Skeptoid

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Sinopsis

Since 2006, the weekly Skeptoid podcast has been taking on all the most popular myths and revealing the true science, true history, and true lessons we can learn from each. Free subscribers get the most recent 50 episodes, premium subscribers (skeptoid.com) can access the full archive, all ad-free.

Episodios

  • Skeptoid #709: Wind Turbines and Birds

    07/01/2020 Duración: 14min

    Wind turbines actually save many more bird lives than they destroy.

  • Skeptoid #708: All About Sex Addiction

    31/12/2019 Duración: 14min

    The topic of sex addiction and what to do about it turns out to be more complicated than you may think.

  • Skeptoid #707: Vermeer and the Camera Obscura

    24/12/2019 Duración: 16min

    Popular claims that the painter Vermeer used a camera obscura contradict the evidence.

  • Skeptoid #706: MSG: How a Friendly Flavor Became Your Enemy

    17/12/2019 Duración: 14min

    The history of this vilified flavoring is a wild ride through 20th century cultural influences.

  • Skeptoid #705: Listener Feedback: The Plot Thickens

    10/12/2019 Duración: 13min

    Listeners offer some updates and new information to previous episodes.

  • Skeptoid #704: The Green Children of Woolpit

    03/12/2019 Duración: 14min

    In the 12th century, a pair of mysterious children with green skin surprised English villagers.

  • Skeptoid #703: Your Weirdest Thing, Vol. 3

    26/11/2019 Duración: 13min

    I give my thoughts trying to solve some of your weirdest experiences.

  • Skeptoid #702: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

    19/11/2019 Duración: 13min

    These risky medical devices are increasingly being sold to treat conditions they don't treat.

  • Skeptoid #701: Seneca Guns and Skyquakes

    12/11/2019 Duración: 15min

    These mysterious cannon-like booms are heard all around the world, with no apparent source.

  • Skeptoid #700: A Whale of a Tale

    05/11/2019 Duración: 05min

    In which we celebrate 700 episodes of great storytelling... sea shanty style.

  • Skeptoid #699: The Mystery of the Ellen Austin

    29/10/2019 Duración: 13min

    The true history behind one of the Bermuda Triangle's strangest legends.

  • Skeptoid #698: Radon in Your Basement

    22/10/2019 Duración: 13min

    Is this gas a risk you should worry about, or is it just another homeowner scam?

  • Skeptoid #697: Reactionless Space Drives

    15/10/2019 Duración: 13min

    Conspiracy theorists and alternate science believers continue to claim triumph over the laws of nature.

  • Skeptoid #696: History's Smallest Underground War

    08/10/2019 Duración: 13min

    The public's zeal for sensationalism over facts can sometimes have deadly consequences.

  • Skeptoid #695: Fighting Global Warming with Economics

    01/10/2019 Duración: 14min

    There's always been an easy solution to global warming on the table, and it won't hurt the economy.

  • Skeptoid #694: Playing Error Guitar

    24/09/2019 Duración: 15min

    Skeptoid corrects another round of errors in previous episodes caught by you amazing listeners.

  • Skeptoid #693: The Age of the Sphinx

    17/09/2019 Duración: 15min

    Popular TV shows try to persuade us that Egypt's Great Sphinx is far older than archaeology tells us.

  • Skeptoid #692: Thirteen: The Private History of a Curse

    10/09/2019 Duración: 13min

    The number 13 may have more relevance in your life than you suspect.

  • Skeptoid #691: FLICC: 5 Techniques of Science Denial

    03/09/2019 Duración: 15min

    One popular rubric for identifying the common techniques used by science deniers.

  • Skeptoid #690: Video Games and Violence

    27/08/2019 Duración: 14min

    Data does not support the popular belief that video games promote violent behavior.

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