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 #203: Therapeutic Touch
27/04/2010 Duración: 13minTherapeutic touch is a pseudoscientific healing method that is neither therapeutic nor involves touch.
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Skeptoid #202: The Non-Mystery of Puma Punku
20/04/2010 Duración: 13minThough some claim the stone structures at Puma Punku were alien, archaeologists find no real mysteries there.
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Skeptoid #201: The Virgin of Guadalupe
13/04/2010 Duración: 15minMexico's Virgin of Guadalupe played an important role in the Catholic colonization of the Americas.
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Skeptoid #200: Buy It!
06/04/2010 Duración: 03minDon't blindly turn to science when you need answers - instead, seek out those who want to sell you something.
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Skeptoid #199: Cargo Cults
30/03/2010 Duración: 12minSome native religious groups in the South Pacific hope to recreate WWII's influx of material goods.
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Skeptoid #198: The Georgia Guidestones
23/03/2010 Duración: 13minDubbed "America's Stonehenge", this granite monument in Georgia appeals to all sorts of conspiracy theorists.
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Skeptoid #197: Listener Feedback Strikes Back
16/03/2010 Duración: 12minAnother perilous dive into the listener feedback files.
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Skeptoid #196: Zeitgeist: The Movie, Myths, and Motivations
09/03/2010 Duración: 12minThe Internet movie Zeitgeist uses dishonesty to make an ideological point that could have easily been made ethically.
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Skeptoid #195: Student Questions: Mosquito Repellent and Einstein's Gestation
02/03/2010 Duración: 12minSkeptoid answers more questions sent in by students all around the world.
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Skeptoid #194: The Denver Airport Conspiracy
23/02/2010 Duración: 15minIs the Denver International Airport a headquarters for the New World Order? (Hint: no)
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Skeptoid #193: The Faces of Belmez
16/02/2010 Duración: 12minFaces appearing on the floor of a house in Spain were easily faked, yet many still consider them supernatural.
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Skeptoid #192: Ball Lightning
09/02/2010 Duración: 12minEveryone believes in ball lightning, but when we stick to the science, there's probably nothing there.
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Skeptoid #191: Did Jewish Slaves Build the Pyramids?
02/02/2010 Duración: 13minIt's a popular story, but all the evidence tells us that no Jews were in Egypt at the time of the Pyramids.
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Skeptoid #190: The Bell Island Boom
26/01/2010 Duración: 12minThis shattering boom in Newfoundland was more likely a natural phenomenon than a superweapon test.
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Skeptoid #189: Bullshido: Martial Arts Magic
19/01/2010 Duración: 12minSome call it Bullshido: Martial arts tricks like touchless attacks and the Touch of Death.
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Skeptoid #188: Student Questions: String Theory, the Asian Flush, and the Peltzman Effect
12/01/2010 Duración: 12minSkeptoid answers some questions sent in by students around the world.
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Skeptoid #187: Emergency Handbook: What to Do When a Friend Loves Woo
05/01/2010 Duración: 12minHow you can help a friend or loved one with a potentially harmful pseudoscientific belief
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Skeptoid #186: More Things I'm Wrong About
29/12/2009 Duración: 12minGoing back over a few previous Skeptoid episodes to correct errors (head is hung in shame).
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Skeptoid #185: Is Barefoot Better?
22/12/2009 Duración: 12minSome advocate that going barefoot is better for the health and strength of your feet.
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Skeptoid #184: The Antikythera Mechanism
15/12/2009 Duración: 12minThis ancient device, 1000 years ahead of its time, neither proves alien visitation nor disproves history.