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
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Skeptoid #709: Wind Turbines and Birds
07/01/2020 Duración: 14minWind turbines actually save many more bird lives than they destroy.
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Skeptoid #708: All About Sex Addiction
31/12/2019 Duración: 14minThe topic of sex addiction and what to do about it turns out to be more complicated than you may think.
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Skeptoid #707: Vermeer and the Camera Obscura
24/12/2019 Duración: 16minPopular claims that the painter Vermeer used a camera obscura contradict the evidence.
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Skeptoid #706: MSG: How a Friendly Flavor Became Your Enemy
17/12/2019 Duración: 14minThe history of this vilified flavoring is a wild ride through 20th century cultural influences.
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Skeptoid #705: Listener Feedback: The Plot Thickens
10/12/2019 Duración: 13minListeners offer some updates and new information to previous episodes.
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Skeptoid #704: The Green Children of Woolpit
03/12/2019 Duración: 14minIn the 12th century, a pair of mysterious children with green skin surprised English villagers.
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Skeptoid #703: Your Weirdest Thing, Vol. 3
26/11/2019 Duración: 13minI give my thoughts trying to solve some of your weirdest experiences.
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Skeptoid #702: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
19/11/2019 Duración: 13minThese risky medical devices are increasingly being sold to treat conditions they don't treat.
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Skeptoid #701: Seneca Guns and Skyquakes
12/11/2019 Duración: 15minThese mysterious cannon-like booms are heard all around the world, with no apparent source.
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Skeptoid #700: A Whale of a Tale
05/11/2019 Duración: 05minIn which we celebrate 700 episodes of great storytelling... sea shanty style.
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Skeptoid #699: The Mystery of the Ellen Austin
29/10/2019 Duración: 13minThe true history behind one of the Bermuda Triangle's strangest legends.
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Skeptoid #698: Radon in Your Basement
22/10/2019 Duración: 13minIs this gas a risk you should worry about, or is it just another homeowner scam?
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Skeptoid #697: Reactionless Space Drives
15/10/2019 Duración: 13minConspiracy theorists and alternate science believers continue to claim triumph over the laws of nature.
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Skeptoid #696: History's Smallest Underground War
08/10/2019 Duración: 13minThe public's zeal for sensationalism over facts can sometimes have deadly consequences.
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Skeptoid #695: Fighting Global Warming with Economics
01/10/2019 Duración: 14minThere's always been an easy solution to global warming on the table, and it won't hurt the economy.
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Skeptoid #694: Playing Error Guitar
24/09/2019 Duración: 15minSkeptoid corrects another round of errors in previous episodes caught by you amazing listeners.
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Skeptoid #693: The Age of the Sphinx
17/09/2019 Duración: 15minPopular TV shows try to persuade us that Egypt's Great Sphinx is far older than archaeology tells us.
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Skeptoid #692: Thirteen: The Private History of a Curse
10/09/2019 Duración: 13minThe number 13 may have more relevance in your life than you suspect.
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Skeptoid #691: FLICC: 5 Techniques of Science Denial
03/09/2019 Duración: 15minOne popular rubric for identifying the common techniques used by science deniers.
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Skeptoid #690: Video Games and Violence
27/08/2019 Duración: 14minData does not support the popular belief that video games promote violent behavior.