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Skeptoid #595: Chasing Malaysian Airlines MH370
31 oktober 2017 · 15 min
A roundup of the conspiracy theories and the probable true fate of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #594: Paul Is Dead
24 oktober 2017 · 14 min
The origins and history of the urban legend that Paul McCartney died and was replaced. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #593: I Still Can't Believe They Did That: More Human Guinea Pigs
17 oktober 2017 · 15 min
A further look at ten more scientists who experimented on themselves for the benefit of mankind. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #592: Alert 747: The Vela Incident
10 oktober 2017 · 14 min
In 1979, a mysterious flash occurred over the southern ocean that could have been a nuclear bomb. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #591: Ouija Boards
3 oktober 2017 · 13 min
Real effects far more interesting than spiritualism claims are behind these famous talking boards. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #590: Skepticism vs Cynicism
26 september 2017 · 14 min
The line between skepticism and cynicism is a bit too blurry for many people. Today we bring it into focus. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #589: The Big Pharma Conspiracy
19 september 2017 · 14 min
Popular claims of a Big Pharma Conspiracy don't stand up to any rational scrutiny. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #588: Celebrity Pseudoscience: 2017 Edition
12 september 2017 · 15 min
A look at which celebrities are currently working hardest to erode the public intellect. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #587: What Makes a Good Podcast Episode?
5 september 2017 · 14 min
Stories about urban legends are at their best when there are real people at their center. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #586: Volkswagen Dieselgate Reexamined
29 augustus 2017 · 16 min
In the wake of VW Dieselgate, the government took the wrong steps to solve the wrong problem. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #585: Relict Japanese Soldiers
22 augustus 2017 · 14 min
How factual are the urban legends about Japanese soldiers in the Pacific who never heard the war ended? Lees meer
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Skeptoid #584: Eclipse Myths and Science
15 augustus 2017 · 14 min
A look at the science-based myths and misconceptions about eclipses, plus some things you might not know. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #583: Fate of the Feedback
8 augustus 2017 · 14 min
Skeptoid responds to some listener feedback, updating a few episodes and clarifying some others. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #582: Lonnie Zamora and the Socorro UFO
1 augustus 2017 · 13 min
This famous 1964 UFO sighting by a New Mexico police officer has several interesting explanations. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #581: Are You Following a Crank?
25 juli 2017 · 14 min
Let's have a look at the traits that define a crank, to make sure your new hero isn't one. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #580: Amelia Earhart Redux: Competing Networks, Competing Craziness
18 juli 2017 · 15 min
Through their constant promotion of false history, TV networks may have done Amelia Earhart's legacy irreparable harm. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #579: Measuring the Age of the Grand Canyon
11 juli 2017 · 15 min
The Grand Canyon is millions of years old, not thousands; despite the efforts of Young Earthers. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #578: Student Questions: Bitters, Gas, and Diet Woo
4 juli 2017 · 13 min
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #577: What Are the Chances You're Psychic?
