Episode #012

<p>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.</p><p>On this episode: </p><ul><li><p>Ghosts, curses and werewolf sightings: as archaeologists, we see human belief up close, by Paul Duncan McGarrity, from October 2020</p></li><li><p>Central Bank Digital Currencies, and why conspiracists are urging each other to use cash, by Mark Horne, from April 2023</p></li><li><p>Well-designed patient outreach can help tackle misinformation where it does the most harm, by Galina Limorenko, from January 2021</p></li><li><p>A search for meming: fighting the mind-virus virus, by Blake Smith, from September 2024</p></li></ul><p>Find more from The Skeptic at <a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/">skeptic.org.uk</a>, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/theskeptic">patreon.com/theskeptic</a></p>

An episode of the The Skeptic Podcast podcast, hosted by Merseyside Skeptics Society, titled "Episode #012" was published on May 16, 2025.

May 16, 2025 · The Skeptic Podcast

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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: Ghosts, curses and werewolf sightings: as archaeologists, we see human belief up close, by Paul Duncan McGarrity, from October 2020Central Bank Digital Currencies, and why conspiracists are urging each other to use cash, by Mark Horne, from April 2023Well-designed patient outreach can help tackle misinformation where it does the most harm, by Galina Limorenko, from January 2021A search for meming: fighting the mind-virus virus, by Blake Smith, from September 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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