EPISODE · Oct 15, 2025 · 42 MIN
Boost Your Immune System? My Foot Patch Says Hi
from Why Smart Women Podcast · host Annie McCubbin
Send us a message!If certainty had a sound, it would be the wellness aisle whispering boost, detox, and natural into your ear. We pull back the curtain on why those words feel so right—and why they so often lead us astray. With Richard Saunders from Australian Skeptics, we unpack how intuition clashes with evidence, how authority bias makes white coats and big badges persuasive, and how deepfakes and influencer snippets outpace careful science in the attention economy.Listen to Richard's Podcast - https://www.skepticzone.tv/Support the showProudly sponsored by COUP — helping brands cut through the noise with bold, smart marketing. Visit the http://coup.co website or book a meeting with us at. https://go.oncehub.com/RequestMeeting
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Send us a message! If certainty had a sound, it would be the wellness aisle whispering boost, detox, and natural into your ear. We pull back the curtain on why those words feel so right—and why they so often lead us astray. With Richard Saunders from Australian Skeptics, we unpack how intuition clashes with evidence, how authority bias makes white coats and big badges persuasive, and how deepfakes and influencer snippets outpace careful science in the attention economy. Listen to Richard's Po...
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