From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.On this episode: Plagues and Plots: COVID-19 and 5G, by Deborah Hyde, from November 2020It's easier to decry 'kids today' than it is to look honestly at the world we've made, by Brian Eggo, from November 2020Despite scare stories from holistic dentists, cavitations probably don't exist, by Shaun Sellars, from December 2020Do we really need supplements? A skeptic's guide to micronutrients, by Pixie Turner, from March 2021Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
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Episode #009
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.On this episode:Time Team's archaeologists showed us how experts can ruthlessly unpick a hoax, by Paul Duncan McGarrity, from November 2020The story of Phineas Gage's accident is well-known; what happened to him afterwards is not, by Kat Ford, from January 2024Have we seen the last of the vanishing phantom hitchhiker?, by Deborah Hyde, from January 2021The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from November 2024Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
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Episode #008
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.On this episode: How to spot medical misinformation in a pandemic, by Brian Eggo & Matt Kemp, from December 2020Therapy on tap: Thought Field Therapy offfers superficial solutions to deep disturbances, by Peter Panayi, from November 2020Could ASMR be a possible explanation for some new age and spiritual experiences?, by Mark Horne, from March 2024Real in what sense?, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from November 2020Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
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Episode #007
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.On this episode: Ethics for Skeptics, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from September 2020Brazil's government throw their weight behind Creationism and Intelligent Design, by Carlos Orsi and Natália Pasternak, from November 2020When it comes to science, the standard has to be truth and accuracy - not false balance, by Hayley Stevens, from September 2024I'll take the COVID-19 vaccine, and here's why I'm telling you, by Matthew Reynolds, from January 2021Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
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Episode #006
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.On this episode: When you understand 5G technology, the conspiracy theories simply don’t add up, by Sean Slater, from November 2020How to start having better arguments, according to the evidence, by Mark Horne & Matt Kemp, from November 2020"But it's just a joke!": why comedy's right to offend doesn't include the right to harm, by Brian Eggo, from August 2024Has the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an increase in ghostly encounters?, by Chris French, from October 2020Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
The official podcast of The Skeptic, the UK’s longest-running publication offering skeptical analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal.
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