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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 #951: Dying of Excited Delirium
Episode 951
mardi 27 août 2024 • Duration 16:42
Turns out that the cause of death known as excited delirium is not an actual cause of death at all.
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Episode 950
mardi 20 août 2024 • Duration 06:37
If I were to summarize how and why I do what I do, I might put it this way.
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Episode 942
mardi 25 juin 2024 • Duration 14:47
A roundup of all those things that movies always get wrong and make you mad.
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Episode 858
mardi 15 novembre 2022 • Duration 14:36
In this bizarre psychiatric condition, healthy children lapse into a coma that may last for years.
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Episode 857
mardi 8 novembre 2022 • Duration 14:07
Some say that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol actually has certain health benefits.
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Episode 856
mardi 1 novembre 2022 • Duration 15:32
Skeptoid corrects another round of errors from past episodes.
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Episode 855
mardi 25 octobre 2022 • Duration 15:31
Do humans use pheromones to turn each other on? The science so far says... uhh, we have no idea.
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Episode 854
mardi 18 octobre 2022 • Duration 14:56
A look at six times when there was a major paradigm shift in science.
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Episode 853
mardi 11 octobre 2022 • Duration 14:21
This story of alien visitation in Brazil from 1996 claims to be the most convincing proof we have.
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Episode 852
mardi 4 octobre 2022 • Duration 14:39
Opponents of electric cars claim that the power grid can't keep up with the growing demand for electricity.
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