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Episode #004

The Skeptic Podcast With stories this week from Alice Howarth, Natália Pasternak, Brian Eggo, and Shaun Sellars

Episode #406

Skeptics with a K Marsh looks at some of the unexpected products which have bought advertising space on the show, while dealing with a broken washing machine.

Episode #054 - Live from QED 2023

InKredulous Episode 54 of our satirical, skeptical comedy podcast recorded live at QED 2023. Appearing alongside host Andy Wilson are Jordan Holmes, Cara Santa Maria, and Michael Marshall.

The Skeptic

Humans long to cheat death, but is there any validity to life extension technology?
By Thiago Vahia Malliagros,

Billionaire Bryan Johnson is the latest figure to hit the headlines in his attempts to defy ageing, but is there anything to life extension technologies?

The post Humans long to cheat death, but is there any validity to life extension technology? appeared first on The Skeptic.

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