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Latest Podcasts

Episode #391 - Live at QED 2024

Skeptics with a K We are live from QED 2024! Mike talks about the new mathematics of 'Terry-ology', Alice discusses the men who believe that semen retention will solve all of their problems, and Marsh baits the content marketing scammers who try to get articles on The Skeptic.

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.

Episode #083 - Nyjon Eccles

Be Reasonable Marsh is joined by functional medicine doctor Nyjon Eccles to talk about the controversial thermographic cancer screening scans, and why he feels cancer patients would benefit from a functional medicine approach of nutritional support.

The Skeptic

The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it
By Mike Hall,

The idea that the colour of a pill influences what placebo response you get is based on a succession of badly designed or badly interpreted trials

The post The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it appeared first on The Skeptic.

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