Skeptoid

By Brian DunningScience Social Sciences

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Skeptoid episodes

July 29, 2008 Skeptoid #111: Should Tibet Be Free?
Misinformation and fantasy surrounds the popular Tibet notions.
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13 min
July 22, 2008 Skeptoid #110: Illuminating the Fatima Miracle of the Sun
The pope canonized them, but these three children didn't actually predict anything in 1917.
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12 min
July 15, 2008 Skeptoid #109: Will the Large Hadron Collider Destroy the Earth?
Some people believe that CERN's Large Hadron Collider will create black holes that will destroy the Earth.
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13 min
July 08, 2008 Skeptoid #108: Mystery at Dyatlov Pass
A look at one of Russia's most bizarre mysteries of mass death.
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11 min
July 01, 2008 Skeptoid #107: Spy Radio: Numbers Stations
A look at mysterious shortwave "numbers stations" around the world.
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12 min
June 24, 2008 Skeptoid #106: King Tut's Curse!
A look at the tale, the popular explanation, and the real science behind it.
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12 min
June 17, 2008 Skeptoid #105: When People Talk Backwards
Some people believe that your brain encodes its actual meaning in reverse within everything you say.
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12 min
June 10, 2008 Skeptoid #104: Yet More Winning Listener Feedback
Another visit to the endless well of listeners comments and criticisms.
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13 min
June 03, 2008 Skeptoid #103: Should You Take Your Vitamins?
Vitamin C does nothing to prevent or reduce the severity of colds.
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11 min
May 27, 2008 Skeptoid #102: What You Didn't Know about the Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment, said to have proven that evil environments produce evil behavior, was completely unscientific and unreliable.
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11 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…