Skeptoid #636: Epigenetics Woo
This exciting new(ish) field in genetics has brought with it a slew of snake oil claims. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Skeptoid #635: The Effects of Mandated GMO Labeling
We have good evidence for what to expect from mandated labeling of GMO foods, and it's not good. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #634: More Alcohol Myths
The last show on alcohol myths wasn't good enough for many of you, so here are some more. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #633: The Horsey History of Clever Hans
This early-1900s horse appeared to be able to do math and other feats, and we learned a lot from him. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #632: Lucid Dreaming
Some people can control their dreams and do anything they want in them -- or can they? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #631: Listener Feedback: Death of the Lefties
Skeptoid gets some interesting letters from listeners pertaining to radioactive skeletons and lefties. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #630: The Apes Who Learned Sign Language
Although many regard Koko as an ape who used sign language, science tells us that ability probably doesn't exist. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #629: Three Big Macs a Day
When we set aside pop food woo, we find that even multiple Big Macs can be part of a healthy daily diet. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #628: The Swedish Ghost Rockets
This rash of UFO sightings over Sweden in 1946 has long been considered to be Soviet missile tests. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #627: Gremlins
These mischievous creatures that sabotage airplanes are claimed by some to be actual physical beings. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #626: Numerology
We put this ancient system of divination based on numbers to the test. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #625: Your Weird Turn
We try to figure out some of the creepiest stories ever sent in by Skeptoid listeners. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #624: Zuma, The Phantom Satellite
The malfunction said to have doomed this spacecraft may have just been a cover story. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #623: Environmental Working Group and the Dirty Dozen
This company's annual press releases are intended to frighten you into buying organic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #622: Are You Living in a Simulation?
An exploration of the thought experiment that seeks to determine whether we're living in a computer simulation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #621: The Pentagon's UFO Hunt
The Pentagon gave $22 million to a very unlikely group of UFO proponents. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #620: Listener Feedback: Provisos, Addenda, and Quid Pro Quos
Listeners write in with extra information that adds a whole new dimension to some past shows. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #619: Alcohol Myths
We point the skeptical eye at five popular beliefs about alcoholic beverages. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #618: Are They Real, or Are They Fictional?
Another round of famous names from the past: Can you guess whether each is real or fictional? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #617: 10 Great Science Hoaxes
A look at those few times when hoaxers came closest to fooling those who knew better. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #616: Abiotic Oil
Some believe that oil comes from geological processes rather than from ancient biomass. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #615: Titanic Myths
Three of the most popular conspiracy theories surrounding the sinking of the Titanic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #614: The Inflammatory Diet
Why no, in fact you should not avoid certain foods to reduce your body's inflammation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #613: The Kids Who See Blindfolded
Children throughout India are being taught to see while blindfolded... apparently. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #612: The Boy Who Thought He Was Reincarnated
This boy thought he had lived a past life as a fighter pilot. He had some help getting there. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #611: All About Grounding
Some New Agers believe that you can heal virtually any ailment simply by taking off your shoes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #610: The Keepers of Flannan Light
Mystery clouds the story of what happened to these three vanished lighthouse keepers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #609: Were There Irish Slaves in America?
Online articles claiming the first slaves in the Americas were white are fictional and racially motivated. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #608: Palm Oil Facts and Fiction
Is it a medical miracle, an environmental disaster, both, or neither? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #607: Do Lobsters Feel Pain?
What the science says on whether we need to change the way we eat crustaceans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices