#skeptoidpodcast — Public Fediverse posts
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Partly the current actions of the state of Israel, partly my values about information being free.
I know that journalists need to get paid. I support news sources where my contribution leads to others getting most of their content for free. At various times I've supported #NewsLaundry #SkeptoidPodcast #Vox and #Meduza aka #Медуза
But I don't support the mostly behind a paywall model. In this scenario particular it verges on, or possibly is, war profiteering.
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Skeptoid #344: Olgoi-Khorkhoi: The Mongolian Death Worm by Brian Dunning #cryptid #cryptozoology #deathworm #olghoi-khorkhoi #allgoi-khorkhoi #mongolia #ivanmackerle #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Mongolian tradition holds that a strange and deadly worm lives beneath the sands of the Gobi desert.
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Skeptoid #139: Alkaline Water Systems: Change Your Water, Change Your Bank Balance by Brian Dunning #kangen #ionizedwater #alkalinewater #changeyourwaterchangeyourlife #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Sellers of new-age water treatment products charge outrageous prices for a product with zero plausibility.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4139 -
Skeptoid #138: Is He Real, or Is He Fictional? by Brian Dunning #sherlockholmes #kingarthur #pocahontas #robinhood #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Guess whether these popular characters from history were real or fictional.
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Skeptoid #137: The Angel of Mons by Brian Dunning #angelofmons #angelsatmons #angels #angelworship #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot The facts behind the story that a heavenly host saved a small group of British from a large German force in WWI.
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Skeptoid #136: Student Questions: Light Therapy, the Bermuda Triangle, and Isaac Newton by Brian Dunning #bermudatriangle #vaccination #autism #environmentalestrogens #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Skeptoid answers another round of questions submitted by students.
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Skeptoid #135: The Rendlesham Forest UFO by Brian Dunning #rendleshamforest #coverup #ufo #aliens #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Hard to believe, but it wasn't space aliens that caused blinking lights in Rendlesham Forest in 1980.
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Skeptoid #134: Who Is Closed Minded, the Skeptic or the Believer? by Brian Dunning #closedminded #skeptics #skepticism #logicalfallacy #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Skeptics and believers both tend to accuse each other of closed-mindedness in their thinking.
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Skeptoid #133: Chasing the Min Min Light by Brian Dunning #minminlight #ghostlight #australia #ufo #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot The Australian outback's mysterious jack o' lantern has sparked some good stories, but some even better science.
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Skeptoid #132: The Sargasso Sea and the Pacific Garbage Patch by Brian Dunning #sargassosea #pacifictrashvortex #pacificgarbagepatch #eastgarbagepatch #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot We cast our skeptical eye upon two vast hazards to navigation said to lurk in the centers of the two great oceans.
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Skeptoid #131: The Bohemian Club Conspiracy by Brian Dunning #bohemiangrove #bohemianclub #moloch #molech #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Wealthy and powerful men gather annually at the mysterious Bohemian Grove -- but not to plot global domination.
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Skeptoid #130: Space Properties for Sale by Brian Dunning #lunarembassy #internationalstarregistry #starnames #asteroids #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot If they're offering extraterrestrial real estate or star-naming rights for sale, chances are it's a ripoff.
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Skeptoid #129: The Oak Island Money Pit by Brian Dunning #oakislandmoneypit #captainkidd #buriedtreasure #moneypit #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot This mysterious treasure pit on a Nova Scotia island has a fascinating natural explanation.
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Skeptoid #128: Student Questions: the Mozart Effect, Quantum Theory, and AIDS by Brian Dunning #themozarteffect #thesecret #whatthebleepdoweknow #recycling #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Skeptoid answers some questions sent in by students.
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Skeptoid #127: The Truth about Aspartame by Brian Dunning #aspartame #donaldrumsfeld #russellblaylock #nancymarkle #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot The artificial sweetener aspartame is falsely accused of being the cause of nearly every disease.
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Skeptoid #126: The Incorruptibles by Brian Dunning #hambolamaitigelov #incorrupt #padrepio #saintbernadette #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot We turn our skeptical eye on claims of incorruptibility - bodies that do not decay after death.
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Skeptoid #125: Ten Most Wanted: Celebrities Who Promote Harmful Pseudoscience by Brian Dunning #oprahwinfrey #jennymccarthy #princecharles #billmaher #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot A critical look at the pseudoscientific antics of some of today's celebrities.
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Skeptoid #124: Betty and Barney Hill: The Original UFO Abduction by Brian Dunning #bettyandbarneyhill #ufo #alien #abduction #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot A critical look at the original UFO abduction story, that so many people take for granted.
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Skeptoid #123: Listener Feedback Reloaded by Brian Dunning #geneticallymodifiedfood #monavie #911 #oilcrisis #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot More fun from the inbox, responding to listener feedback.
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Skeptoid #122: HAARP Myths by Brian Dunning #haarp #darpa #onr #tesla #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot A close look at HAARP, the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, and the claim that it's a superweapon.
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Skeptoid #121: Scalar Weapons: Tesla's Doomsday Machine? by Brian Dunning #tesla #thomasbearden #scalarweapon #superweapon #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot No, Nikola Tesla did not design a superweapon capable of vaporizing whole parts of the earth.
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Skeptoid #120: The World According to Conservapedia by Brian Dunning #conservapedia #youngearth #christian #creation #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot A new Young Earth Fundamentalist online encyclopedia rears its ugly head.
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Skeptoid #119: Student Questions: Body Searches and Theta Healing by Brian Dunning #thetahealing #marijuana #bodysearch #homosexuality #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Skeptoid answers some more questions from students. Send yours in today!
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Skeptoid #118: Demystifying the Bell Witch by Brian Dunning #bellwitch #blairwitch #andrewjackson #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot An exploration of the best way to evaluate an old, unsubstantiated folk legend like The Bell Witch.
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Skeptoid #117: How Dangerous Is Cell Phone Radiation? by Brian Dunning #cellphonedanger #popcornvideo #cellphoneradiation #cellularphones #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot There is neither evidence nor plausible hypothetical foundation for cell phone signals to be at all dangerous.
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Skeptoid #116: How to Be a Skeptic and Still Have Friends by Brian Dunning #skeptic #skepticism #skeptical #criticalthinking #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Being known as a skeptic is not necessarily good for your social life. Here's how to overcome the difficulties.
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Skeptoid #115: Search for the Missing Cosmonauts by Brian Dunning #achilleandgiovannijudica-cordiglia #yurigagarin #vladimirilyushin #lostcosmonauts #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot A pair of young Italian brothers probably didn't uncover evidence of Soviet cosmonauts dying in space.
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Skeptoid #114: Student Questions: Fish Oil, Charities, and Rumors by Brian Dunning #fishoil #rumors #osteopathy #charityfraud #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Skeptoid answers some questions sent in by students.
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Skeptoid #113: The Most Effective Homeopathy Podcast Ever by Brian Dunning #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot For the first time ever, the active ingredients in homeopathic preparations are revealed.
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Skeptoid #112: Genetically Modified Organisms: Jeopardy or Jackpot? by Brian Dunning #gmo #monsanto #geneticengineering #geneticallymodifiedorganisms #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Despite the popular fearmongering, GMO technologies promise a boon to agriculture and humanity.
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Skeptoid #110: Illuminating the Fatima Miracle of the Sun by Brian Dunning #fatima #miracleofthesun #luciasantos #threesecrets #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot The pope canonized them, but these three children didn't actually predict anything in 1917.
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Skeptoid #107: Spy Radio: Numbers Stations by Brian Dunning #numbersstations #yosemitesam #lincolnshirepoacher #atencion #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot A look at mysterious shortwave "numbers stations" around the world.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4107 -
Skeptoid #106: King Tut's Curse! by Brian Dunning #kingtutscurse #mummyscurse #howardcarter #tombtoxins #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot A look at the tale, the popular explanation, and the real science behind it.
