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Skeptoid #264: Conspiracy Theorists Aren't Crazy Jun 28, 2011

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We usually dismiss conspiracy theorists as crazy people; but that doesn't tell the whole story.

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Skeptoid #263: Anastasia Jun 21, 2011

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The Grand Duchess Anastasia did not survive her family's 1918 execution, and did not go on to live in the US.

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Skeptoid #262: The Haitian Zombies Jun 14, 2011

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A look at the possibility that legends of Haitian zombies may have a grain of truth.

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Skeptoid #261: Near Death Experiences Jun 07, 2011

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A comparison of the effects of hypoxia to the reports of a brush with the afterlife.

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Skeptoid #260: Military Dolphins: James Bonds of the Sea May 31, 2011

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The facts behind the stories of military dolphins trained to attack divers and plant mines on ships.

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Skeptoid #259: Mao's Barefoot Doctors: The Secret History of Chinese Medicine May 24, 2011

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Westerners' belief that Chinese have long relied on alternative medicine is due in part to clever book publishers.

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Skeptoid #258: Spontaneous Human Combustion May 17, 2011

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People can catch on fire… and there doesn't seem to be anything too mysterious about any given case.

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Skeptoid #257: The Secret of Plum Island May 10, 2011

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This secret government lab was said to create genetic mutants. Here's what they actually did.

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Skeptoid #256: Student Questions: Supermoons and an Apple a Day May 03, 2011

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Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students from around the world.

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Skeptoid #255: Superhuman Strength during a Crisis Apr 26, 2011

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Popular stories tell of mothers lifting cars off their children. The science behind it is less than compelling.

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