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 #625: Your Weird Turn
29/05/2018 Duración: 12minWe try to figure out some of the creepiest stories ever sent in by Skeptoid listeners.
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Skeptoid #624: Zuma, The Phantom Satellite
22/05/2018 Duración: 15minThe malfunction said to have doomed this spacecraft may have just been a cover story.
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Skeptoid #623: Environmental Working Group and the Dirty Dozen
15/05/2018 Duración: 15minThis company's annual press releases are intended to frighten you into buying organic.
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Skeptoid #622: Are You Living in a Simulation?
08/05/2018 Duración: 14minAn exploration of the thought experiment that seeks to determine whether we're living in a computer simulation.
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Skeptoid #621: The Pentagon's UFO Hunt
01/05/2018 Duración: 15minThe Pentagon gave $22 million to a very unlikely group of UFO proponents.
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Skeptoid #620: Listener Feedback: Provisos, Addenda, and Quid Pro Quos
24/04/2018 Duración: 13minListeners write in with extra information that adds a whole new dimension to some past shows.
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Skeptoid #619: Alcohol Myths
17/04/2018 Duración: 15minWe point the skeptical eye at five popular beliefs about alcoholic beverages.
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Skeptoid #618: Are They Real, or Are They Fictional?
10/04/2018 Duración: 15minAnother round of famous names from the past: Can you guess whether each is real or fictional?
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Skeptoid #617: 10 Great Science Hoaxes
03/04/2018 Duración: 15minA look at those few times when hoaxers came closest to fooling those who knew better.
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Skeptoid #616: Abiotic Oil
27/03/2018 Duración: 15minSome believe that oil comes from geological processes rather than from ancient biomass.
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Skeptoid #615: Titanic Myths
20/03/2018 Duración: 14minThree of the most popular conspiracy theories surrounding the sinking of the Titanic.
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Skeptoid #614: The Inflammatory Diet
13/03/2018 Duración: 15minWhy no, in fact you should not avoid certain foods to reduce your body's inflammation.
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Skeptoid #613: The Kids Who See Blindfolded
06/03/2018 Duración: 13minChildren throughout India are being taught to see while blindfolded... apparently.
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Skeptoid #612: The Boy Who Thought He Was Reincarnated
27/02/2018 Duración: 14minThis boy thought he had lived a past life as a fighter pilot. He had some help getting there.
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Skeptoid #611: All About Grounding
20/02/2018 Duración: 13minSome New Agers believe that you can heal virtually any ailment simply by taking off your shoes.
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Skeptoid #610: The Keepers of Flannan Light
13/02/2018 Duración: 15minMystery clouds the story of what happened to these three vanished lighthouse keepers.
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Skeptoid #609: Were There Irish Slaves in America?
06/02/2018 Duración: 14minOnline articles claiming the first slaves in the Americas were white are fictional and racially motivated.
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Skeptoid #608: Palm Oil Facts and Fiction
30/01/2018 Duración: 14minIs it a medical miracle, an environmental disaster, both, or neither?
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Skeptoid #607: Do Lobsters Feel Pain?
23/01/2018 Duración: 14minWhat the science says on whether we need to change the way we eat crustaceans.
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Skeptoid #606: The Murder in the Red Barn
16/01/2018 Duración: 13minA murder was said to have been solved by the intervention of the victim's ghost.