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Since we discuss them so often on the show, it's really only logical that Matt should formally (and informally) talk about what constitutes a logical fallacy and why they're important. Levi teaches us the ins and outs of figs and the depressing life of some wasps, while Sam breaks the news that bone broth may not be all it's cracked up to. Logical Fallacies "Book of Bad Arguments" by Ali Almossawi (Also a book) https://bookofbadarguments.com/ "Logically Fallacious" by Bo Bennett (Also a book) https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/ Other Notes "Drinking Bone Broth - Is it Beneficial or Just a Fad?" by Conor Kerley https://nutritionstudies.org/drinking-bone-broth-is-it-beneficial-or-just-a-fad/  

The irony of posting this episode on various forms of social media is not lost on us as Sam takes us through the dangers (or benefits) of using what has become a ubiquitous part of modern life. Levi also gives us a lesson in critical thinking and the perils of not questioning one's hypotheses and Matt has a big ol' rant about the Covid situation in New South Wales.   Social Media Daily social media usage worldwide | Statista   The 2021 Social Media Users Demographics Guide | Khoros   Average Time Spent Daily on Social Media (Latest 2020 Data) - BroadbandSearch   Webster, D., Dunne, L. and Hunter, R., 2020. Association Between Social Networks and Subjective Well-Being in Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Youth & Society, 53(2), pp.175-210.   Brunborg, G. and Burdzovic Andreas, J., 2019. Increase in time spent on social media is associated with modest increase in depression, conduct problems, and episodic heavy drinking. Journal of Adolescence, 74, pp.201-209.   Barry, C., Sidoti, C., Briggs, S., Reiter, S. and Lindsey, R., 2017. Adolescent social media use and mental health from adolescent and parent perspectives. Journal of Adolescence, 61, pp.1-11.   Richards, D., Caldwell, P. and Go, H., 2015. Impact of social media on the health of children and young people. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 51(12), pp.1152-1157.   Abi-Jaoude, E., Naylor, K. and Pignatiello, A., 2020. Smartphones, social media use and youth mental health. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 192(6), pp.E136-E141. Other notes "The Most Common Cognitive Bias" by Veritasium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKA4w2O61Xo  

In a slightly delayed, but no less exciting instalment of IdioFacto, Levi takes a deep dive into SCUBA (Super Cool Underwater Bois of Australia) to let us know just how many interesting ways there are to die underwater, while Sam talks through why Ivermectin for COVID-19 is a fancy kind of snake oil. Matt will tell us more about how Santa Claus is politically incorrect and everyone will have a swimmingly good time. Ivermectin "Ivermectin is the new hydroxychloroquine" by Scott Gavura https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/ivermectin-is-the-new-hydroxychloroquine/ "Ivermectin is the new hydroxychloroquine, take 2" by David Gorski https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/ivermectin-is-the-new-hydroxychloroquine-take-2/ "Ivermectin is the new hydroxychloroquine, take 3" by David Gorski https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/ivermectin-is-the-new-hydroxychloroquine-take-3-conspiracy-theories-vs-science/   Other notes "Santa's ‘Ho Ho Ho' Changed to ‘Ha Ha Ha'" at Snopes https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/heave-ho-ho-ho/    

After we failed to release an episode last week, it may have been your reflex to assume we were on an indefinite hiatus again. But we managed to massage our schedules enough to make the most of our recording time and here it is!   Reflexology "Reflexology: Panacea or placebo" from The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/reflexology-panacea-or-placebo-10527 "Modern Reflexology: Still as bogus as pre-modern reflexology" from Science-Based Medicine: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/modern-reflexology-still-as-bogus-as-pre-modern-reflexology/ "Revisiting reflexology: Concept, evidence, current practice and practitioner training" from Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4624523/ "Reflexology: an update of a systematic review of randomised clinical trials" from Maturitas: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21111551/ "Reflexology in the management of low back pain: a pilot randomised controlled trial" from Complementary Therapies in Medicine: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18346622/ eJTCM Peer Review Standards: https://www.elsevier.com/__data/promis_misc/ejtcm-peer-review.pdf Other links Wholesome Doctor post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRJJYmKnyt7/?utm_medium=share_sheet "Do Ear Candles Work To Remove Earwax? | Ear Candling Proof!" from Doctor Cliff, AuD: https://youtu.be/CQJt1LWH32k  

Listeners: we're back. Like, actually for real this time. No, like... Really. For true. Sam made us promise. Enjoy this little taster of what's to come this season. Laughs, nonsense and occasionally some science-based ridiculousness.

