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Student Questions: String Theory, the Asian Flush, and the Peltzman Effect
Episode 188
Skeptoid answers some questions sent in by students around the world.
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Emergency Handbook: What to Do When a Friend Loves Woo
Episode 187
How you can help a friend or loved one with a potentially harmful pseudoscientific belief
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More Things I'm Wrong About
Episode 186
Going back over a few previous Skeptoid episodes to correct errors (head is hung in shame).
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Is Barefoot Better?
Episode 185
Some advocate that going barefoot is better for the health and strength of your feet.
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The Antikythera Mechanism
Episode 184
This ancient device, 1000 years ahead of its time, neither proves alien visitation nor disproves history.
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The Naga Fireballs
Episode 183
These fireballs actually do rise from the Mekong river each year -- and we know exactly what causes them.
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Listener Feedback X
Episode 182
Another dip into the listener feedback files for Skeptoid.
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The Baigong Pipes
Episode 181
Modern metal pipes found buried in ancient China are neither pipes nor evidence of ancient alien visitation.
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Vaccine Ingredients
Episode 180
The claims made about the dangerous chemicals in vaccines are all either false or misrepresented.
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The Scole Experiment
Episode 179
Said to be the best evidence yet for the afterlife, the Scole Experiments were actually just a hackneyed performance.
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