Podcast Episodes

There Is No Finland: Birth of a Conspiracy Theory

Episode 573

A study of how a conspiracy theory as absurd as "There is no Finland" can even exist.

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8 years, 9 months ago

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True or False Pregnancy

Episode 572

False pregnancies are not only real, they're probably more complex than you imagined.

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8 years, 9 months ago

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Thawing the Minnesota Iceman

Episode 571

This sideshow attraction convinced a few real scientists that it was an actual ape-man.

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8 years, 10 months ago

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More Space Missions You Should Know

Episode 570

We take a look at some more of the most exciting space missions, past, present, and future.

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8 years, 10 months ago

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Principles of Curiosity

Episode 569

Three simple steps anyone can follow to learn to tell what's true and what's not.

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8 years, 10 months ago

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2 Listener 2 Feedback

Episode 568

I respond to some listener feedback that enhances some recent episodes of the show.

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8 years, 10 months ago

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Feral Children

Episode 567

Those stories about children raised by animals probably aren't what you've been led to believe.

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8 years, 11 months ago

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The Mercury Rivers of Emperor Qin Shi Huang

Episode 566

A miniature of all China's waterways in liquid mercury is said to be at the heart of the First Emperor's tomb.

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8 years, 11 months ago

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The Shag Harbour UFO

Episode 565

Comparing the actual evidence to the Canadian claim of best evidence for alien visitation.

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8 years, 11 months ago

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Into Thin Error

Episode 564

Skeptoid issues another round of corrections to past episodes.

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8 years, 11 months ago

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