We talk all things drinking and hangovers (the science behind it of course) as well as solve the mystery of the Bermuda triangle, and get an insight into the stages of clinical trials.

Tune in this week as we learn the ins and outs of diabetes as well as blue light glasses, full moon emergency room admissions, and the appeal to antiquity

What are Jellyfish anyway?? How do they eat and move around? How do they reproduce? Are they animals? Plants? Fungi? Or somewhere in the middle? Find out the answers to all these questions and more in our latest release.   Sam's (Incredibly Comprehensive) show notes for Arthritis   Arthritis and weatherJena, A., Olenski, A., Molitor, D. and Miller, N., 2017. Association between rainfall and diagnoses ofjoint or back pain: retrospective claims analysis. BMJ, [online] p.j5326. Available at:. Robert H. Shmerling, M., 2020. Does Weather Affect Arthritis Pain? - Harvard Health Blog. [online]Harvard Health Blog. Available at: [Accessed 16 August 2020]. Savage, E., McCormick, D., McDonald, S., Moore, O., Stevenson, M. and Cairns, A., 2014. Doesrheumatoid arthritis disease activity correlate with weather conditions?. Rheumatology International,[online] 35(5), pp.887-890. Available at: . Steffens, D., Maher, C., Li, Q., Ferreira, M., Pereira, L., Koes, B. and Latimer, J., 2014. Effect ofWeather on Back Pain: Results From a Case-Crossover Study. Arthritis Care & Research, [online]66(12), pp.1867-1872. Available at: . Timmermans, E., Schaap, L., Herbolsheimer, F., Dennison, E., Maggi, S., Pedersen, N., Castell, M.,Denkinger, M., Edwards, M., Limongi, F., Sánchez-Martínez, M., Siviero, P., Queipo, R., Peter, R., vander Pas, S. and Deeg, D., 2015. The Influence of Weather Conditions on Joint Pain in Older Peoplewith Osteoarthritis: Results from the European Project on OSteoArthritis. The Journal ofRheumatology, [online] 42(10), pp.1885-1892. Available at:. Verges, J., Montell, E., Tomas, E., Cumelles, G., Castaneda, G., Marti, N. and Moller, I., 2004. Weatherconditions can influence rheumatic diseases. Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, [online]2005(Issue 4). Available at: [Accessed16 August 2020]. Living With Arthritis. 2020. Weather And Arthritis Pain - Living With Arthritis. [online] Available at: [Accessed 16 August 2020].       BONUS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGog0Jo26iQ

This week we shine a light on solar power as well as discuss smart device "listening", scientific article retractions, and we get introduced to Willem Johan Kolff   Explanatory Youtube video on solar panels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ8XW9AgUrw Diagram showing solar array make-up - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_panel#/media/File:From_a_solar_cell_to_a_PV_system.svg Scientific article retraction - https://retractionwatch.com/2020/07/23/author-retracts-nature-commentary-over-concerns-about-sections-sponsorship/ Dirty Loops - Rock You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYc5zrXC52k The Thing Explainer - https://xkcd.com/thing-explainer/ The Glass Animals - Dreamland - ............just look it up on spotify?      

Here it is, our season 2 wrap up with our biggest news yet!   As promised, here are the links in the show notes   https://bit.ly/3kgXu75 https://bit.ly/3i6jFe0 https://bit.ly/33nmFyv https://bit.ly/3fm4pIg  

This week Matt walks us through the frequently discussed Placebo effect and Levi debunks detox diets.   PLACEBO EFFECT“Placebo effect studies are susceptible to response bias and to other types of biases”-JCEhttps://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(11)00049-7/fulltext   “Is the Placebo powerless?”-New England JoMedhttps://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200105243442106   “A Comprehensive Review of the Placebo Effect”-Annual Review of Psychology https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev.psych.59.113006.095941   “Placebo interventions for all clinical conditions”-Cochrane Library https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD003974.pub3/full?highlightAbstract=placeb%7Cplacebo%7Ceffect   “Howard Fields, MD, PhD, The Placebo Effect Part 1: Defining the Placebo Response” video https://youtu.be/oWPtIR-0Q_A   “Bad Science”-Dr Ben Goldacrehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3272165-bad-science   “Bad Pharma”-Dr Ben Goldacre https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15795155-bad-pharma DETOX DIETS   Detox diets for toxin elimination and weight management: a critical review of the evidence https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jhn.12286   How Does the liver work? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279393/   The Truth about toxins https://www.rush.edu/health-wellness/discover-health/truth-about-toxins   7-day detox; a Naturopath approved plan https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/diet/diets/the-7day-detox-plan/news-story/cfb1850be6010553eba661bb9cbcb938   Do Detox Diets Work? https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/detox-diets-101

