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🗓️ 15 June 2007
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Here is how to tell whose "scientific journal" article is actually more reputable.
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0:08.7 | of the webpage on every transcript for every Skeptoid episode. |
0:13.7 | When I hear from detractors, they often provide alternative references that they claim are |
0:19.0 | just as valid. |
0:20.0 | Well, today we're going to try and separate what makes a good scientific journal, references |
0:25.8 | from which I would be glad to use, from a useless rag, references from which I would certainly |
0:32.0 | not. |
0:33.5 | How to identify a good scientific journal is coming up right now on Skeptoid. |
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1:33.0 | How to identify a good scientific journal. |
1:37.6 | Today's episode is about a subject that's as old as debating itself, and it was prompted |
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1:44.5 | I would love to look a lot of this up on my own, but I'm unsure about what sources can |
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