Podcast Episodes

Illuminating the Hornet Spooklight

Episode 860

Legend has it this ghost light has been spooking people in Missouri for hundreds of years.

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3 years, 10 months ago

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How to Spot Fake News

Episode 859

A roundup of easy techniques anyone can employ to better discern accurate news reports from false ones.

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3 years, 10 months ago

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Resignation Syndrome

Episode 858

In this bizarre psychiatric condition, healthy children lapse into a coma that may last for years.

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3 years, 10 months ago

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On the Health Benefits of Drinking Alcohol

Episode 857

Some say that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol actually has certain health benefits.

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3 years, 11 months ago

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A Cavalcade of Corrections

Episode 856

Skeptoid corrects another round of errors from past episodes.

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3 years, 11 months ago

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Sniffing for Human Sex Pheromones

Episode 855

Do humans use pheromones to turn each other on? The science so far says... uhh, we have no idea.

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3 years, 11 months ago

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The Day Science Was Overthrown

Episode 854

A look at six times when there was a major paradigm shift in science.

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3 years, 11 months ago

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Brazil's Roswell: The Varginha UFO

Episode 853

This story of alien visitation in Brazil from 1996 claims to be the most convincing proof we have.

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3 years, 11 months ago

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Electric Cars and the Power Grid

Episode 852

Opponents of electric cars claim that the power grid can't keep up with the growing demand for electricity.

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4 years ago

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How Your Smartphone Is Listening to You

Episode 851

Is your smartphone eavesdropping on your conversation?

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4 years ago

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