Skeptic Society Magazine

The Mayflower Extract

The 2026 Federalist Society Convention is a wrap. I have attended every NLC since I was a 1L in 2006 (except for the cancelled COVID year). At each convention, the focus is a bit different but the overall takeaway is similar. There is a healthy a mix of timeless topics and topical topics, with an infusion of the political landscape of the day. It...

A Dead Star Is Flashing Radio Waves Every 8 Minutes

Since 2022, astronomers have been puzzling over a new kind of cosmic object called long-period radio transients. These are objects that emit bright flashes of radio waves into space every few minutes to every few hours. Some have been traced back to binary systems of a small, dim cool star called a red dwarf in orbit with a star remnant called a white dwarf....

“You haven’t heard the last of me”

Phil Collins was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame last night (November 14), with Cynthia Erivo and Blink-182‘s Travis Barker joining forces for a performance of his classic ‘In The Air Tonight’ – watch below. The 75-year-old singer and drummer was honoured at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, becoming a two-time inductee after previously being recognised as a member of...

Before I Disappear by Cate Quinn

On a table beside a sleeping police officer lies a passport cut neatly in half, a black pen stroke through the photo. That is how Before I Disappear by Cate Quinn introduces its heroine to herself. April Anderson, a New York criminology lecturer, wakes in a cheap Iowa motel with brown hair she never dyed, a driving licence in a stranger’s name and reflexes...

Social Status’ Jordan 1 Low “Sashiko” Is Genuinely Exquisite

No Sashiko Gals this time, just Social Status and its own impressively stitched-up Air Jordan 1 Lows. After a couple of teasers, official images of the Social Status x Jordan collaboration have finally arrived. Photos reveal a “Chicago”-style AJ1 sneaker with vintage-style finishes like cracked leather and yellowed tongues. There’s also a neat cross-stitching detail on the midfoot that resembles traditional sashiko patchwork. It...