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Skeptoid #349: Top 10 Best Pro-Science Celebrities
12 februari 2013 · 13 min
A list of ten Hollywood celebrities who have leveraged their fame into the promotion of science. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #348: Ganzfeld Experiments
5 februari 2013 · 13 min
The true history of the experiment that is said to present the strongest evidence yet for telepathic abilities. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #347: The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine
29 januari 2013 · 15 min
This most famous of all fabled "lost mines" has a history that fails to stand up to skeptical scrutiny. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #346: Listener Feedback: Me and My Terrible Arguments
22 januari 2013 · 14 min
Skeptoid responds to another round of listener feedback. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #345: The Cult of Nikola Tesla
15 januari 2013 · 16 min
The name of Nikola Tesla is associated with crazy conspiracy claims that have nothing to do with his real work. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #344: Olgoi-Khorkhoi: The Mongolian Death Worm
8 januari 2013 · 14 min
Mongolian tradition holds that a strange and deadly worm lives beneath the sands of the Gobi desert. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #343: The Hollow Earth Theory
1 januari 2013 · 14 min
Throughout history there have been a number of different beliefs that the Earth might be hollow. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #342: Was the Wow! Signal Alien?
25 december 2012 · 13 min
A signal received by a radio telescope in 1977 may be the best evidence yet for extraterrestrial intelligence. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #341: Free Energy Machines
18 december 2012 · 13 min
Someone somewhere is always claiming to have cracked the secret of free energy forever, no fuel needed. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #340: Listener Feedback: A Cacophony of Conspiracies
11 december 2012 · 12 min
How you can convince your friends that their conspiracy theories are nonsensical. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #339: Setting the Bloop Straight
4 december 2012 · 14 min
The solution to the Bloop mystery sound is finally revealed, and Skeptoid corrects some errors from other episodes. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #338: The Flat Earth Theory
27 november 2012 · 13 min
The Flat Earth Theory has its origins not in alt-science but in Christian Fundamentalism. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #337: The Bermuda Triangle and the Devil's Sea
20 november 2012 · 14 min
Contrary to popular belief, no unusual number of disappearances has ever happened inside these two ocean regions. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #336: How to Tell a Good Website from a Crap Website
13 november 2012 · 14 min
How to tell whether a science article on the web is reliable or not. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #335: Cleansing Diets: Why or Why Not?
6 november 2012 · 15 min
Cleansing diets are trendier than ever. They are also a complete waste of your money. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #334: The Betz Mystery Sphere
30 oktober 2012 · 13 min
This mysterious silver ball seemed to have all kinds of strange properties. We finally found out what it was. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #333: Student Questions: Dancing Plague and the Cinnamon Challenge
23 oktober 2012 · 13 min
Skeptoid answers another round of student questions sent in from all around the world. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #332: The Phantom Time Hypothesis
16 oktober 2012 · 14 min
A number of theories claim that several centuries never actually happened, and were faked by the Church. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #331: The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter
9 oktober 2012 · 13 min
A rural family spent half a night battling what they thought were space aliens. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #330: Hypnotism: Hijacking Your Brain?
2 oktober 2012 · 13 min
The facts and the fiction of one of the most intriguing psychological phenomena. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #329: Is She Real, or Is She Fictional?
