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Skeptoid #50: How to Identify a "Good" Scientific Journal
15 juni 2007 · 11 min
Here is how to tell whose "scientific journal" article is actually more reputable. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #49: Unconscious Research of Global Consciousness
10 juni 2007 · 13 min
Some say that the collective emotions of humans can influence electronic hardware. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #48: The Bible Code: Enigmas for Dummies
5 juni 2007 · 11 min
Despite claims of divine origin, "Bible Codes" are found in every long manuscript, even random text. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #47: Free Range Chicken and Farm Raised Fish
26 mei 2007 · 10 min
Free range chickens and farm raised fish probably have almost none of the benefits you think they do. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #46: Support Your Local Reptoid
21 mei 2007 · 10 min
The conspiracy theory that reptilian beings control our governments has a fascinating history. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #45: The Importance of Teaching Critical Thinking
16 mei 2007 · 8 min
Teaching critical thinking to students needs to be much more than simply asking the Socratic questions. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #44: The Truth About Remote Viewing
11 mei 2007 · 12 min
The psychic technique of remote viewing is consistent with simple, well known magic tricks. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #43: A Mormon History of the Americas
6 mei 2007 · 10 min
The Book of Mormon's history of the Americas is full of irreconcilable errors and false archaeology. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #42: Whacking, Cracking, and Chiropracting
1 mei 2007 · 11 min
Defined in 1895, chiropractic treats imaginary conditions with dangerous manipulations. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #41: The Alien Invasion of Phoenix, Arizona
26 april 2007 · 12 min
Despite what many UFOlogists want, the famous Phoenix Lights were not alien spacecraft. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #40: Neanderthals in Present Day Asia
21 april 2007 · 9 min
Some claim that a legendary wildman, the Almas, is a population of relict Neanderthals. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #39: Heating Up to Global Warming
16 april 2007 · 12 min
Why everyone needs to start taking global warming more seriously. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #38: The Marfa Lights: A Real American Mystery
11 april 2007 · 9 min
No matter how much we want these Texas ghost lights to be mysterious, it turns out they're all too mundane. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #37: How to Spot Pseudoscience
6 april 2007 · 13 min
This 15-point checklist will help you tell science from pseudoscience. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #36: Mercury Fillings
1 april 2007 · 11 min
Mercury amalgam fillings do not release toxic levels of mercury into the body, and are harmless. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #35: Revisionist Darwinism: The Theory That Couldn't Sit Still
27 maart 2007 · 9 min
Some creationists claim that evolutionary theory is invalid because it improves as our knowledge increases. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #34: Homeopathy: Pure Water or Pure Nonsense?
22 maart 2007 · 13 min
Contrary to what many supporters think, homeopathy is neither an herbal nor a natural remedy. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #33: Best of Listener Feedback
17 maart 2007 · 14 min
The best of listener feedback from the first 32 Skeptoid episodes. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #32: Blood for Oil
12 maart 2007 · 9 min
The claim that the wars in the Middle East were about oil don't stand up to economic scrutiny. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #31: The Devil Walked in Devon
7 maart 2007 · 8 min
This 100-mile track of footprints in 1855 probably was not laid by the devil. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #30: Raw Food - Raw Deal?
1 maart 2007 · 13 min
Some claim that cooking your food ruins its nutrients or makes it poisonous, in a misguided effort to promote raw food. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #29: Orbs: The Ghost in the Camera
24 februari 2007 · 9 min
Spirit orbs in photographs are not ghosts, but a common artifact of flash photography. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #28: Natural Hygiene: Health Without Medicine (or Wisdom)
19 februari 2007 · 6 min
Natural Hygiene is a misguided, prescientific notion that nature provides everything to heal anyone of anything. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #27: Chemtrails: Real or Not?
15 februari 2007 · 10 min
Some believe that airplane contrails are really dangerous chemicals being sprayed by the government. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #26: Biodynamic Agriculture
10 februari 2007 · 10 min
Biodynamic agriculture is not a modern innovation, but rather a throwback to the Dark Ages. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #25: Scientists Are Not Created Equal
5 februari 2007 · 8 min
The word "scientist" can mean just about anything you want it to mean. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #24: Reflexology: Only Dangerous If You Use It
28 januari 2007 · 11 min
Reflexology is really no more than a foot massage, but potentially deadly to those hoping for medical benefits. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #23: Paganism: A Naked Rebellion
23 januari 2007 · 7 min
A look at paganism, its affinity for nudity, and how it differs from mainstream religions. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #22: Skepticism and Flight 93
19 januari 2007 · 9 min
Flight 93, which crashed in a field on September 11, was not shot down by the military. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #21: Living Stones of Death Valley
15 januari 2007 · 4 min
An examination of the mysterious stones that move by themselves across the desert floor. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #20: The Real Amityville Horror
11 januari 2007 · 8 min
America's most popular true ghost story was a hoax. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #19: Organic Food Myths
5 januari 2007 · 13 min
It's marketed as a revolution in health and the environment, but it's better described as a counterproductive fad. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #18: The "New" Bill of Rights
1 januari 2007 · 5 min
An amended Bill of Rights to better reflect modern American values. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #17: Internet Paranoia
28 december 2006 · 9 min
A look at the true threat level from Internet attacks in the mid 2000s. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #16: The Real Philadelphia Experiment
24 december 2006 · 8 min
The US Navy did not make a warship completely disappear in 1943. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #15: SUV Phobia
20 december 2006 · 9 min
Some believe SUVs should be categorized by their cosmetic appearance, rather than by their size or fuel efficiency. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #14: Cell Phones on Airplanes
15 december 2006 · 7 min
Cell phones are perfectly safe on airplanes, despite continued claims of danger. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #13: A Primer on Scientific Testing
11 december 2006 · 10 min
Understand the basics of scientific testing. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #12: Killing Faith: Deconstructionist Christians
7 december 2006 · 8 min
Proving the literal truth of the Bible is counterproductive to Christianity. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #11: Killing Bigfoot with Bad Science
3 december 2006 · 11 min
Sometimes the skeptics' perspective on Bigfoot is just as unscientific as that of the believers. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #10: An Evolution Primer for Young Earth Creationists
30 november 2006 · 11 min
Evolution 101 for Young Earth Creationists who want to know better. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #9: Sin: What's It Good For?
26 november 2006 · 9 min
There seems to be very little point to classifying some wrong actions as sins. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #8: Nocturnal Assaults: Aliens in the Dark
21 november 2006 · 8 min
Alien abductions and Old Hags: things that go bump in the night. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #7: Pond Magnet Foolishness
14 november 2006 · 8 min
There is no science-based reason why you should buy magnets for the pipes in your pond, despite the sales pitches. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #6: Wheatgrass Juice
9 november 2006 · 9 min
Wheatgrass juice contains virtually nothing of nutritional value to the human body. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #5: Sustainable Sustainability
1 november 2006 · 8 min
Focus on the year's undisputed overused buzzword: "Sustainable" Lees meer
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Skeptoid #4: Rods: Flying Absurdities
24 oktober 2006 · 8 min
There is neither evidence nor plausible hypotheticals suggesting that invisible flying "rods" might exist. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #3: Ethics of Peddling the Paranormal
19 oktober 2006 · 10 min
A proposal that it might be ethical for non-believers to sell paranormal services to the grieving in certain cases. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #2: New Age Energy
11 oktober 2006 · 8 min
An examination of energy, as new agers use the term. Lees meer
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Skeptoid #1: Religion as a Moral Center
3 oktober 2006 · 6 min
Religion is not necessary for a good moral center. Lees meer
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