This episode is all about sound! Levi runs us through pitch, frequencies, and tones and Matt talks about the benefits (or lack thereof) of Audio Therapy   We promised we would out some links to our favourite songs in the show notes so here they are:   Tool - Pneuma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ClCaPmAA7s   Evanesence - Good Enough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw2Ic_2XdVQ   Karnivool - Deadman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbLEYQo98t0       MUSIC   Various helpful cheat sheets and wiki pages   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_signature#Major_scale_structure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_pitch_notation#Table_of_note_frequencies     AUDIO THERAPY   Science-Based Medicine articlehttps://sciencebasedmedicine.org/audio-therapy-for-postoperative-pediatric-pain-randomized-controlled-nonsense/   Pediatric Surgery International article https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00383-014-3649-9   Linguistic Wave Genetics article http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1004.5664&rep=rep1&type=pdf   Regenerating a Dog’s Tooth with Wave Geneticshttps://medcraveonline.com/JSRT/attempt-to-regenerate-the-dog39s-tooth-using-the-method-of-a-new-direction-in-biology-linguistic-wave-genetics.html   “Correction of the Immune System” Matrixhttps://wavegenetics.org/en/korrektsiya-immunnoy-sistemyi/   Institute of Linguistic Wave Geneticshttps://wavegenetics.org/   The great 440Hz conspiracy articlehttps://globalnews.ca/news/4194106/440-hz-conspiracy-music/   Wave Genome RA Shield for Covid-19http://wavegenome.com/ra_shield.html?fbclid=IwAR2qZ5mvALho1BYahTjW7jP-obrmz6dpW2spPczLrkL6PkYzHF97GNXwD4U   Open Letter from Peter Gariaevhttp://www.fractal.org/Life-Science-Technology/Peter-Gariaev.htm

What on earth are we talking about this week? That's right, its an earth related episode. Levi discusses plate tectonics while Matt (un)educates us on the archaic beliefs of flat earthers.   PLATE TECTONICS   Mid-Atlantic ridge https://whc.unesco.org/en/activities/504/   Brainpop video on plate tectonics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA2-Vc4PIOY   Kurzgesagt video including info on plate tectonics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGXi_9A__Vc&t=112s   GDA 2020  https://spotlight.unavco.org/how-gps-works/gps-and-tectonics/gps-and-tectonics.html FLAT EARTHLive Science articlehttps://www.livescience.com/24310-flat-earth-belief.html   Uni of Melbourne articlehttps://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/why-do-some-people-believe-the-earth-is-flat   Scientific American articlehttps://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/yes-flat-earthers-really-do-exist/   Professor Dave Explains video 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDy95_eNPzM   Professor Dave Explains video 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bHqBy92iGM   Today I Found Out videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4l9Y5OHqpk

Do you have TIME to brush your teeth regularly? Are you worried about the fluoride in your toothpaste? How about the fluoride in your drinking water? Wait.....what is time? Is time even real, does anyone know? Maybe time's just a construct of human perception; an illusion created by.....anyway, listen to the episode to find out all the answers these these questions and more.     TIME Physics.org articlehttp://www.physics.org/article-questions.asp?id=77   ‘Time Dilation’ newspaper article  https://www.space.com/33411-astronaut-scott-kelly-relativity-twin-brother-ages.html   Ohio State GPS Explanationhttp://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast162/Unit5/gps.html   Space.com article on Special Relativityhttps://www.space.com/36273-theory-special-relativity.html   Time Dilation Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuD34tEpRFw ‘Does Time Exist?’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3tbVHlsKhs   WATER FLUORIDATION Story of water fluoridation https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/fluoride/the-story-of-fluoridation Healthcare Triage fluoride video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hml1CL0Idk&t=53s Australian systematic review https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18584000 Cochrane Fluoride Toothpaste  https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD002278/full?highlightAbstract=water%7Cfluorid%7Cfluoridation Cochrane Water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries https:// https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010856.pub2/full?highlightAbstract=fluoride%7Cfluorid Book Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride https://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=CMQd6nkX86EC&oi=fnd&pg=PT21&dq=fluoride+health+effects&ots=kwW4zXZ3hB&sig=2edh7tDHg-FbUno0oh9eHrhjCcg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=fluoride%20health%20effects&f=false  

