Skeptoid

By Brian DunningScience Social Sciences

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Skeptoid episodes

July 07, 2009 Skeptoid #161: Listener Feedback Episode VIII: No New Hope
Some more jabs and punches between Skeptoid and its most vocal listeners.
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14 min
June 30, 2009 Skeptoid #160: Sarah Palin Is Not Stupid
Good arguments often go unused because poor arguments like ad hominems are so much easier.
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12 min
June 23, 2009 Skeptoid #159: The Mothman Cometh
A skeptical look at the Mothman, an alleged prophet of disaster.
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12 min
June 16, 2009 Skeptoid #158: Student Questions: Swine Flu and Depleted Uranium
Skeptoid answers questions sent in by students all around the world.
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14 min
June 09, 2009 Skeptoid #157: High Fructose Corn Syrup: Toxic or Tame?
A skeptical look at whether high fructose corn syrup is really any worse for you than sugar.
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14 min
June 02, 2009 Skeptoid #156: Falling into Mel's Hole
Mel's Hole is said to be a mysterious bottomless pit in eastern Washington state.
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12 min
May 26, 2009 Skeptoid #155: NLP: Neuro-linguistic Programming
Some regard Neuro-linguistic Programming as a psychotherapy breakthrough, some as a New Age self-help trend.
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13 min
May 19, 2009 Skeptoid #154: Was Chuck Yeager the First to Break the Sound Barrier?
Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947, but others almost certainly did so before him.
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19 min
May 12, 2009 Skeptoid #153: Revenge of the Listener Feedback
Another peek into the mailbag to see who loves us, and who hates us.
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13 min
May 05, 2009 Skeptoid #152: Attack of the Globsters!
Mysterious blobs of flesh washed up on the world's beaches have been called everything from sea monsters to Cthulhu.
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14 min

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The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative…