Skeptoid #316: Al-Ghazali and Arab-Islamic Science
Arab-Islamic culture led the world in science and intellect during their Golden Age, but then it came to an end and there have been virtually no Arab-Islamic discoveries since then. Why not?
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Skeptoid #363: All About Graphology play >
Skeptoid #363: All About Graphology
5/21/2013 | Download File (9.88 MB) - right click to download
Graphology is the art of divining things about someone's personality and aptitudes by analyzing their handwriting. Is it scientifically valid?
Skeptoid #362: Polybius: Video Game of Death play >
Skeptoid #362: Polybius: Video Game of Death
5/14/2013 | Download File (8.95 MB) - right click to download
An urban legend says that a 1981 video arcade game called Polybius sickened players, or even drove them to suicide, while government agents collected the data.
Skeptoid #361: The 16 Personalities of Sybil play >
Skeptoid #361: The 16 Personalities of Sybil
5/7/2013 | Download File (9.36 MB) - right click to download
The book and movie "Sybil" told the story of a woman purported to have Multiple Personality Syndrome. But how much of it, if any, was true?
Skeptoid #360: Lincoln Kennedy Myths play >
Skeptoid #360: Lincoln Kennedy Myths
4/30/2013 | Download File (8.75 MB) - right click to download
An old story claims a long list of astonishing similarities between the assassinations of Lincoln and Kennedy. Are they true, false, taken out of context, or something else?
Skeptoid #359: Cupping for the Cure play >
Skeptoid #359: Cupping for the Cure
4/23/2013 | Download File (8.30 MB) - right click to download
Cupping, the practice of putting suction cups on the skin to create bruises, has been around for at least 2000. Does its antiquity mean that it has healthful benefits?
