Podcast Episodes

The Russian Sleep Experiment

Episode 496

Russian test subjects are said to have done unspeakably horrible things when sleep deprived.

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10 years, 5 months ago

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Skeptoid: Bad Skepticism

A new live show from Skeptoid Media: Bad Skepticism!

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10 years, 5 months ago

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Updated: Top 10 Worst Anti-Science Web Sites

Episode 495

The worst offending sites on the Internet for promoting bad misinformation.

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10 years, 5 months ago

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Black Mold: Peril or Prosaic?

Episode 494

Black mold is commonly believed to harbor many deadly diseases; but in fact removing it is often worse than leaving it.

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10 years, 6 months ago

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How Real Is the Stockholm Syndrome?

Episode 493

While the Stockholm syndrome sounds like a mere media buzzword, it does actually sometimes happen.

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10 years, 6 months ago

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Pouring Cold Water on Cryotherapy

Episode 492

Questioning whether this new spa treatment provides all the medical benefits it claims.

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10 years, 6 months ago

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420: The Cannabis Code

Episode 491

Myths and competing claims fog the origin of the term 420, a slang code for marijuana.

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10 years, 6 months ago

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Deconstructing the Tasaday Tribe

Episode 490

Some say this tribe of "gentle savages", discovered in 1971, was just a hoax. The truth isn't quite so simple.

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10 years, 7 months ago

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The Science of X-Ray Specs and Sea Monkeys

Episode 489

These products advertised in the back of comic books promised improbable feats of science.

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10 years, 7 months ago

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Who Was Charles Fort?

Episode 488

This enigmatic author of the strange continues to confound.

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10 years, 7 months ago

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