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Skeptoid #268: Student Questions: Energy Shots and Sunscreen

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

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

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2011

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students.

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It's another episode of Skeptoid and another round of student questions that have been sent

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in.

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We talk about a lot of urban legends and strange things from pop culture, and all of

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us have questions about things we've heard on social media or from our friends.

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So today we're letting students get some of these off their chests.

0:22.5

That's today on Skeptoid.

0:30.7

Hey everyone, Brian here.

0:32.3

A quick favor.

0:33.5

We are conducting an audience survey.

0:36.0

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

0:40.4

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

0:43.8

the whole free podcast ecosystem flourish.

0:47.3

So please check it out.

0:49.0

Also surveys are fun.

0:50.3

You get to talk about yourself.

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

0:59.5

This survey.prx.org slash S-K-E-P-T-O-I-D.

1:06.5

Thanks.

1:30.5

Today's classroom asks about the usefulness of those popular caffeinated energy shots.

1:37.0

The various internet myths about sunscreen products.

1:40.3

The meaning of the word information when thermodynamics are invoked to prove creationism.

1:46.7

Companies that claim to offer the secrets of suppressed miracle cures for cancer.

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