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The Science of Muzak
Episode 370
Background music really can influence our buying decisions in a shopping environment.
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Student Questions: Magic Wristbands, Laser Danger, and ManBearPig
Episode 369
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world.
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Legislating Pseudoscience
Episode 368
Lawmakers are often pressured by ideologues to pass laws based on bad science.
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Who Is the Grinning Man?
Episode 367
A mysterious "grinning man" is said to appear and terrorize UFO witnesses.
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The Sedona Energy Vortex
Episode 366
Vortexes of spiritual energy are claimed to exist in Sedona, but science suggests we remain skeptical.
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The Black Knight Satellite
Episode 365
An object claimed to be 13,000-year-old alien satellite orbiting the Earth is just a piece of an old space shuttle.
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Listener Feedback: Conspiracies
Episode 364
Skeptoid answers questions sent in by listeners pertaining to conspiracy theories.
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All About Graphology
Episode 363
In fact, handwriting analysis tells us nothing useful about the personality and aptitudes of the writer.
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Polybius: Video Game of Death
Episode 362
The infamous arcade game Polybius, said to drive players to suicide or madness, was never more than an urban legend.
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The 16 Personalities of Sybil
Episode 361
The book and movie "Sybil" told the story of a woman purported to have Multiple Personality Syndrome.
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