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Skeptoid
Hosted by Brian Dunning · EN
The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred. Weekly since 2006.
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Skeptoid #996: Murder in Hex Hollow
Jul 8, 202500:15:48Tap to summarizeThe 1928 murder of a folk healer ignited a media frenzy and moral panic, revealing how superstition and magical thinking can fuel real-world tragedy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Preview — Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth on The Internet We Didn’t Get
Jul 2, 202500:49:23Tap to summarizeWe’re sharing a preview of a new audiobook, Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth, which celebrates the wit and wisdom of the legendary science fiction author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. Douglas Adams was someone who thought deeply about the biggest problems in the world, from the internet, to artificial intelligence, to space exploration, politics, and conservation—he was a sharp critic and a profoundly disruptive thinker of the way we do things. Written and narrated by Arvind Ethan David, Adams’ former protégé, this one-of-a-kind audiobook includes rare archival material from the Adams Estate, interviews with Adams’ personal friends like Griff Rhys Jones and David Baddiel, and reenactments of his work to form an immersive journey through the mind of one of the most visionary writers of our time. Get Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth now at Audible, Spotify, pushkin.fm/audiobooks, or wherever audiobooks are sold. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Skeptoid #995: The Eugenic History of the Body Type Diet
Jul 1, 202500:14:35Tap to summarizeIs there good science backing up the idea that you should eat based upon which of three body types you have? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Skeptoid #994: Making AI Environmentally Friendly
Jun 24, 202500:17:07Tap to summarizeWill our improvements to AI's voracious appetite for electricity keep pace with the exploding demand? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Skeptoid #993: How to Decide What to Eat
Jun 17, 202500:17:11Tap to summarizeDo you really need to pay quite so much attention to which foods you eat, and which you avoid? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Transcribe →Skeptoid #938: Vampire Facials
May 28, 2024Tap to summarizeThis procedure promising facial rejuvenation is basically a full face tattoo of your own blood. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Transcribe →Skeptoid #914: Stopping Hiccups with Science
Dec 12, 2023Tap to summarizeDoes science have a way to reliably cure the hiccups? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Transcribe →Skeptoid #744: Phineas Gage, on Second Thought
Sep 8, 2020Tap to summarizeA reexamination of the famous case of the man whose personality changed from a grievous brain injury. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Transcribe →Skeptoid #676: Glyphosate and Behavioral Economics
May 21, 2019Tap to summarizeHow misinformation spread over one of the safest herbicides becoming known as one of the most harmful. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Transcribe →Skeptoid #675: Valiant Thor: Your Friendly Pentagon Alien
May 14, 2019Tap to summarizeSome believe this benevolent alien from Venus lived and advised at the Pentagon for three years. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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