Brian Dunning's inFact

Episodes

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  inFact: Cell Phones on Airplanes

  4/22/2012

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  Duration: 2:51

  They tell us it's dangerous to use cell phones on airplanes, but the facts are obvious.

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  inFact: Stuff We Eat

  3/13/2012

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  Duration: 3:04

  They tell you some foods will make you fat, some will make you thin, some are "superfoods", and some will kill you. Here we take a quick fact-based tour of everything that you actually eat.

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  inFact: Conspiracy Theories

  1/12/2012

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  Duration: 3:01

  Why do so many people believe in completely improbable conspiracy theories?

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  inFact: Environmental Toxins

  11/21/2011

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  Duration: 2:53

  They tell you that environmental toxins are all around you, making you sick. Ever wonder why you've never seen a victim of these so-called toxins? This will tell you.

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  inFact: Logical Fallacies 3

  8/13/2011

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  Duration: 3:08

  Think you know how to use and recognize logical fallacies in arguments? Here's how. Part 3.

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  inFact: Logical Fallacies 2

  7/6/2011

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  Duration: 3:16

  Think you know how to use and recognize logical fallacies in arguments? Here's how. Part 2.

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  inFact: Logical Fallacies 1

  6/30/2011

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  Duration: 3:00

  Think you know how to use and recognize logical fallacies in arguments? Here's how. Part 1.

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  inFact: Organic Food Myths

  5/13/2011

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  Duration: 3:15

  Everyone says organic food is better for you, and better for the environment. But is that true, or is it just eco-marketing rhetoric?

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  inFact: Detoxification

  4/3/2011

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  Duration: 3:04

  Promoters of quack products are always saying you need to detoxify your body. What does that really mean?

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  inFact: Immune System Boosting

  3/22/2011

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  Duration: 3:22

  Can simple foods and supplements actually boost your immune system?

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  inFact: Vaccine Ingredients

  9/14/2010

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  Duration: 3:46

  Antivaccine activists claim that vaccines contain all sorts of terrifying poisons. Is this true?

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  inFact: Locally Grown Produce

  7/27/2010

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  Duration: 3:28

  Is buying locally grown produce a good way to be green and help the environment?

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  inFact: The Bloop

  7/13/2010

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  Duration: 3:20

  Did Navy hydrophones pick up the sounds from an impossibly huge sea creature?

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  inFact: Network Marketing

  6/29/2010

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  Duration: 3:26

  Think you're going to make a million dollars in network marketing? Give me the next three minutes of your time.

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  inFact: Plastic Water Bottles

  4/20/2010

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  Duration: 3:19

  They say leaving your plastic water bottle in the car will heat it up and leach dangerous toxins into the water. Should you be concerned?

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  inFact: Ghost Hunting

  4/6/2010

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  Duration: 3:08

  Can you really detect ghosts using a few basic instruments? We're going to take a look at these tools and find out.

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  inFact: Nuclear Energy

  3/23/2010

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  Duration: 3:20

  Some say nuclear energy is ready to make a comeback; some say it's still too dangerous. How do you know which to believe?

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  inFact: Fast Food Phobia

  3/9/2010

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  Duration: 3:16

  We've all heard that fast food is terribly unhealthy. But have you ever looked into where calories and fat really come from?

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  inFact: New Age Energy

  2/23/2010

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  Duration: 3:30

  Do you ever hear people talking about energy fields? What does that mean?

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  inFact: The Philadelphia Experiment

  2/9/2010

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  Duration: 3:32

  Did the US Navy make an entire ship disappear in a 1943 experiment that went awry?

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  inFact: Wheatgrass Juice

  8/24/2009

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  Duration: 3:30

  Has anyone ever told you that a shot of wheatgrass juice is nature's superfood?

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  inFact: The Pacific Garbage Patch

  8/23/2009

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  Duration: 3:25

  Have you heard there's an island of floating garbage the size of Texas in the middle of the Pacific Ocean?

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  inFact: The 2012 Apocalypse

  8/22/2009

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  Duration: 3:16

  Some people say a global catastrophe will kill millions in 2012.