Skeptoid #506: Bad Skepticism: Why You Should Challenge Popular Assumptions
From swamp gas and waterspouts to alternative medicine, the harm of not challenging popular assumptions.
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From swamp gas and waterspouts to alternative medicine, the harm of not challenging popular assumptions.
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