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Skeptoid #446: The Fallibility of Memory
23 december 2014 · 13 min
We are a story our brain tells itself. And our brains are habitual liars. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #445: Megalodon Myths
16 december 2014 · 15 min
The Discovery Channel wants you to think that a giant prehistoric shark may still swim our oceans. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #444: Myths of Alcatraz
9 december 2014 · 16 min
Alcatraz Island is veiled in the fog of myth. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #443: SS Iron Mountain
2 december 2014 · 12 min
This large riverboat is said to have vanished without a trace on the Mississippi River in 1872. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #442: Griffins
25 november 2014 · 11 min
Griffins, considered absurd mythological beasts today, were actually our first attempt to explain fossils. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #441: The Skookum Cast
18 november 2014 · 13 min
The first "full body cast" of an alleged Bigfoot left many experts with a different impression. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #440: That Elusive Fibromyalgia
11 november 2014 · 13 min
Some say fibromyalgia is a real disease, while others question the diagnosis. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #439: A Skeptical Look at the News
4 november 2014 · 13 min
How we look at the news is as important as where we get it. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #438: The War of the Worlds Panic Broadcast
28 oktober 2014 · 13 min
On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles panicked a nation with a single broadcast. Or did he? Lees meer
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Skeptoid #437: Tube Amplifiers
21 oktober 2014 · 16 min
The audiophile preference for tube amps over solid state is based more on emotion than on science. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #436: Ionithermie
14 oktober 2014 · 11 min
Ionithermie is not effective for slimming or cellulite removal -- or, for anything, really. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #435: The St. Clair Triangle UFO
7 oktober 2014 · 15 min
In 2000, Illinois police chased what has come to be known as the St. Clair Triangle UFO. We found out what it was. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #434: The Braxton County Monster
30 september 2014 · 12 min
A group of 7 West Virginians looked for a crashed UFO in the hills and ended up getting the fright of their lives. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #433: The Water Woo of Masaru Emoto
23 september 2014 · 14 min
Masaru Emoto invented a New Age mythology in which water crystals reflect human consciousness. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #432: The Death of Rasputin
16 september 2014 · 13 min
Legend says that Grigori Rasputin, the "Mad Monk", was hard to kill; but the truth about his life is the real story. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #431: Acupuncture
9 september 2014 · 16 min
Acupuncture, the safe and effective ancient Chinese medical treatment, turns out to be none of those things. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #430: Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2 september 2014 · 14 min
The clash between the champions of scientific skepticism and supernaturalism. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #429: The Many Voices of Frank's Box
26 augustus 2014 · 14 min
Frank's ghost box is a radio designed to hear communications from ghosts. Here's how it works (or not). Lees meer
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Skeptoid #428: The Haunted Dybbuk Box
19 augustus 2014 · 12 min
A popular tale tells of a haunted Jewish wine box that brought ill fortune upon its owners... apparently. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #427: The Legend of the Flying Dutchman
12 augustus 2014 · 12 min
The real source of the ancient nautical legends of the Flying Dutchman ghost ship. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #426: The Baldoon Mystery
5 augustus 2014 · 12 min
The surprising truth behind Canada's most famous ghost story. Lees meer
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Listeners Have Another Say
1 augustus 2014 · 5 min
Skeptoid supporters reveal the reason they decided to join the team. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #425: Albinism Facts and Fiction
29 juli 2014 · 15 min
Even in developed countries, myths persist about people who have albinism. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #424: The Santa Barbara Simoom of 1859
22 juli 2014 · 13 min
Stories of a lethally hot storm wind in Santa Barbara in 1859 persist to this day. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #423: 12 Step Programs
15 juli 2014 · 13 min
Religious-based twelve step programs are no better at stopping addiction than other programs. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #422: Lie Detection
8 juli 2014 · 14 min
Polygraphs are no better than a roll of the dice at determining whether you're lying. Lees meer
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Listeners Have a Say
4 juli 2014 · 4 min
Giving the Skeptoid listeners a chance to have their say. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #421: Student Questions: Internet Tracking and Plasma Cosmology
1 juli 2014 · 14 min
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #420: Hillary vs. Mallory: The First to Everest
24 juni 2014 · 14 min
From the evidence we have, it seems clear there's no way Mallory could have beaten Hillary to the summit of Everest. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #419: Slacktivism: Raising Awareness
17 juni 2014 · 14 min
Clicking a "Like" button on a web site is not only useless, it may actually be counterproductive. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #418: Left Brained, Right Brained, or Hare Brained?
10 juni 2014 · 13 min
Pop psychology tells us we're all either left brain or right brain dominant, a concept with no scientific support. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #417: The Riddle of Flight 19
3 juni 2014 · 13 min
The 1945 disappearance of five fighter planes in the Bermuda Triangle was real, but hardly how it's portrayed. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #416: 5 Conspiracy Theories that Turned Out to Be True... Maybe?
27 mei 2014 · 15 min
Skeptoid listeners are always asking for conspiracy theories that turned out to be true. Here are the best I found. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #415: In Which I Am the Very Picture of Error Personified
20 mei 2014 · 13 min
Skeptoid corrects another round of mistakes made in previous episodes. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #414: Killing Princess Diana
13 mei 2014 · 13 min
Some say the death of Princess Diana in 1997 was actually a murder plotted by her government. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #413: 3-7-77: The Montana Vigilance Code
6 mei 2014 · 14 min
This mysterious code representing vigilante justice has a history steeped in mystery. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #412: Animal Predictors: Psychic, Sensitive, or Silly?
29 april 2014 · 14 min
Despite many examples being promoted in the press, animals do not have psychic powers. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #411: Your Body's Alleged Energy Fields
22 april 2014 · 14 min
There is no such thing as your body's energy field. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #410: The Black Eyed Kids
15 april 2014 · 12 min
An urban legend says that children with completely black eyes go around trying to be allowed inside. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #409: Oil Pulling
8 april 2014 · 13 min
This New Age alternative health fad is not, in fact, based on ayurveda. Lees meer
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Skeptoid Media is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity
4 april 2014 · 1 min
Donations to Skeptoid Media are now fully tax deductible. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #408: 15 Phreaky Phobias
1 april 2014 · 13 min
Phobias are irrational, yet the brain surprisingly has a good reason for creating them. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #407: The Death of Mad King Ludwig
25 maart 2014 · 13 min
What we do and do not know about the mysterious death of Bavaria's Mad King who built castles like Neuschwanstein. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #406: The Disappearance of Glenn Miller
18 maart 2014 · 12 min
This popular bandleader disappeared over the English Channel during World War II, and here's what happened. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #405: Aromatherapy: Sniffing Essential Oils
11 maart 2014 · 13 min
If you're expecting the pleasant aroma of certain flowers and herbs to be a medical treatment, you may be disappointed. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #404: The Boggy Creek Monster
4 maart 2014 · 13 min
The Boggy Creek Monster captured our imaginations, but its true story is even more fascinating. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #403: Out of Place Artifacts
25 februari 2014 · 13 min
Some objects found around the world seem to defy rational explanation. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #402: Listener Feedback: Ancient Mysteries
18 februari 2014 · 13 min
I respond to questions and feedback sent in by listeners around the world. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #401: Hemp, Hearst, and Prohibition
11 februari 2014 · 13 min
A popular urban legend claims that William Randolph Hearst conspired to make cannabis illegal in the United States. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #400: It's Just Science
4 februari 2014 · 4 min
Some pseudoscience promoters attack the messenger rather than the evidence. Lees meer
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