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The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred. Weekly since 2006.
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Cryonics promises an opportunity for you to be frozen and revived at some distant point in the future — though with plenty of controversy.
Skeptoid answers another round of questions from students all around the world.
What could explain a strange creature living in the suburbs, but only ever witnessed once?
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Skeptoid corrects another round of errors in previous episodes.
This alleged sea serpent terrorized a New England fishing village for two years in the 19th century.
Bats are scary and rabies is deadly, but do you need to worry about you or your pets catching the disease from them?
A report from the recent Skeptoid Adventures trip to Death Valley, including how many brave souls we lost in the desert and how they met their fate; and announcing the next Skeptoid Adventures trip to the Bermuda Triangle! Reserve your spot now at https://skeptoid.com/events/30285
A mysterious man is said to have arrived in Japan in 1959 from a country that never existed.
Seven creepy stories from seven listeners, and seven guesses by me.
2A thoroughly discredited idea, that the Mesoamerican Olmec people were Black Africans, continues to gain traction.
This buried rock wall found throughout Rockwall County has people wondering about its origin.
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Can dogs be taught to speak intelligently using floor buttons that represent words?
Highlights from 18 years of the Skeptoid podcast.
Fifteen trivia questions from previous aviation themed episodes of Skeptoid.
15 popular myths about sleeping, debunked.
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Lots of companies sell pheromone products claiming to calm down your dog or cat, but there's a very big problem with that basic claim.
Is this just another in a long line of legendary lost mines that never produced a speck of gold, or is there more to it this time?
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Til feudal china was capitalist. This show is general great, but i stg the american libertarian brain rot is hard to hear. Maoist China (Svoiet Russia for that matter) were never communist, anymore than North Korea is a democratic republic. Besides that, having a commodity market isn't capitalism, pre-maoist china was feudalist. Maoist China was State Capitalist (fascism using communist terms for spin) and remains so to this day.
The next decade of Republican fascism makes this seem really optimistic in hindsight lol
I can't believe you're asserting that the "Toxic Lady" was definitely mass hysteria. There were many experienced nurses who were affected.
I thought Pope Lick Bridge was in Vatican City
... you read that wrong (so did I)
Fabulous podcast. Short,sweet & to the point. With so much disinformation circulating these days we need people like this more than ever.
Can't find it anywhere to watch it.
They believe in 'chi' but note in moon chi's. 😤
This episode was unexpectedly funny, lol.
The Kitty Genovese story has been wildly exaggerated as well. There's a very good episode de You're Wrong About that goes back on that event.
Reminds me of a friend. We were in the black rock desert in Nevada. At night every light in the sky was a UFO. I would point out that they were planes landing in Reno. Finally be pointed up directly overhead, okay what's that? A satellite. I guess we all believe what we want to believe.
I used this technique with jelly beans in a jar. I won and was only a few beans off!
is there any other skeptoid episodes or website posts how about other alleged miracles? specifically famous Catholic ones like Lourdes and Fatima
what? That doesn't even make sense. I have a friend at work that firmly believes that this site was built by aliens.
I should add that in Hindu traditions, the 12th day after a birth of a baby is a day of celebration of the birth. While the 13th day after a death is certain important occasion regarding the death. So "12th day" and "13th day" have their own denoting.
This one is now one of my favorite Skeptoid episodes.
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Great episode. Thx from Sweden
just goes to show that a high IQ will not save you from believing nonsense. skepticism aint rocket surgery.
The findings on Apple Cider Vinegar are much as I expected in the areas researched but I would have liked to see the claims regarding blood pressure included.