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Skeptoid responds to another round of listener feedback. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The name of Nikola Tesla is associated with crazy conspiracy claims that have nothing to do with his real work. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mongolian tradition holds that a strange and deadly worm lives beneath the sands of the Gobi desert. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Throughout history there have been a number of different beliefs that the Earth might be hollow. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A signal received by a radio telescope in 1977 may be the best evidence yet for extraterrestrial intelligence. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Someone somewhere is always claiming to have cracked the secret of free energy forever, no fuel needed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How you can convince your friends that their conspiracy theories are nonsensical. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The solution to the Bloop mystery sound is finally revealed, and Skeptoid corrects some errors from other episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Flat Earth Theory has its origins not in alt-science but in Christian Fundamentalism. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Contrary to popular belief, no unusual number of disappearances has ever happened inside these two ocean regions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How to tell whether a science article on the web is reliable or not. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Cleansing diets are trendier than ever. They are also a complete waste of your money. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This mysterious silver ball seemed to have all kinds of strange properties. We finally found out what it was. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid answers another round of student questions sent in from all around the world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A number of theories claim that several centuries never actually happened, and were faked by the Church. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A rural family spent half a night battling what they thought were space aliens. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The facts and the fiction of one of the most intriguing psychological phenomena. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

See if you can tell which of these famous women from history are real, and which are fictional. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The secret of history's greatest stringed instrument, the Stradivarius violin, is that there is no secret. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The true history of the most famous holy relic from Biblical times. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some 60 ancient stone forts in Scotland have vitrified walls, with the stone melted into glass. Here's what we know. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

For centuries, claims both scientific and pseudoscientific have been made for the golden ratio. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid responds to some listener emails that question the validity of the scientific method. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

These strange places around the world rank among the most macabre, but have interesting explanations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Negative calorie foods, said to require more energy to digest than they provide, are a popular food fad. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices