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Skeptoid #951: Dying of Excited Delirium27 Aug 202400:16:42

Turns out that the cause of death known as excited delirium is not an actual cause of death at all.

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Skeptoid #950: A Modern Skeptic Podcast Host20 Aug 202400:06:37

If I were to summarize how and why I do what I do, I might put it this way.

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Skeptoid #942: What the Movies Always Get Wrong25 Jun 202400:14:47

A roundup of all those things that movies always get wrong and make you mad.

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Skeptoid #858: Resignation Syndrome15 Nov 202200:14:36

In this bizarre psychiatric condition, healthy children lapse into a coma that may last for years.

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Skeptoid #857: On the Health Benefits of Drinking Alcohol08 Nov 202200:14:07

Some say that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol actually has certain health benefits.

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Skeptoid #856: A Cavalcade of Corrections01 Nov 202200:15:32

Skeptoid corrects another round of errors from past episodes.

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Skeptoid #855: Sniffing for Human Sex Pheromones25 Oct 202200:15:31

Do humans use pheromones to turn each other on? The science so far says... uhh, we have no idea.

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Skeptoid #854: The Day Science Was Overthrown18 Oct 202200:14:56

A look at six times when there was a major paradigm shift in science.

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Skeptoid #853: Brazil's Roswell: The Varginha UFO11 Oct 202200:14:21

This story of alien visitation in Brazil from 1996 claims to be the most convincing proof we have.

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Skeptoid #852: Electric Cars and the Power Grid04 Oct 202200:14:39

Opponents of electric cars claim that the power grid can't keep up with the growing demand for electricity.

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Skeptoid #851: How Your Smartphone Is Listening to You27 Sep 202200:14:37

Is your smartphone eavesdropping on your conversation?

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Skeptoid #850: Ode to the Nightcrawler20 Sep 202200:06:34

Beware of this creepy cryptid, or you might just fall in love with it.

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Skeptoid #849: Who Really Killed the Electric Car?13 Sep 202200:15:43

Pop culture tells us that a conspiracy is what killed GM's EV1 in 2002. But is an exotic explanation really needed?

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Skeptoid #941: Docu Dangers: Why Science Documentaries Usually Suck18 Jun 202400:16:13

How we decide what makes a good topic for a skeptical documentary film.

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Skeptoid #848: On the Trail of Papillon06 Sep 202200:12:56

How much truth was there to the prison escape story of Henri Charrière?

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Skeptoid #847: The Episodes That Changed My Mind, Part 230 Aug 202200:13:32

Some more of the episodes where I went in with one idea, and came out with another.

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Skeptoid #846: The Episodes That Changed My Mind, Part 123 Aug 202200:13:51

Some of the episodes where I went in expecting one thing, but found something different.

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Skeptoid #845: Seeking the Soviet Battle Mole16 Aug 202200:14:39

The story goes that the Soviet Union had nuclear-powered underground vehicles for waging a whole new kind of war.

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Skeptoid #844: What They're Saying About Electric Cars Now09 Aug 202200:15:28

The arguments made by electric car haters no longer hold up. Time to upgrade.

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Skeptoid #843: Pop Quiz: Religious Symbolism02 Aug 202200:16:47

How well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on questions drawn from episodes about world religions.

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Skeptoid #842: The Day the UFO Deactivated the Nukes26 Jul 202200:15:36

It's said that in 1967, a UFO once deactivated an entire flight of US nuclear missiles in their silos.

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Skeptoid #841: Feeling Out the Hairy Hands of Dartmoor19 Jul 202200:13:41

The story goes that in England in 1921, driving a particular stretch of road meant an encounter with a terrifying foe.

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The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See14 Jul 202200:02:47

Join me in producing this important feature documentary film on the modern UFO phenomenon.

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Skeptoid #840: What Sank the Lusitania?12 Jul 202200:15:43

Many believe that the true cause of the Lusitania's sinking was not the torpedo, but a mysterious second explosion that followed.

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Skeptoid #940: The Stephenville Lights11 Jun 202400:15:50

This modern UFO case has been declared to be one of the most compelling ever.

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Skeptoid #839: Decoding the Carolina Bays05 Jul 202200:14:27

Some say these oval depressions all along the US east coast are craters from an ancient meteor bombardment.