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Skeptoid #104: Yet More Winning Listener Feedback by Brian Dunning #skeptoid #listenerfeedback #detoxification #criticism #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Another visit to the endless well of listeners comments and criticisms.
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Skeptoid #103: Should You Take Your Vitamins? by Brian Dunning #vitamins #vitaminc #linuspauling #airborne #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Vitamin C does nothing to prevent or reduce the severity of colds.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4103 -
Skeptoid #101: Things I'm Wrong About by Brian Dunning #skeptoid #corrections #errata #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot A look back correcting some of the facts and figures that Skeptoid has gotten wrong.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4101 -
Skeptoid #98: The Crystal Skull: Mystical, or Modern? by Brian Dunning #crystalskull #mitchell-hedges #indianajones #indianajonesandthekingdomofthecrystalskull #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Despite their reputation for mystical powers, crystal skulls are neither ancient nor mysterious.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4098 -
Skeptoid #97: The Face on Mars Revealed by Brian Dunning #mars #richardhoagland #cydoniamensae #faceonmars #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot New high resolution imagery has proven that this hill on Mars doesn't look quite so much like a carved face after all.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4097 -
Skeptoid #96: What's Wrong with The Secret by Brian Dunning #thesecret #lawofattraction #rhondabyrne #newthought #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot The Secret teaches that victims are always to blame, and that anyone can have anything simply by wishing.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4096 -
Skeptoid #95: Bend Over and Own Your Own Business by Brian Dunning #businessopportunity #multilevelmarketing #mlm #amway #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot If someone wants you to be their salesperson and is calling it a "business opportunity", be very skeptical.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4095 -
Skeptoid #94: Fire in the Sky: A Real UFO Abduction? by Brian Dunning #traviswalton #fireinthesky #ufoabduction #phillipklass #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot The evidence shows that Travis Walton's famous story of having been abducted by aliens probably never happened.
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Skeptoid #91: More Outrageous Listener Feedback by Brian Dunning #listenerfeedback #monavie #ghosthunters #mormon #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot My responses to some of the more "out there" feedback I've received.
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Skeptoid #89: Despicable Vulture Scumbags by Brian Dunning #edgarcayce #baar #wetcellbattery #als #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot My thoughts on a company that sells useless pseudoscientific hardware to an ALS victim.
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Skeptoid #87: Water: Alternative Fuel of the Future? by Brian Dunning #waterfuel #burningwater #johnkanzius #oxyhydrogen #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Cranks love to make the claim on YouTube, but you cannot run your car on water.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4087 -
Skeptoid #86: MonaVie and Other "Superfruit" Juices by Brian Dunning #monavie #superfruit #acai #goji #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Superfruit juices are nothing more than super ripoffs. Don't waste your money.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4086 -
Skeptoid #85: World Trade Center 7: The Lies Come Crashing Down by Brian Dunning #worldtradecenter #september11 #911 #wtc #building7 #controlleddemolition #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot The collapse of 7 World Trade Center was not a controlled demolition.
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Skeptoid #83: The Detoxification Myth by Brian Dunning #detoxification #colon #kinoki #toxins #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Despite its sciencey-sounding name, there is no such thing as "detoxification" beyond what your body already does.
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Skeptoid #82: What Do Creationists Really Believe? by Brian Dunning #creation #youngearth #creationism #darwin #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Creationism is not one set of beliefs - it is a battleground of dramatically conflicting world views.
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Skeptoid #75: How to See Your Aura by Brian Dunning #aura #kirlian #randi #auracam #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Despite promotional claims, neither auras nor aura photography are things.
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Skeptoid #72: Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity: Real or Imagined? by Brian Dunning #electrosensitivity #electromagneticsensitivity #electromagnetichypersensitivity #electromagnetism #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot Some claim to be hypersensitive to electromagnetism. Science has already solved what's really going on.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4072