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 #645: Pop Quiz: Ancient Mysteries
16/10/2018 Duración: 15minHow well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on ancient mysteries.
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Skeptoid #644: Parts Unknown: Foreign Conspiracy Theories
09/10/2018 Duración: 15minA roundup of conspiracy theories from various countries all around the world.
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Skeptoid #643: The Mysterious Stone Chambers of New England
02/10/2018 Duración: 15minSome believe these stone structures in New England to be evidence of ancient cultures.
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Skeptoid #642: Pop Quiz: Cryptozoology!
25/09/2018 Duración: 14minHow well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on cryptozoology.
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Skeptoid #641: Alternative Veterinary Medicine
18/09/2018 Duración: 15minEven in the 21st century, vets and pet owners are turning to prescientific, magic-based medical care.
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Skeptoid #640: Draining the Baghdad Battery
11/09/2018 Duración: 14minMany people believe this ancient scroll container was actually an early type of battery.
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Skeptoid #639: An Exorbitance of Emendations
04/09/2018 Duración: 14minOnce again, Skeptoid corrects another round of errors found in previous episodes.
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Skeptoid #638: Cueva de los Tayos and the Lost Metal Library: Part 2
28/08/2018 Duración: 15minA closer look at how bad the evidence is that a cave exists filled with golden alien wonders.
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Skeptoid #637: Cueva de los Tayos and the Lost Metal Library: Part 1
21/08/2018 Duración: 15minSome people believe that this cave in Ecuador harbors an alien library etched on metallic plates.
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Skeptoid #636: Epigenetics Woo
14/08/2018 Duración: 15minThis exciting new(ish) field in genetics has brought with it a slew of snake oil claims.
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Skeptoid #635: The Effects of Mandated GMO Labeling
07/08/2018 Duración: 14minWe have good evidence for what to expect from mandated labeling of GMO foods, and it's not good.
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Skeptoid #634: More Alcohol Myths
31/07/2018 Duración: 13minThe last show on alcohol myths wasn't good enough for many of you, so here are some more.
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Skeptoid #633: The Horsey History of Clever Hans
24/07/2018 Duración: 13minThis early-1900s horse appeared to be able to do math and other feats, and we learned a lot from him.
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Skeptoid #632: Lucid Dreaming
17/07/2018 Duración: 14minSome people can control their dreams and do anything they want in them -- or can they?
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Skeptoid #631: Listener Feedback: Death of the Lefties
10/07/2018 Duración: 14minSkeptoid gets some interesting letters from listeners pertaining to radioactive skeletons and lefties.
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Skeptoid #630: The Apes Who Learned Sign Language
03/07/2018 Duración: 14minAlthough many regard Koko as an ape who used sign language, science tells us that ability probably doesn't exist.
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Skeptoid #629: Three Big Macs a Day
26/06/2018 Duración: 13minWhen we set aside pop food woo, we find that even multiple Big Macs can be part of a healthy daily diet.
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Skeptoid #628: The Swedish Ghost Rockets
19/06/2018 Duración: 13minThis rash of UFO sightings over Sweden in 1946 has long been considered to be Soviet missile tests.
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Skeptoid #627: Gremlins
12/06/2018 Duración: 14minThese mischievous creatures that sabotage airplanes are claimed by some to be actual physical beings.
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Skeptoid #626: Numerology
05/06/2018 Duración: 15minWe put this ancient system of divination based on numbers to the test.