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Skeptoid #188: Student Questions: String Theory, the Asian Flush, and the Peltzman Effect

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2010

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Skeptoid answers some questions sent in by students around the world.

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0:00.0

Once again, this week we're opening up the Internet's premier podcast about the truth

0:07.9

behind urban legends to students, so we can find out what they're hearing and are

0:12.9

curious to know the facts about.

0:15.3

We'll give each of these the full, skeptoid treatment, and remember, if you're a student,

0:21.4

you can send in a question too.

0:23.7

Just listen to the end to find out how.

0:27.7

Some questions are coming right up on Skeptoid.

0:31.1

Hey everyone, Brian here.

0:38.9

A quick favor.

0:40.2

We're conducting an audience survey.

0:42.6

We'd be really grateful if you could take just a few minutes and answer our survey.

0:47.0

This is the kind of thing that's sort of an engineering and marketing necessity to make

0:50.4

the whole free podcast ecosystem flourish, so please check it out.

0:55.6

So surveys are fun.

0:56.8

You get to talk about yourself.

0:58.8

Please visit survey.prx.org slash Skeptoid to take the survey today.

1:06.0

That's survey.prx.org slash SKEPTOID.

1:13.8

Thanks.

1:19.6

You're listening to Skeptoid.

1:21.1

I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

1:24.4

Student questions, string theory, the Asian flush, and the Peltzman effect.

1:31.4

Some very interesting student questions this week.

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