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With stories this week from Paul Duncan McGarrity, Kat Ford, Deborah Hyde, and Aaron Rabinowitz.
Marsh looks at the increase in seemingly fake experts whose quotes have started to decorate news stories. Meanwhile, Mike is getting a new kitchen.
Episode 54 of our satirical, skeptical comedy podcast recorded live at QED 2023. Appearing alongside host Andy Wilson are Jordan Holmes, Cara Santa Maria, and Michael Marshall.
While claiming to seek a "cure" for autism, Robert F Kennedy Jr places autistic people on a spectrum ranging from inconvenient to undesirable
The post Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s “autism cure” quest reeks of eugenics appeared first on The Skeptic.
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