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 #133: Chasing the Min Min Light

    23/12/2008 Duración: 11min

    The Australian outback's mysterious jack o' lantern has sparked some good stories, but some even better science.

  • Skeptoid #132: The Sargasso Sea and the Pacific Garbage Patch

    16/12/2008 Duración: 10min

    We cast our skeptical eye upon two vast hazards to navigation said to lurk in the centers of the two great oceans.

  • Skeptoid #131: The Bohemian Club Conspiracy

    09/12/2008 Duración: 13min

    Wealthy and powerful men gather annually at the mysterious Bohemian Grove -- but not to plot global domination.

  • Skeptoid #130: Space Properties for Sale

    02/12/2008 Duración: 09min

    If they're offering extraterrestrial real estate or star-naming rights for sale, chances are it's a ripoff.

  • Skeptoid #129: The Oak Island Money Pit

    25/11/2008 Duración: 11min

    This mysterious treasure pit on a Nova Scotia island has a fascinating natural explanation.

  • Skeptoid #128: Student Questions: the Mozart Effect, Quantum Theory, and AIDS

    18/11/2008 Duración: 11min

    Skeptoid answers some questions sent in by students.

  • Skeptoid #127: The Truth about Aspartame

    11/11/2008 Duración: 13min

    The artificial sweetener aspartame is falsely accused of being the cause of nearly every disease.

  • Skeptoid #126: The Incorruptibles

    04/11/2008 Duración: 11min

    We turn our skeptical eye on claims of incorruptibility - bodies that do not decay after death.

  • Skeptoid #125: Ten Most Wanted: Celebrities Who Promote Harmful Pseudoscience

    28/10/2008 Duración: 13min

    A critical look at the pseudoscientific antics of some of today's celebrities.

  • Skeptoid #124: Betty and Barney Hill: The Original UFO Abduction

    21/10/2008 Duración: 14min

    A critical look at the original UFO abduction story, that so many people take for granted.

  • Skeptoid #123: Listener Feedback Reloaded

    14/10/2008 Duración: 09min

    More fun from the inbox, responding to listener feedback.

  • Skeptoid #122: HAARP Myths

    07/10/2008 Duración: 13min

    A close look at HAARP, the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, and the claim that it's a superweapon.

  • Skeptoid #121: Scalar Weapons: Tesla's Doomsday Machine?

    30/09/2008 Duración: 11min

    No, Nikola Tesla did not design a superweapon capable of vaporizing whole parts of the earth.

  • Skeptoid #120: The World According to Conservapedia

    23/09/2008 Duración: 12min

    A new Young Earth Fundamentalist online encyclopedia rears its ugly head.

  • Skeptoid #119: Student Questions: Body Searches and Theta Healing

    16/09/2008 Duración: 10min

    Skeptoid answers some more questions from students. Send yours in today!

  • Skeptoid #118: Demystifying the Bell Witch

    09/09/2008 Duración: 12min

    An exploration of the best way to evaluate an old, unsubstantiated folk legend like The Bell Witch.

  • Skeptoid #117: How Dangerous Is Cell Phone Radiation?

    02/09/2008 Duración: 11min

    There is neither evidence nor plausible hypothetical foundation for cell phone signals to be at all dangerous.

  • Skeptoid #116: How to Be a Skeptic and Still Have Friends

    26/08/2008 Duración: 09min

    Being known as a skeptic is not necessarily good for your social life. Here's how to overcome the difficulties.

  • Skeptoid #115: Search for the Missing Cosmonauts

    19/08/2008 Duración: 14min

    A pair of young Italian brothers probably didn't uncover evidence of Soviet cosmonauts dying in space.

  • Skeptoid #114: Student Questions: Fish Oil, Charities, and Rumors

    12/08/2008 Duración: 10min

    Skeptoid answers some questions sent in by students.

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