From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: * Attempts to "bring back" the woolly mammoth distract us from vital conservationist goals [https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2021/11/attempts-to-bring-back-the-woolly-mammoth-distract-us-from-vital-conservationist-goals/] by Sarah Hearne from November 2021 * The anti-fluoridation movement is born of public health mistrust and misinformation [https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/01/the-anti-fluoridation-movement-is-born-of-public-health-mistrust-and-misinformation/] by Elissar Gerges from January 2025 * Auriculotherapy: why poking needles into your earlobe is, essentially, pointless [https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2023/12/auriculotherapy-why-poking-needles-into-your-earlobe-is-essentially-pointless/] by Edzard Ernst from December 2023 * Patients with Alzheimer's deserve care and dignity - not false hope of miracle cures [https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/01/people-with-alzheimers-deserve-care-and-dignity-not-false-hope-of-miracle-cures/] by Lena Bohman from January 2025 Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk [https://skeptic.org.uk/], or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic [https://patreon.com/theskeptic]