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Skeptoid #505: You've Got to Be Wrong to Be Right

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

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

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2016

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Skeptoid corrects another round of errors from past episodes.

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0:00.0

Science is a self-correcting process.

0:06.2

No sooner does any scientist publish any finding than all his colleagues tear into it to try

0:11.6

and break it down and find where it needs correction.

0:15.2

The same thing goes for Skeptoid.

0:17.7

Every time I do an episode, I am descended upon by throngs of listeners who challenge

0:23.0

what I've said.

0:24.5

And sometimes they're right.

0:26.3

And when they are, I correct those errors.

0:29.4

And we're doing that again today on Skeptoid.

0:59.4

Turn it into more of the podcasts that you love.

1:01.7

Want to find out more?

1:03.1

Visit Skeptoid.com slash giving.

1:05.9

Or call 877-215-0277 today.

1:10.2

That's 877-215-0277 or Skeptoid.com slash giving.

1:17.1

S-K-E-P-T-O-I-D dot com slash giving.

1:25.9

You're listening to Skeptoid.

1:27.5

I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

1:30.8

You've got to be wrong to be right.

1:33.2

Well, you don't really have to be wrong to be right, but I'm running out of clever titles

1:37.8

for my corrections episodes.

1:40.2

This is another in my ongoing sub-series of episodes dedicated to correcting mistakes

1:44.9

made on the show.

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