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A special annoucement of tweaks to the podcast format and our newest member of the team.
Common expressions in folk psychology and whether or not they're true. In part 2, we look at if the best revenge is living well, the pitfalls of being a borrower or lender, if it's better to give than to receive, and if money can buy happiness.
Common expressions in folk psychology and whether or not they're true. In part 1, we look at if you should prefer sticks and stones breaking your bones over words that never hurt, if opposites attract, and if you can teach an old dog new tricks
A guide to writing and reading science news. In part 2, we talk about using science as a noun, choosing experts, making good analogies, what specific words mean in science vs everyday use, and sum up the ten commandments of science reporting.
A guide to writing and reading science news. In part 1, we talk about the proper context for facts, questions as headlines, and false balance in science media and journalism.
Why You're Wrong answers profound listener questions. In part 2, answering the vital questions regarding pizza, quenching thirst, human immortality, and why people cheer for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Why You're Wrong solves the world's problems. In part 1, the vastly underqualified hosts solve obesity through making informed dietary choices and highway traffic.
Why you're wrong about movies and the movie industry. In part 2, why movie theaters charge so much for popcorn and whether piracy is really hurting the movie business.
Why you're wrong about movies and the movie industry. In part 1, Hollywood accounting, why hugely successful movies don't make money, and why studio meddling and interference can be a double edged sword.
Common misconceptions about the law and popular legal cases, as expounded on by two wholly underqualified legal eagles. In part 2, the McDonalds hot coffee lawsuit, the difference between copyrights, trademarks, and patents, and movie/tv tropes
Common misconceptions about the law and popular legal cases, as expounded on by two wholly underqualified legal eagles. In part 1, Monsanto suing farmers, and the George Zimmerman trial in the killing of Trayvon Martin.
Featuring Teddy Wilson from the TV, the second of a two part discussion of (mostly) science fiction and how it influences and represents reality.
Featuring Teddy Wilson from the TV, the first of a two part discussion of (mostly) science fiction and how it influences and represents reality.
In Part 2, why you're wrong about JFK conspiracy theories and how Oliver Stone has ruined the popular belief about his assassination.
In Part 1, why you're wrong about Lee Harvey Oswald and his life, the role he played in the JFK assassination, and why it's entirely possible he did it all himself.
In Part 2, why you shouldn't be too worried about coming into contact with small amounts of harmful things, or others drinking and driving on holiday weekends.
In Part 1, why it doesn't matter that much about how you dry your hands, and why you shouldn't be too worried about coming into contact with harmful things.
Misconceptions about green and alternative sources of energy. In part 2, why you're wrong about clean coal, the viability of current green and alternative energy sources, and the nirvana fallacy.
Misconceptions about green and alternative sources of energy. In part 1, why you're wrong about hydroelectricity, solar panels in the winter, and wind turbines killing birds. More to come in part 2.
What skeptics and critical thinkers (us included!) get wrong. Why you can easily prove a negative and why it doesn't matter, the naturalistic fallacy and why it isn't what you think it is, the fallacy fallacy and why not to dismiss arguments, a
Does advertising work? Probably not on you, since you're so smart. Attractive too! Listen to this episode! We're taking a look at if advertising works, how it claims to work, how much of it you need, and what happens if it goes too far.
If less is more, imagine how much more MORE could be! As it turns out, things don't always scale quite as linearly as you'd hope. Looking at how we make decisions, information fiends and foes, why we sometimes pick the worse option, if more new
In retribution for the sports episode, Tim gets to talk about various military misconceptions. Explaining the difference between rifles and guns, ships and boats, different ranks and how they came to be, and why everyone hates the air force. Bo
Being scared or worried is a natural reaction that's hard to shake, but we're not often scared of the right things. This episode we're looking at what's worth worrying about with swimming pools, guns, animal attacks, and kidnapping.
Why being wrong and being right aren't just opposites, and why that's important. Talking about falsificationism and why being right isn't as useful as being wrong, as well as being not even wrong and wronger than wrong. By the end of the episod
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