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1. Skeptoid #1065: The Most Abused Logical Fallacies

   3 november 2026 · 17 min

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   Some common logical fallacies frequently misused or misdefined — and how to use them properly. Lees meer

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2. Skeptoid #1064: Poisoned Halloween Candy

   27 oktober 2026 · 12 min

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   Are all those stories you heard about razor blades hidden in Halloween candy true, or just more urban legends? Lees meer

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3. Skeptoid #1063: Multi-Cancer Detection: Panacea or Problem?

   20 oktober 2026 · 17 min

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   These tests that promise to easily detect cancer with a blood test are fraught with profound accuracy errors. Lees meer

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4. Skeptoid #1062: The Floating Mob Bodies of Lake Mead

   13 oktober 2026 · 18 min

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   Las Vegas mob lore clings thick to human remains found as Lake Mead's water level recedes. But is it truly mob secrets that are being revealed or perhaps something a bit more nuanced? Lees meer

   The NamUs.gov profile for the Hemenway Harbor Doe is here.

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5. Skeptoid #1061: Hunting the Pictish Beast

   6 oktober 2026 · 15 min

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   Did this mysterious carved beast — the most common object on the Pictish standing stones — ever actually live? Lees meer

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6. Happy 20th Birthday Skeptoid!

   3 oktober 2026 · 7 min

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   In honor of Skeptoid's 20th birthday, today we're playing episode #1 from October 2006. Enjoy! Lees meer

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7. Skeptoid #1060: AI Psychosis: Is It a Moral Panic?

   29 september 2026 · 17 min

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   Is the moral panic surrounding artificial intelligence justified? Lees meer

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8. Skeptoid #1059: Do You Have Cortisol Belly?

   22 september 2026 · 19 min

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   Wellness influencers promise to sell you supplements to reduce your cortisol, and thus reduce your weight — even though it doesn't work that way. Lees meer

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9. Skeptoid #1058: Tracking the Honey Island Swamp Monster

   15 september 2026 · 16 min

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   Does a huge, hairy, ape-like creature roam the swamps of Louisiana? Lees meer

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10. Feed Drop! Tales From Aztlantis and "How Conspiracy Theories Undermine Ethnic Studies!"

    12 september 2026 · 43 min

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    Skeptoid Adventures "Mysteries of the Maya" guest expert Kurly Tlapoyawa was invited to speak at the inaugural SkeptiCamp New Mexico, and today we're sharing the lecture he gave, which covered the many ways that conspiracy theories and pseudoarchaeology undermine the goals of ethnic studies programs. Lees meer

    Enjoy! And hear more from Kurly on the Tales From Aztlantis podcast:

    buzzsprout.com/1720405
    chimalli.org

    Learn more about "The Mysteries of the Maya" Skeptoid Adventure at skeptoid.org/adventures

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