Skeptoid #581: Are You Following a Crank?
Skeptoid
Brian Dunning
4.6 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2017
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Let's have a look at the traits that define a crank, to make sure your new hero isn't one.
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| 0:00.0 | Cranks and crackpots can be found on the internet. |
| 0:07.0 | I don't want to shock you without surprise. |
| 0:09.6 | And before the internet, they could be found in the backs of magazines and in books, and |
| 0:13.8 | even shouting on street corners. |
| 0:16.1 | The task we all have in front of us is to determine whether that particular guru in whom |
| 0:21.6 | we invest so much of our time, attention, or even money is one of those crackpots. |
| 0:28.6 | Today we're going to find out how, and that's coming up next on Skeptoid. |
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