The entire world has been plunged into absolute madness. This week, with the help of friend of the show: Dr. Sam Laucirica, we discuss the topic that requires no introduction: COVID-19   SHOWNOTES   Pew Research Report https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/08/nearly-three-in-ten-americans-believe-covid-19-was-made-in-a-lab/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=9a8a1fc2a0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_09_06_59&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-9a8a1fc2a0-400906701 Proximal Origin of SARS-Cov-2 Article https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9 Guardian Article regarding Face Maskshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/14/should-everyone-be-wearing-face-masks Article from Australia’s Science Channel regarding Flattening The Curvehttps://australiascience.tv/we-can-shrink-covid-19-curve-not-just-flatten/ Science-Based Medicine COVID-19 Newshttps://sciencebasedmedicine.org/more-covid-19-news/ Kurzgesagt Coronavirus video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtN-goy9VOY Amoeba sisters Viruses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FqlTslU22s

Our first ever VideoFacto is just to give you an update on what we've been up to for the last four months during our protracted hiatus, and get you excited for the resumption of our regular schedule next week. If you'd rather see the video, head over to our Facebook, Instagram or YouTube pages to see our ugly mugs.

As a nice follow-up to last week's GMO episode, Levi explains the process of Clustered Regularly Inter-spaced Short Palindromic Repeats (or CRISPR for short). Matt then runs us through numerology, where he assigns Levi a "name number" that dictates his personality... Or does it?   Show notes for CRISPR CRISPR Timeline - https://www.broadinstitute.org/what-broad/areas-focus/project-spotlight/crispr-timeline   Live Science article on CRISPR - https://www.livescience.com/58790-crispr-explained.html   Gif showing CRISPR CAS9 in action - https://www.livescience.com/60938-a-breathtaking-new-gif-shows-crispr-chewing-up-dna.html   TED Ed video on CRISPR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tw_JVz_IEc   WIRED Video on CRISPR explained in 5 levels of complexity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sweN8d4_MUg   Diagram of CRISPR in action - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR#/media/File:Crispr.png   Song about CRISPR CAS9 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k99bMtg4zRk     Show notes for Numerology   Bobby McFerrin videohttps://youtu.be/Hodp2esSV9E   “Secrets of Numerology” http://www.2012-spiritual-growth-prophecies.com/numerology-meanings.html   Pythagorean Numerology Name Number Calculator https://www.dcode.fr/pythagorean-numerology   Jastrow Scientific Monthly Articlehttps://www.dcode.fr/pythagorean-numerology   Numberphilehttps://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile   Schimmel, Annemarie (1993). The Mystery of Numbers. ISBN 0195089197.   Lynne Kelly (2004). The Skeptic's Guide To The Paranormal. ISBN 1-74114-059-5.

This week, Matt explains a topic that we've been meaning to get to for a while, and one that get referenced weekly: The Scientific Method. Levi then discusses Genetically Modified Organisms; how they work, and then, of course, the hysteria surrounding GMO foods.   Show notes for the Scientific Method   “Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes” - Lakatoshttp://www.csun.edu/~vcsoc00i/classes/s680f11/Lakatos.pdf   Khan Academy Scientific Method Article https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-biology-foundations/hs-biology-and-the-scientific-method/a/the-science-of-biology   Khan Academy Scientific Method Video https://youtu.be/N6IAzlugWw0   Show notes for GMOs   RationalWiki article on Seeds of Death documentary https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Seeds_of_Death   “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens   Seeds of Death Youtube documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6OxbpLwEjQ   Kurzgesagt GMO video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TmcXYp8xu4   Neil deGrasse Tyson on GMOs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMDhUsxom0U    

