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Promoting science, positive skepticism and critical thinking skills via public engagement. We also host monthly Skeptics in the Pub and social events.
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 12m
Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis
Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’
www.theguardian.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 3h
City Builders pastor’s daughter tells Victorian parliamentary inquiry into cults of ‘grave concerns’ about church. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Liberal MP’s sister says father’s church is a ‘cult’ where ‘gay conversion’ practices may still be happening
City Builders pastor’s daughter tells Victorian parliamentary inquiry into cults of ‘grave concerns’ about church
www.theguardian.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 6h
Every social movement, every push for change, requires the power of artists. www.lbc.co.uk/article/i-su...
I survived FGM - silence is the biggest barrier to progress | LBC
Every social movement, every push for change, requires the power of artists.
www.lbc.co.uk
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 9h
The article wrongly said a study claimed to have found proof the vaccines raised the risk of getting several types of cancer. fullfact.org/health/mail-...
Daily Mail corrects article about Covid vaccines and cancer – Full Fact
The article wrongly said a study claimed to have found proof the vaccines raised the risk of getting several types of cancer.
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 12h
Art imitates life. www.popularmechanics.com/science/arch...
Archaeologists Uncovered a Painting That May Prove the Existence of a Mysterious Creature
Art imitates life.
www.popularmechanics.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 15h
‘In America, the law is king!’ ‘No King! No Tyranny!’ For a skeptical Thomas Paine, every day was ‘No Kings Day.’ theconversation.com/in-1776-thom...
In 1776, Thomas Paine made the best case for fighting kings − and for being skeptical
‘In America, the law is king!’ ‘No King! No Tyranny!’ For a skeptical Thomas Paine, every day was ‘No Kings Day.’
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 18h
Government failure to close loophole allows 600,000 tonnes to be shipped elsewhere each year. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain missing out on potential £2bn recycling industry by exporting plastic waste
Exclusive: Government failure to close loophole allows 600,000 tonnes to be shipped elsewhere each year
www.theguardian.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 21h
Conservative donors spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to make a rightwing Stephen Colbert-style talkshow. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
A rightwing late-night show may have bombed – but the funding behind it is no laughing matter
Conservative donors spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to make a rightwing Stephen Colbert-style talkshow
www.theguardian.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?
The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans
www.bbc.co.uk
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
Earlier this year, French authorities identified almost 80 disinformation campaigns led by a Russian operation dubbed Storm 1516. These mainly targeted Ukraine and its allies. We take a closer look in this edition of Truth or Fake. www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
Truth or Fake - Storm 1516: The Russian operation responsible for at least 77 disinformation campaigns
Earlier this year, French authorities identified almost 80 disinformation campaigns led by a Russian operation dubbed Storm 1516. These mainly targeted Ukraine and its allies. So who is behind this…
www.france24.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
When the power went out in Spain this spring, many theories about the blackout centered around renewable energy. A new expert panel report contradicts the narrative that too much solar and wind was to blame. www.npr.org/2025/10/08/n...
After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack
When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
The Vatican has, since the dawn of Vatican time, stayed away from ever officially commenting on aliens and what officials known about them... until now, it seems. www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-n...
Pope Leo's bombshell alien claims as he makes 'life on other planets' statement
The Vatican has, since the dawn of Vatican time, stayed away from ever officially commenting on aliens and what officials known about them . . . until now, it seems
www.dailystar.co.uk
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
Wikipedia host’s lawyer wants to help Ted Cruz understand how the platform works. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Ted Cruz doesn’t seem to understand Wikipedia, lawyer for Wikimedia says
Wikipedia host’s lawyer wants to help Ted Cruz understand how the platform works.
arstechnica.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
Online skeptics wondered if Mr. Miller had caught himself saying something he did not mean to. CNN says there was a technical glitch. archive.ph/kEA1J www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/b...
Stephen Miller Cited ‘Plenary Authority,’ Then Paused. Conspiracy Theories Started Flying.
Online skeptics wondered if Mr. Miller had caught himself saying something he did not mean to. CNN says there was a technical glitch.
www.nytimes.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
The ruinous result of the US approach to freedom of information and media has made anti-democratic contagion impossible to ignore. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The fledgling UN tried to rein in mass-scale misinformation. The world turned its back and is now paying the price | Roland Burke
The ruinous result of the US approach to freedom of information and media has made anti-democratic contagion impossible to ignore
www.theguardian.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
The Washington Post reviewed leaked audio from four off-the-record lectures the tech investor delivered in San Francisco over the past month that fused beliefs about religion and technology. archive.ph/9zsIT www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people
Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’
www.theguardian.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist
The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’
www.theguardian.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d
Holly Baxter reports on a meeting that, at one point, appeared to position people protesting against Nazis in the Weimar Republic as the bad guys, and at another saw the president declare, ‘We got rid of freedom of speech’. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump’s ‘Antifa roundtable’ was so much worse than you’re imagining
Holly Baxter reports on a meeting that, at one point, appeared to position people protesting against Nazis in the Weimar Republic as the bad guys, and at another saw the president declare, ‘We got…
www.independent.co.uk
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 2d
An NHS doctor promoted a conspiracy theory suggesting that the Manchester synagogue terrorist attack was a “false flag operation” to “boost sympathy” for Israel, The Times can reveal. archive.ph/bEivj www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
NHS doctors spread antisemitic conspiracy theories on Facebook
Medics have said in the On-Call Room Facebook group that Hamas is a ‘natural response to oppression’ and Gaza is a ‘military testing ground’ and ‘organ harvesting area’
www.thetimes.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 2d
Did MAGA activist Jack Posobiec just accidentally compare President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler? newrepublic.com/post/201521/...
Pizzagate Guy Compares Trump Fighting Antifa to Rise of Hitler
Jack Posobiec’s comment was a little too on the nose.
newrepublic.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 2d
A social media exchange between Candace Owens and Dinesh D'Souza went places few expected — or probably wanted. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/candac...
MAGA Debate About Charlie Kirk Conspiracy Theory Devolves Into Animal Sex Discourse
The social media exchange between Candace Owens and Dinesh D'Souza went places few expected — or probably wanted.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 2d
If you’ve ever suspected your neighbor (or maybe even yourself) might be part alien, a new “study” won’t calm you down. www.vice.com/en/article/a...
‘Alien’ DNA May Exist Within Humans, Genetic Study Claims
If you’ve ever suspected your neighbor (or maybe even yourself) might be part alien, a new “study” won’t calm you down.
www.vice.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 2d
Council leader writes to home secretary asking for general pardon for ‘witches’ convicted in 16th and 17th centuries. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Calls for UK government to pardon women executed for witchcraft
Council leader writes to home secretary asking for general pardon for ‘witches’ convicted in 16th and 17th centuries
www.theguardian.com
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 2d
As Joel's harrowing Manosphere storyline reaches a head on EastEnders tonight, 15-year-old Josh Sargent reveals how he snapped out of Andrew Tate's influence. www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/i...
'I was brainwashed by Andrew Tate at 12 - here's what parents need to do'
EXCLUSIVE: As Joel's harrowing Manosphere storyline reaches a head on EastEnders tonight, 15-year-old Josh Sargent reveals how he snapped out of Andrew Tate's influence
www.mirror.co.uk
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