25 september 2012 · 17 min
See if you can tell which of these famous women from history are real, and which are fictional. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #328: Secrets of the Stradivarius
18 september 2012 · 13 min
The secret of history's greatest stringed instrument, the Stradivarius violin, is that there is no secret. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #327: Raiding the Ark of the Covenant
11 september 2012 · 13 min
The true history of the most famous holy relic from Biblical times. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #326: The Mystery of the Vitrified Forts
4 september 2012 · 13 min
Some 60 ancient stone forts in Scotland have vitrified walls, with the stone melted into glass. Here's what we know. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #325: The Golden Ratio
28 augustus 2012 · 14 min
For centuries, claims both scientific and pseudoscientific have been made for the golden ratio. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #324: Listener Feedback: That Darned Science
21 augustus 2012 · 14 min
Skeptoid responds to some listener emails that question the validity of the scientific method. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #323: 8 Spooky Places, and Why They're Like That
14 augustus 2012 · 14 min
These strange places around the world rank among the most macabre, but have interesting explanations. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #322: Negative Calorie Food Myths
7 augustus 2012 · 12 min
Negative calorie foods, said to require more energy to digest than they provide, are a popular food fad. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #321: Skinwalkers
31 juli 2012 · 14 min
Navajo Skinwalkers were said to be able to shapeshift into animals, but don't worry, it's just a tall tale. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #320: The Suicide Dogs of Overtoun Bridge
24 juli 2012 · 12 min
There's a bridge in Scotland where dogs are said to deliberately commit suicide. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #319: Student Questions: Food Woo and Iron Man at the Airport
17 juli 2012 · 12 min
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #318: The Loch Ness Monster
10 juli 2012 · 13 min
The world's most famous cryptid is said to swim in Scotland's most famous loch. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #317: Attack of the Nanobots!
3 juli 2012 · 14 min
A look at the belief that nanotechnology may result in an army of self-replicating machines that consume society. Lees meer
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New Skeptoid Books
28 juni 2012 · 2 min
Skeptoid announces two new paperbacks: "Astronauts, Aliens, and Ape-Men" plus "The Secret of the Gypsy Queen". Lees meer
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Skeptoid #316: Al-Ghazali and Arab-Islamic Science
26 juni 2012 · 13 min
Some say that Persian theologian al-Ghazali was solely responsible for the end of the Golden Age of science. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #315: The Tehran 1976 UFO
19 juni 2012 · 16 min
Declassified military documents show that Iranian fighter planes engaged a UFO in 1976. Here's what's actually known. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #314: Botches and Bungles
12 juni 2012 · 12 min
Skeptoid goes back and corrects some errors from previous episodes. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #313: Area 51 Facts and Fiction
5 juni 2012 · 14 min
Now that Area 51 has been declassified, we finally have proof that what they did had nothing to do with aliens. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #312: Student Questions: Marauding Mammoths and Queen Elizabeth the Man
29 mei 2012 · 12 min
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #311: Deconstructing the Rothschild Conspiracy
22 mei 2012 · 15 min
Some believe that world governments and economies are secretly controlled by the Rothschild banking family. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #310: Left Handed Myths and Facts
15 mei 2012 · 14 min
Many popular anecdotes tell how and why some people are left-handed, but the true facts are even more interesting. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #309: The Science and Politics of Global Warming
8 mei 2012 · 13 min
How global warming became the poster boy for failed science communication. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #308: Picnic at Hanging Rock
1 mei 2012 · 12 min
Although the book and movie convinced many that this story actually happened, it is purely a fictional invention. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #307: The Siberian Hell Sounds
24 april 2012 · 14 min
Russian scientists are said to have drilled a borehole that broke into hell and released the screams of the damned. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #306: Listener Feedback XX
17 april 2012 · 13 min
Skeptoid dips into the feedback mailbag to respond to comments from listeners. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #305: I Can't Believe They Did That: Human Guinea Pigs
10 april 2012 · 13 min
A look at some of history's most famous scientists who experimented upon themselves. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #304: Catching Jack the Ripper
3 april 2012 · 13 min
A look at what is and isn't known about history's most infamous serial killer. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #303: Are Vinyl Recordings Better than Digital?
27 maart 2012 · 13 min
Many audio aficionados split into two camps, those supporting modern digital audio, and those supporting vinyl records. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #302: De Loys' Ape
20 maart 2012 · 13 min
A geologist claimed to have discovered a new species of great ape in Venezuela in the early 20th century. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #301: The Beale Ciphers
13 maart 2012 · 13 min
Treasure hunters comb Virginia searching for a legendary hoard of gold and silver. Lees meer
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