Firstly, we would like to apologise for Levi's recording quality in the first half of the episode. It's a good reminder that we are amateurs recording this in our bedrooms at home! With that out of the way, we have put together a very interesting episode this week. Levi ticks off time-keeping devices throughout history, and Matt lets us know what all the buzz is about the new 5G cellular network.   Show notes for Time Keeping Devices   A history of time keeping devices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcwOBkghwWA   Informative video on time keeping devices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At5atF4mKiU   The clock that changed the world - Documentary on John Harrisons Mechanical Clock to claim the longitude prize. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-g27KS0yiY   Show notes for 5G   Scientific American article: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/we-have-no-reason-to-believe-5g-is-safe/   asut Press Release: https://e3.marco.ch/publish/sunrise/821_3887/20190327_MM_asut_Faktencheck_5G-EN.pdf   cNet Article: https://www.cnet.com/news/5g-phones-and-your-health-what-you-need-to-know/   ABC Article:https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/what-experts-say-on-the-radiation-safety-of-5g-network/11143020   International Journal of Oncology article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5504984/   Steven Novella article:https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/5g-is-coming/   Lorne Trottier article: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/are-cell-phones-a-possible-carcinogen-an-update-on-the-iarc-report/   NTP (FDA) Study: https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/whatwestudy/topics/cellphones/index.html?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=prod&utm_campaign=ntpgolinks&utm_term=cellphone   And its press release:https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/materials/cell_phone_radiofrequency_radiation_studies_508.pdf   Another FDA study:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Evaluation+of+the+genotoxicity+of+cell+phone+radiofrequency+radiation+in+male+and+female+rats+and+mice+following+subchronic+exposure  

What are the chances that we would make it to episode 20? We certainly didn't see this in our Tarot Cards. That's right listeners, in this week's episode Matt takes us through Chance and Probability, while Levi covers Tarot Cards.   SHOW NOTES FOR PROBABILITY   “Jesus Saves” Story https://www.today.com/health/man-wearing-jesus-saves-race-bib-collapses-t165597   Risk of Death - Florida Museum https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/odds/compare-risk/death/   “Why Our Brains Do Not Intuitively Grasp Probabilities” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-our-brains-do-not-intuitively-grasp-probabilities/   “How Randomness Rules Our World” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-randomness-rules-our-world/   SHOW NOTES FOR TAROT   Itai Ivtzan Paper on Tarot cards http://www.awarenessisfreedom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/TarotCardsPaper1.pdf Divination with Tarot Cards: An Empirical Study: https://www.susanblackmore.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/JSPR-1983.pdf

Hey listeners, I haven't heard from you in ages! I hope you've been well. It would be so good to catch up and chat about a great new opportunity for you and us! You would basically be your own boss and work your own hours which gives you so much freedom... And the best part about it is that you can employ all your friends and family as reps! Sound like something you might be interested in? Well, listen to this week's episode on Multi-Level Marketing; a collaboration with our sisters over at "Yeah No Yeah!" Check them out wherever you get your Podcasts.   SHOW NOTES FOR MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING   Yeah No Yeah Podcast https://yeahnopodcast.com/   “Multi-Level Marketing Has a Problem: YouTubers Keep Talking About It” - Molly Kendrick https://bit.ly/34oexLn   “The Case (for and) Against Multi-level Marketing” FTC Report https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/public_comments/trade-regulation-rule-disclosure-requirements-and-prohibitions-concerning-business-opportunities-ftc.r511993-00008%C2%A0/00008-57281.pdf   “Multilevel Marketing” - Last Week Tonight https://youtu.be/s6MwGeOm8iI

Episode 18 begins with a (not so) brief conversation with friend of the podcast, Dr. Sam Laucirica, about some of the points raised during the previous episode on NCGS. Levi then takes us back to a familiar place with a conversation about homing pigeons and Matt runs Occam's Razor over some of the more popular bigfoot sightings.   SHOW NOTES FOR HOMING PIGEONS   Homing Pigeon Navigation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdXkcO6s_dI   Homing Pigeon Interesting Facts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A6HN73oIps&t=206s   Homing Pigeon Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdJ5q9cyPmk&t=391s   Plus a bit of good old Wikipedia and associated articles found within   SHOW NOTES FOR BIGFOOT   Jacobs Photos - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) http://www.bfro.net/avevid/jacobs/jacobs_photos.asp   Black Bears and Mange https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/06/04/black-bears-are-going-bald-it-might-be-even-worse-than-it-looks/   Patterson-Gimlin Filmhttps://youtu.be/-x3__akoM5w   Bigfoot “discovery” confirmed as fake - The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/aug/20/usa3   Patterson-Gimlin Film episode of Skeptoid https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4375   Genetic Analysis of Hair Samples - Proc. Royal Soc.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4100498/pdf/rspb20140161.pdf   ‘If Bigfoot Were Real’ - Scientific Americanhttps://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/if-bigfoot-were-real/

