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 #86: MonaVie and Other "Superfruit" Juices
05/02/2008 Duración: 12minSuperfruit juices are nothing more than super ripoffs. Don't waste your money.
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Skeptoid #85: World Trade Center 7: The Lies Come Crashing Down
29/01/2008 Duración: 11minThe collapse of 7 World Trade Center was not a controlled demolition.
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Skeptoid #84: Magic Jewelry
22/01/2008 Duración: 11minAll sorts of marvelous health claims are made for jewelry such as the Q-Ray bracelet.
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Skeptoid #83: The Detoxification Myth
15/01/2008 Duración: 12minDespite its sciencey-sounding name, there is no such thing as "detoxification" beyond what your body already does.
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Skeptoid #82: What Do Creationists Really Believe?
08/01/2008 Duración: 11minCreationism is not one set of beliefs - it is a battleground of dramatically conflicting world views.
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Skeptoid #81: Ghost Hunting Tools of the Trade
01/01/2008 Duración: 12minWhy the use of electronic equipment by TV ghost hunters is so stupid.
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Skeptoid #80: Are Microwave Ovens Safe?
25/12/2007 Duración: 11minAn examination of the various claims that microwaved food and water are poisonous.
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Skeptoid #79: Aliens in Roswell
18/12/2007 Duración: 13minPop culture says it was an alien spaceship -- but history tells us what was really found in the New Mexico desert.
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Skeptoid #78: Medical Myths in Movies and Culture
11/12/2007 Duración: 09minA skeptical examination of pop-culture medical beliefs, like dramatically stabbing someone in the heart with a syringe.
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Skeptoid #77: Orang Pendek: Forest Hobbit of Sumatra
04/12/2007 Duración: 11minA description of Sumatra's own little miniature Bigfoot legend.
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Skeptoid #76: Who Kills More, Religion or Atheism?
27/11/2007 Duración: 09minNeither religion nor atheism been responsible for a greater death toll throughout human history.
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Skeptoid #75: How to See Your Aura
20/11/2007 Duración: 10minDespite promotional claims, neither auras nor aura photography are things.
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Skeptoid #74: A Magical Journey through the Land of Logical Fallacies - Part 2
13/11/2007 Duración: 11minThe second part of our exploration of logical fallacies.
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Skeptoid #73: A Magical Journey through the Land of Logical Fallacies - Part 1
06/11/2007 Duración: 13minAn examination of many of the most common logical fallacies.
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Skeptoid #72: Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity: Real or Imagined?
30/10/2007 Duración: 17minSome claim to be hypersensitive to electromagnetism. Science has already solved what's really going on.
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Skeptoid #71: How to Drink Gnarly Breast Milk
23/10/2007 Duración: 09minProponents of colostrum supplements believe that it has a whole range of benefits.
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Skeptoid #70: Raging (Bioidentical) Hormones
16/10/2007 Duración: 07minAn examination of the popular trend in women's health, bioidentical hormone therapy.
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Skeptoid #69: Ann Coulter, Scientist
09/10/2007 Duración: 08minConservative pundit Ann Coulter should stick to politics; her science is too screwed up for words.
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Skeptoid #68: More Wet and Wild Listener Feedback
02/10/2007 Duración: 14minAnother round of listener feedback from the past several months.
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Skeptoid #67: Do Your Body Features Measure Up?
25/09/2007 Duración: 11minAn examination of phrenology, physiognomy, palmistry, and iridology.