydljcvw506 Have you got something interesting, counter-intuitive, or analytical to share? 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Here&#39;s how you can pitch articles to The Skeptic: <a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/about/write-for-us/">https://www.skeptic.org.uk/about/write-for-us/</a> 2026-06-26T11:00:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs25mzrxku0z6cmsl75dxwk9luqmzfvxmyt3pj36px70nl3hehp0rszyrlw97p3fzhcc946mtf8zsqact58mxlthds075txhlwqmwcucydlj3ddasd For all the claims of governments and Big Tech, cybersecurity is far from scientific<br/><br/>Rather than accept at face value claims that cybersecurity measures will make us safer and more secure, we need to ask for proof before we hand over our data.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2026/04/for-all-the-claims-of-governments-and-big-tech-cybersecurity-is-far-from-scientific/">https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2026/04/for-all-the-claims-of-governments-and-big-tech-cybersecurity-is-far-from-scientific/</a><br/><br/>#Technology<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/475/850/816/892/229/original/d987c214fbdc8d32.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-27T09:00:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg9l82wv0mvnda57tx0sgarc7hyamsnq7n6xps2uuls47wudgfv9qzyrlw97p3fzhcc946mtf8zsqact58mxlthds075txhlwqmwcucydljvamep5 Rights over regulation? The moral case against legalised snake oil<br/><br/>Whenever the regulation of pseudoscience is raised, we can reliably expect to hear the same objections – none of which justifies deceiving vulnerable people<br/><br/><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2026/03/rights-over-regulation-the-moral-case-against-legalised-snake-oil/">https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2026/03/rights-over-regulation-the-moral-case-against-legalised-snake-oil/</a><br/><br/>#AlternativeMedicine #Philosophy<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/170/320/511/145/526/original/cdec3c120f4ed104.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-04T10:00:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs092u5a58e8xjzny80kse4h6f4yz3q692ea5qqrjmnj37k93n4nwgzyrlw97p3fzhcc946mtf8zsqact58mxlthds075txhlwqmwcucydljrgl3ch Moderating social media: hate is the name of the business<br/><br/>In their relentless drive for attention and engagement, social media sites have recognised that outrage and anger are the key to keeping people posting<br/><br/><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/12/moderating-social-media-hate-is-the-name-of-the-business/">https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/12/moderating-social-media-hate-is-the-name-of-the-business/</a><br/><br/>#Technology<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/643/725/843/369/470/original/d9b0381b87523f4d.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-01T10:00:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstc9vkd09vtx369gjq5gp4hcfv286mq5yx43l7j23vffusepv4xzczyrlw97p3fzhcc946mtf8zsqact58mxlthds075txhlwqmwcucydljv5kxwp What little you know about Jack the Ripper’s victims is almost certainly wrong<br/><br/>Despite all of the sensationalised coverage of the murders of Jack the Ripper, his victims are seldom more than an afterthought in history<br/><br/><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/11/what-little-you-know-about-jack-the-rippers-victims-is-almost-certainly-wrong/">https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/11/what-little-you-know-about-jack-the-rippers-victims-is-almost-certainly-wrong/</a><br/><br/>#History<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/615/414/197/703/965/original/6ef403fc8c612135.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-26T10:00:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvwa65p8h27kju3f96f4faghpp5zfr2kyqf0mvcvlplw9etm4q4aszyrlw97p3fzhcc946mtf8zsqact58mxlthds075txhlwqmwcucydljx3sse3 The Skeptic Podcast: Episode #032<br/><br/>Featuring articles from Kat Ford (March 2023), Ray Hyman (April 2012), Brian Eggo (September 2022), and Chris French (September 2021).<br/><br/><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/10/the-skeptic-podcast-episode-032/">https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/10/the-skeptic-podcast-episode-032/</a><br/><br/>#Podcast<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/309/649/322/979/764/original/a61a690d092f431e.png"> <br/> 2025-10-03T10:00:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyu22zczue7h0ndzwptvg0mw5rktu4zszquzr43qjz3q4qa4k02sqzyrlw97p3fzhcc946mtf8zsqact58mxlthds075txhlwqmwcucydljekcev3 The UK riots showed why we have to dismantle the far-right&#39;s misinformation machines | Michael Marshall<br/><br/><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/08/the-uk-riots-showed-why-we-have-to-dismantle-the-far-rights-misinformation-machines/">https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/08/the-uk-riots-showed-why-we-have-to-dismantle-the-far-rights-misinformation-machines/</a> 2024-08-16T09:46:36Z