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Skeptoid Is Hiring a Developer30 Jun 202200:01:05

Skeptoid is hiring a web developer. For complete details, see skeptoid.org/jobs

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Skeptoid #838: The Chilean Navy UFO28 Jun 202200:15:36

Amateur Internet researchers figured out in 5 days what the Chilean government UFO group couldn't in two years.

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Skeptoid #837: Falling Fish Followup21 Jun 202200:14:39

Some feedback and followups to a raft of previous Skeptoid episodes.

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Skeptoid #836: Can You Tell if I'm Lying?14 Jun 202200:14:04

Can watching body language really tell you when someone is lying?

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Skeptoid #835: False Flag Attack? The USS Liberty07 Jun 202200:16:43

Officially, Israel's 1967 attack on the USS Liberty was accidental friendly fire; but many claim it was a deliberate conspiracy.

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Skeptoid #834: The Haunting of the Stanley Hotel31 May 202200:16:13

Colorado's Stanley Hotel is famous not only for its association with The Shining, but also for ghosts of its own.

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Skeptoid #833: The Secrets of the Integratron24 May 202200:15:55

This white dome in the California desert may house the secrets of the universe, or nothing more than delusions.

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Science Friction now available on streaming18 May 202200:02:36

Skeptoid Media's first full-length feature documentary movie, Science Friction, is now available to stream on Prime Video.

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Skeptoid #832: What Greek Fire Really Was17 May 202200:14:25

This ancient weapon of terror struck fear throughout the ancient world, and stokes a number of mysteries today.

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Skeptoid #939: A Visit to Lemuria04 Jun 202400:16:50

The true history of a mythical place.

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Skeptoid #831: Facilitated Communication Isn't10 May 202200:14:13

This discredited technique deceives loved ones into believing non-communicative people are able to communicate just fine by hiring one of these facilitators.

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Skeptoid #830: The Mystical Death of Jack Parsons03 May 202200:14:33

The complicated life of JPL's co-founder meant that his death was almost certain to be cloaked in conspiracy theories.

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Skeptoid #829: What ASMR Will Do for You26 Apr 202200:14:33

What is the state of the science behind this online video genre that combines relaxation with chills and shivers?

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Skeptoid #828: Why You Don't Want a Flat-Faced Pet19 Apr 202200:14:14

The science shows that dogs and cats bred to be flat-faced suffer from respiratory distress, but some argue otherwise.

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Skeptoid #827: What Really Happened on Easter Island12 Apr 202200:18:08

The popular known history of Easter Island — that deforestation brought about its demise — is not generally accepted.

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Skeptoid #826: Why the Fresno Nightcrawler Is So Popular05 Apr 202200:14:12

This relatively new and not-so-famous cryptid manages to have an outsized pop-culture footprint.

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Skeptoid #825: How Psychic Readings Work29 Mar 202200:14:31

Whether cold reading, warm reading, or hot, there are simple explanations for even the most impressive psychic performances.

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Skeptoid #824: Demystifying the Winchester Mystery House22 Mar 202200:16:44

The unfortunate false narrative of the Winchester Mystery House obscures a wonderful story of one of California's great women pioneers.

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Skeptoid #823: Hunting the Elusive Rogue Wave15 Mar 202200:14:27

Modern authors say that scientists didn't used to accept the idea of rogue waves. Is that true?

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Skeptoid #822: On Washboarded Roads08 Mar 202200:14:51

The real cause of washboarding on dirt roads is very different from the traditionally believed reason.

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Skeptoid #938: Vampire Facials28 May 202400:15:45

This procedure promising facial rejuvenation is basically a full face tattoo of your own blood.

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Skeptoid #821: Forensic (Pseudo) Science01 Mar 202200:15:35

All those fancy-sounding forensic sciences you've come to trust might not be worth very much of your trust after all.

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Skeptoid #820: Maury Island: The Government's Alien Artifacts22 Feb 202200:14:18

The origin story of some of the government's alleged alien wreckage is a little bit shaky.

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Skeptoid #819: Corrections with Hat in Hands15 Feb 202200:14:35

Some corrections to errors made in recent shows.

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