In IdioFacto 17, Matt takes a look inside MRI and Levi attempts (and struggles) to decode the confusing language around Non-Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity (keep your eyes out for a bonus episode with Dr. Sam Laucirica to discuss this further).   Show notes for MRI “Introduction to MRI Physics”https://youtu.be/Ok9ILIYzmaY   MRI Soundshttps://youtu.be/6Aj2QspPf7s   MRI History https://www.magnetic-resonance.org/sources/Magnetic%20Resonance%2012th%20edition%202019%20Offprint%20History.pdf   Show notes for NCGS Coeliac Australia info pagehttps://www.coeliac.org.au/gluten-sensitivity/   Pamela Cureton presentation on NCGS anmd Coeliac Diseasehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_sjiWCdmUg   ABC Gluten Doccohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rktpxe9gFfA   United European Gastroenterology Journal Articlehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4406911/   Video featuring Dr. Joseph Murray, M.Dhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYczEi_l-h0  

Welcome to our first real episode back in season 2.   In IdioFacto 16, Levi takes us on a journey that's out of this world and Matt debunks some of the more sensible (but still very silly) conspiracies surrounding the moon landing (spoiler alert: it really happened!)   Show notes for Space Travel   Challenges of leaving space  http://www.dynamicscience.com.au/tester/solutions1/space%20science/challengeoflvnerth.htm   First German space rocket https://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4397678/German-rocket-is-1st-to-reach-space--October-3--1942   Laika the Cosmonaught Dog https://time.com/3546215/laika-1957/   Show notes for the Moon Landing Conspiracy   Film Expert Explanation - The Conversation  https://theconversation.com/moon-landings-footage-would-have-been-impossible-to-fake-a-film-expert-explains-why-118426   Lunar Landing Sites - Express https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1151363/Moon-landing-hoax-NASA-fake-lunar-landing-sites-visible-on-Moon-LRO   Mythbusters Season 6 Episode 3: Moon Landing Hoax   ‘I Don’t Believe The Moon Landing Happened’ (Matthew Real interview)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zm7LfuDCu8   Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories - The Conversationhttps://theconversation.com/how-moon-landing-conspiracy-theories-began-and-why-they-persist-today-118643   Top Moon Conspiracy Theories - Live Science https://www.livescience.com/65984-top-moon-conspiracies.html   One Giant Lie - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/10/one-giant-lie-why-so-many-people-still-think-the-moon-landings-were-faked

Matt and Levi chat about nothing in particular and preview Season Two of IdioFacto, which starts October 16, 2019. Apologies for the occasional audio clipping, we have a new setup that we're still getting the hang of.

In the final episode for season 1, Matt employs the help of his brother Michael to educate (and confuse) us about the internet and Levi walks us through the pseudoscience behind glyphosate scaremongering.   Show notes for the Internet   The never ending knowledge of Master Michael McCabe   Show notes for Glyphosate Glyphosate LD50 http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/dienochlor-glyphosate/glyphosate-ext.html Comment on IARC report https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/wk/cej/2018/00000027/00000001/art00012 Glyphosate Use and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article/110/5/509/4590280 IARC Report https://monographs.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mono112-10.pdf IARC list of carcinogens https://monographs.iarc.fr/list-of-classifications-volumes/?fbclid=IwAR1lP3nzKqbNFqI7oX3Cu8uLyVT61EQHYqlpw1S-Ly0fS8KKeppI6eT1J3M European Chemicals Agency report https://echa.europa.eu/-/glyphosate-not-classified-as-a-carcinogen-by-echa  

This week, Levi takes us on a virtual tour through the ISS and Matt discusses close encounters with Unidentified Flying Objects   SHOW NOTES FOR THE ISS   ISS Live stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMfcoT_lO80 ISS timeline https://www.issnationallab.org/about/iss-timeline/ Configuration diagram https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/ISS_configuration_2017-06_en.svg Wikipedia article on all scientific research conducted on the ISS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_research_on_the_International_Space_Station   SHOW NOTES FOR CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH THE FIRST KIND   The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe book is an invaluable primer for all things extraterrestrial, check that out for a crash course in the skeptical bent on UFOs. Daily Mail article: https://dailym.ai/2K9WOS4 CNET article: https://cnet.co/2pf1itG CIA Database of UFO Research (Declassified): https://bit.ly/2rRa8jj  

