Episode #016
<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>Conspiracy theories give the illusion of control, in a system that leaves people feeling powerless, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from August 2022</p></li><li><p>HADD it's day: there's no evidence for an inherited hyperactive agency detection device, by Kat Ford, from November 2024</p></li><li><p>What's the better exercise for our health: lifting weights or doing cardio?, by Clio Bellenis, from September 2023</p></li><li><p>iNaturalist's flaws can leave people with a false impression of the natural world around them, by Sarah Hearne, from July 2021</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 #016" was published on June 13, 2025.
June 13, 2025 · The Skeptic Podcast
Summary
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: Conspiracy theories give the illusion of control, in a system that leaves people feeling powerless, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from August 2022HADD it's day: there's no evidence for an inherited hyperactive agency detection device, by Kat Ford, from November 2024What's the better exercise for our health: lifting weights or doing cardio?, by Clio Bellenis, from September 2023iNaturalist's flaws can leave people with a false impression of the natural world around them, by Sarah Hearne, from July 2021Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
Episode Description
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:
Conspiracy theories give the illusion of control, in a system that leaves people feeling powerless, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from August 2022
HADD it's day: there's no evidence for an inherited hyperactive agency detection device, by Kat Ford, from November 2024
What's the better exercise for our health: lifting weights or doing cardio?, by Clio Bellenis, from September 2023
iNaturalist's flaws can leave people with a false impression of the natural world around them, by Sarah Hearne, from July 2021
Find 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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