Skeptoid #49: Unconscious Research of Global Consciousness
Some say that the collective emotions of humans can influence electronic hardware. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 10, 2007•13 min•Ep. 49
Skeptoid
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Skeptoid #48: The Bible Code: Enigmas for Dummies
Despite claims of divine origin, "Bible Codes" are found in every long manuscript, even random text. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 05, 2007•11 min•Ep. 48
Skeptoid #47: Free Range Chicken and Farm Raised Fish
Free range chickens and farm raised fish probably have almost none of the benefits you think they do. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 26, 2007•10 min•Ep. 47
Skeptoid #46: Support Your Local Reptoid
The conspiracy theory that reptilian beings control our governments has a fascinating history. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 21, 2007•11 min•Ep. 46
Skeptoid #45: The Importance of Teaching Critical Thinking
Teaching critical thinking to students needs to be much more than simply asking the Socratic questions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 16, 2007•8 min•Ep. 45
Skeptoid #44: The Truth About Remote Viewing
The psychic technique of remote viewing is consistent with simple, well known magic tricks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 11, 2007•12 min•Ep. 44
Skeptoid #43: A Mormon History of the Americas
The Book of Mormon's history of the Americas is full of irreconcilable errors and false archaeology. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 06, 2007•10 min•Ep. 43
Skeptoid #42: Whacking, Cracking, and Chiropracting
Defined in 1895, chiropractic treats imaginary conditions with dangerous manipulations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 01, 2007•11 min•Ep. 42
Skeptoid #41: The Alien Invasion of Phoenix, Arizona
Despite what many UFOlogists want, the famous Phoenix Lights were not alien spacecraft. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 26, 2007•12 min•Ep. 41
Skeptoid #40: Neanderthals in Present Day Asia
Some claim that a legendary wildman, the Almas, is a population of relict Neanderthals. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 21, 2007•9 min•Ep. 40
Skeptoid #39: Heating Up to Global Warming
Why everyone needs to start taking global warming more seriously. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 16, 2007•12 min•Ep. 39
Skeptoid #38: The Marfa Lights: A Real American Mystery
No matter how much we want these Texas ghost lights to be mysterious, it turns out they're all too mundane. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 11, 2007•9 min•Ep. 38
Skeptoid #37: How to Spot Pseudoscience
This 15-point checklist will help you tell science from pseudoscience. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 06, 2007•13 min•Ep. 37
Skeptoid #36: Mercury Fillings
Mercury amalgam fillings do not release toxic levels of mercury into the body, and are harmless. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 01, 2007•11 min•Ep. 36
Skeptoid #35: Revisionist Darwinism: The Theory That Couldn't Sit Still
Some creationists claim that evolutionary theory is invalid because it improves as our knowledge increases. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 27, 2007•9 min•Ep. 35
Skeptoid #34: Homeopathy: Pure Water or Pure Nonsense?
Contrary to what many supporters think, homeopathy is neither an herbal nor a natural remedy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 22, 2007•13 min•Ep. 34
Skeptoid #33: Best of Listener Feedback
The best of listener feedback from the first 32 Skeptoid episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 17, 2007•14 min•Ep. 33
Skeptoid #32: Blood for Oil
The claim that the wars in the Middle East were about oil don't stand up to economic scrutiny. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 12, 2007•9 min•Ep. 32
Skeptoid #31: The Devil Walked in Devon
This 100-mile track of footprints in 1855 probably was not laid by the devil. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 07, 2007•8 min•Ep. 31
Skeptoid #30: Raw Food - Raw Deal?
Some claim that cooking your food ruins its nutrients or makes it poisonous, in a misguided effort to promote raw food. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 01, 2007•13 min•Ep. 30
Skeptoid #29: Orbs: The Ghost in the Camera
Spirit orbs in photographs are not ghosts, but a common artifact of flash photography. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 24, 2007•9 min•Ep. 29
Skeptoid #28: Natural Hygiene: Health Without Medicine (or Wisdom)
Natural Hygiene is a misguided, prescientific notion that nature provides everything to heal anyone of anything. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 19, 2007•6 min•Ep. 28
Skeptoid #27: Chemtrails: Real or Not?
Some believe that airplane contrails are really dangerous chemicals being sprayed by the government. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 15, 2007•10 min•Ep. 27
Skeptoid #26: Biodynamic Agriculture
Biodynamic agriculture is not a modern innovation, but rather a throwback to the Dark Ages. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 10, 2007•10 min•Ep. 26
Skeptoid #25: Scientists Are Not Created Equal
The word "scientist" can mean just about anything you want it to mean. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 05, 2007•8 min•Ep. 25
Skeptoid #24: Reflexology: Only Dangerous If You Use It
Reflexology is really no more than a foot massage, but potentially deadly to those hoping for medical benefits. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 28, 2007•11 min•Ep. 24
Skeptoid #23: Paganism: A Naked Rebellion
A look at paganism, its affinity for nudity, and how it differs from mainstream religions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 23, 2007•7 min•Ep. 23
Skeptoid #22: Skepticism and Flight 93
Flight 93, which crashed in a field on September 11, was not shot down by the military. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 19, 2007•9 min•Ep. 22
Skeptoid #21: Living Stones of Death Valley
An examination of the mysterious stones that move by themselves across the desert floor. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 15, 2007•4 min•Ep. 21
Skeptoid #20: The Real Amityville Horror
America's most popular true ghost story was a hoax. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 11, 2007•8 min•Ep. 20
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