The Science of Superstition

The Science of Superstition

Almost everyone has at least one superstition they adhere too, and science says that might be for good reason! In this episode, we talk about the origins of two popular superstitions (including one that dates back to over 5000 years ago!), and then jump into the science behind how people use superstition to make (or break) their own luck. STAY SPOOKY! **WE WROTE A BOOK!** And you can buy it here: https://geni.us/spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https...

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Dinosaurs to Dragons with Elizabeth Shreeve

Dinosaurs to Dragons with Elizabeth Shreeve

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31 Elo 59min

Behind the Scenes for Our 1-Year-Bookaversary!

Behind the Scenes for Our 1-Year-Bookaversary!

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Spooky 7

Spooky 7

It's time for another round of Short and Spooky stories! From hidden noises in haunted houses to microscopic threats in ancient tombs, this episode features two stories about the big effects small thi...

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The Loveland Frogman

The Loveland Frogman

Along a stretch of the Little Miami River in Loveland, Ohio, tales are told about encounters with a strange and, if the drawings are to be believed, surprisingly bootylicious cryptid known as Frogman....

18 Touko 34min

Mokele-mbembe: The (Not) Living Dinosaur

Mokele-mbembe: The (Not) Living Dinosaur

Mokele-mbembe is a sauropod-like cryptid that has been luring cryptozoology's most optimistic explorers into some of the world's most remote swamps for over a century, and yet the evidence remains, to...

5 Touko 36min

The Folklore of Geology

The Folklore of Geology

For tens of thousands of years, Indigenous Peoples have passed down stories of major geologic events around the world, and many times, we find that modern science is just playing catch-up to learn mor...

21 Maalis 28min

Not-So-Strange Things: The Montauk Project

Not-So-Strange Things: The Montauk Project

Did the U.S. government conduct secret experiments involving mind control, psychic warfare, and time travel on a military base in Long Island in the 1970s-80s? Probably not. But we did get a pretty gr...

28 Helmi 33min

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