27 juni 2017 · 15 min
We analyze some of your stories of precognitive experiences. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #576: Lights in the Sky
20 juni 2017 · 14 min
How likely is the most common type of UFO report to be an alien spacecraft? Lees meer
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Skeptoid #575: How to Surprise a Skeptical Podcaster: Part 2
13 juni 2017 · 14 min
Here are the podcast episodes with conclusions that surprised me the most (part 2). Lees meer
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Skeptoid #574: How to Surprise a Skeptical Podcaster: Part 1
6 juni 2017 · 14 min
Here are the podcast episodes with conclusions that surprised me the most (part 1). Lees meer
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Skeptoid #573: There Is No Finland: Birth of a Conspiracy Theory
30 mei 2017 · 14 min
A study of how a conspiracy theory as absurd as "There is no Finland" can even exist. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #572: True or False Pregnancy
23 mei 2017 · 14 min
False pregnancies are not only real, they're probably more complex than you imagined. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #571: Thawing the Minnesota Iceman
16 mei 2017 · 13 min
This sideshow attraction convinced a few real scientists that it was an actual ape-man. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #570: More Space Missions You Should Know
9 mei 2017 · 14 min
We take a look at some more of the most exciting space missions, past, present, and future. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #569: Principles of Curiosity
2 mei 2017 · 15 min
Three simple steps anyone can follow to learn to tell what's true and what's not. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #568: 2 Listener 2 Feedback
25 april 2017 · 14 min
I respond to some listener feedback that enhances some recent episodes of the show. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #567: Feral Children
18 april 2017 · 14 min
Those stories about children raised by animals probably aren't what you've been led to believe. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #566: The Mercury Rivers of Emperor Qin Shi Huang
11 april 2017 · 14 min
A miniature of all China's waterways in liquid mercury is said to be at the heart of the First Emperor's tomb. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #565: The Shag Harbour UFO
4 april 2017 · 14 min
Comparing the actual evidence to the Canadian claim of best evidence for alien visitation. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #564: Into Thin Error
28 maart 2017 · 14 min
Skeptoid issues another round of corrections to past episodes. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #563: Grounding the Ghost of Flight 401
21 maart 2017 · 13 min
The unexpected facts behind this famous ghost story from the 1970s. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #562: Rhino Horn: Cure or Curse?
14 maart 2017 · 14 min
Rhinos are still being killed for their horns, but probably not for the reasons you thought. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #561: Beethoven's Hair
7 maart 2017 · 16 min
Popular stories claim Beethoven died of lead poisoning, but the science so far doesn't hold up. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #560: Remembering the Mandela Effect
28 februari 2017 · 14 min
Some claim that certain common false memories are evidence for alternate realities. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #559: Hitler's Antarctic Fortress Unmasked
21 februari 2017 · 15 min
Deconstructing a wild tale about a Nazi military base deep inside Antarctica. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #558: Listener Feedback: Electric Boogaloo
14 februari 2017 · 12 min
Skeptoid answers another round of listener feedback, keeping the show on the straight and narrow. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #557: Who Were the Berserkers?
7 februari 2017 · 13 min
These mighty Norse warriors fought with a frenzy that seems all but inexplicable. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #556: Exploring Kincaid's Cave
31 januari 2017 · 13 min
Some say a marvelous cave of Egyptian wonders is hidden in the Grand Canyon. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #555: Thorium Reactors: Fact and Fiction
24 januari 2017 · 14 min
These next-generation reactors have attracted a nearly cultish following. Here are the real facts. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #554: How Your Credit Card Got Stolen
17 januari 2017 · 14 min
Here are the most likely ways that your credit card got stolen, and how you can prevent it in the future. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #553: How Your Password Got Stolen
10 januari 2017 · 13 min
The facts, fiction, and real risk to you of all these high-profile data breaches online. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #552: The D. B. Cooper Mystery
3 januari 2017 · 13 min
The world's only unsolved hijacking case is filled with misinformation. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #551: Space Missions You Should Know
27 december 2016 · 14 min
A roundup of the most exciting and important space missions you really need to know about. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #550: The Mad Gasser of Mattoon
20 december 2016 · 14 min
In 1944, a strange night prowler is believed to have made poison gas attacks in Illinois. Here's what we know. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #549: The Simple Proof of Man-Made Global Warming
13 december 2016 · 14 min
The two most basic Smoking Guns proving that carbon from fossil fuels is warming the Earth. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #548: Bruce Lee Myths
6 december 2016 · 13 min
More mythology than fact surrounds this enigmatic figure from martial arts films. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #547: The Ghost Fighter Plane of Pearl Harbor
29 november 2016 · 12 min
Published accounts tell of a mysterious fighter plane that came into Pearl Harbor a year after the Japanese attack. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #546: There's No Such Thing as Race... Or Is There?
22 november 2016 · 13 min
Genetically, race does not exist; but there are still inconvenient places for it in science. Lees meer
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