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 #133: Chasing the Min Min Light
23/12/2008 Duración: 11minThe Australian outback's mysterious jack o' lantern has sparked some good stories, but some even better science.
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Skeptoid #132: The Sargasso Sea and the Pacific Garbage Patch
16/12/2008 Duración: 10minWe cast our skeptical eye upon two vast hazards to navigation said to lurk in the centers of the two great oceans.
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Skeptoid #131: The Bohemian Club Conspiracy
09/12/2008 Duración: 13minWealthy and powerful men gather annually at the mysterious Bohemian Grove -- but not to plot global domination.
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Skeptoid #130: Space Properties for Sale
02/12/2008 Duración: 09minIf they're offering extraterrestrial real estate or star-naming rights for sale, chances are it's a ripoff.
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Skeptoid #129: The Oak Island Money Pit
25/11/2008 Duración: 11minThis mysterious treasure pit on a Nova Scotia island has a fascinating natural explanation.
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Skeptoid #128: Student Questions: the Mozart Effect, Quantum Theory, and AIDS
18/11/2008 Duración: 11minSkeptoid answers some questions sent in by students.
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Skeptoid #127: The Truth about Aspartame
11/11/2008 Duración: 13minThe artificial sweetener aspartame is falsely accused of being the cause of nearly every disease.
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Skeptoid #126: The Incorruptibles
04/11/2008 Duración: 11minWe turn our skeptical eye on claims of incorruptibility - bodies that do not decay after death.
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Skeptoid #125: Ten Most Wanted: Celebrities Who Promote Harmful Pseudoscience
28/10/2008 Duración: 13minA critical look at the pseudoscientific antics of some of today's celebrities.
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Skeptoid #124: Betty and Barney Hill: The Original UFO Abduction
21/10/2008 Duración: 14minA critical look at the original UFO abduction story, that so many people take for granted.
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Skeptoid #123: Listener Feedback Reloaded
14/10/2008 Duración: 09minMore fun from the inbox, responding to listener feedback.
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Skeptoid #122: HAARP Myths
07/10/2008 Duración: 13minA close look at HAARP, the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, and the claim that it's a superweapon.
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Skeptoid #121: Scalar Weapons: Tesla's Doomsday Machine?
30/09/2008 Duración: 11minNo, Nikola Tesla did not design a superweapon capable of vaporizing whole parts of the earth.
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Skeptoid #120: The World According to Conservapedia
23/09/2008 Duración: 12minA new Young Earth Fundamentalist online encyclopedia rears its ugly head.
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Skeptoid #119: Student Questions: Body Searches and Theta Healing
16/09/2008 Duración: 10minSkeptoid answers some more questions from students. Send yours in today!
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Skeptoid #118: Demystifying the Bell Witch
09/09/2008 Duración: 12minAn exploration of the best way to evaluate an old, unsubstantiated folk legend like The Bell Witch.
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Skeptoid #117: How Dangerous Is Cell Phone Radiation?
02/09/2008 Duración: 11minThere is neither evidence nor plausible hypothetical foundation for cell phone signals to be at all dangerous.
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Skeptoid #116: How to Be a Skeptic and Still Have Friends
26/08/2008 Duración: 09minBeing known as a skeptic is not necessarily good for your social life. Here's how to overcome the difficulties.
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Skeptoid #115: Search for the Missing Cosmonauts
19/08/2008 Duración: 14minA pair of young Italian brothers probably didn't uncover evidence of Soviet cosmonauts dying in space.
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Skeptoid #114: Student Questions: Fish Oil, Charities, and Rumors
12/08/2008 Duración: 10minSkeptoid answers some questions sent in by students.