Is it possible that I might occasionally, sometimes, perhaps, get something wrong on

Skeptoid?

Did I fail in my fact-checking?

Well, yes, it happens, and when it does, somebody always goes to Skeptoid.com slash

corrections, and sends it to me.

Today we've got another round of corrections, and I love to report on these because it's

science communication in action.

Moreover, each little correction is a fascinating little tidbit.

This batch is coming up next on Skeptoid.

You're listening to Skeptoid.

I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

Wrong does not cease to be wrong.

As the great author Leo Tolstoy put it, wrong does not cease to be wrong just because

the majority share in it.

Neither does it cease to be wrong when I put it out in a podcast.

Thus it becomes necessary to issue periodic corrections.

This is the 15th such episode, consisting entirely of corrections to past shows, and a quick

calculation shows that I have put one of these out, approximately every 50 episodes,

discounting other corrections and feedback episodes.

That's a pretty good ratio, suggesting that Skeptoid episodes are 98% passable.

We'll begin with a quick trip to West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, home of Overton Bridge.

This is where many believe that dogs love to jump from the bridge to commit deliberate

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