This week on IdioFacto, Matt discusses the strange and wonderful class of Cephalopods and Levi gets realistic about Antioxidants.   SHOW NOTES FOR CEPHALOPODS.   Octopus escape: https://youtu.be/949eYdEz3Es Cuttlefish changing colours: https://youtu.be/K5CZ74ybnbE Octopus beak and radula: https://youtu.be/Q-jBksy7z8U Again, I used my Campbell, Reece & Meyers first year biology textbook, Biology for a bunch of information, and a lot of knowledge I had from a great Invertebrate Zoology class I did back in my second year at Uni.   SHOW NOTES FOR ANTIOXIDANTS   Cochrane review on effect of antioxidants on mortality - https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD007176.pub2/full Cochrane review on antioxidants vs gastrointestinal cancers - https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004183.pub3/full? Victorian government advice on antioxidants - https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/antioxidants Australian government health advice on antioxidants - https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/antioxidants Cancer council warning on beta carotenoids - https://www.cancer.org.au/content/pdf/CancerControlPolicy/PositionStatements/PS_Betacarotene_and_cancer_risk_September_2009.pdf Viva Glam article on "superfoods" - https://vivaglammagazine.com/antioxidant-foods-you-should-include-in-your-diet-to-stay-healthy-young/ Cochrane review on link between lung cancer in smokers and beta carotene - https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD002141.pub2/full  

Our weather series is over! This week Levi runs you through nuclear energy and Matt pulls apart Simon Sinek's pop psychology.   NUCLEAR POWER   Uranium energy density https://www.euronuclear.org/info/encyclopedia/f/fuelcomparison.htm Information on Uranium and nuclear energy http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/introduction/what-is-uranium-how-does-it-work.aspx Video on Thorium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMuxjHLLk0E Chemical equations and reaction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBdVK4cqiFs How uranium becomes nuclear fuel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apODDbgFFPI   SIMON SINEK   Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace: https://youtu.be/hER0Qp6QJNU Simon Sinek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonsinek/ Simon Sinek Biography: https://startwithwhy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Simon-Sinek-Bio_April-2019.pdf Millennials in the Workplace - A Communication Perspective on Millennials’ Organizational Relationships and Performance: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10869-010-9172-7.pdf Millennials at Work - What We Know and What We Need to Do (If Anything): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10869-010-9177-2 Psychology Today article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/201701/no-dopamine-is-not-addictive Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelschein/2018/06/13/simon-sinek-is-full-of-fluff-and-other-reasons-you-should-follow-his-lead/#285dfaef5657 Birth Cohort Differences in Self-Esteem: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1037/a0019919?icid=int.sj-abstract.similar-articles.2#articleCitationDownloadContainer

If you haven't listened to IdioFacto 10 or our weather-based IdioFactoid, we recommend you check those out first to give you a good understanding of some of the concepts we discuss in this episode. Matt and Levi both discuss Climate Change and dispel some of the common myths and arguments from climate change "skeptics" (read: climate change deniers).   Greenhouse Gases https://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/en/climate-campus/climate-system/greenhouse-gases/ Thermohaline Circulation https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/ocean-conveyor-belt/ A good general resource for an overview of skeptical climate change arguments: https://skepticalscience.com/ Joel Pett comic: https://www.gocomics.com/joelpett/2009/12/13 “Consensus on consensus” article: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/11/4/048002/pdf “A Reconstruction of Regional and Global Temperature for the Past 11,300 years” in Science: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/339/6124/1198.abstract Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports https://www.ipcc.ch/reports/ Interesting Graphs https://www.co2.earth/co2-ice-core-data

With time running out in a busy weekend, we decided to save our climate change special until we could give it the time it deserves. Enjoy this meteorology-themed Idiofactoid in the meantime.

This week, we start introducing important meteorological concepts before our climate change special next episode.   Matt gives us a run down of the Carbon Cycle and Levi gets an interview with Climatologist Robyn Duell to discuss long range weather forecasting.   Show notes for the Carbon Cycle   Khan Academy video: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-ecology/hs-biogeochemical-cycles/v/carbon-cycle   World Meteorological Organisation: https://youtu.be/E8Y6L5TI_94   Show Notes for Long Range Weather Forecasting   Interview with Robyn Duell - Senior Climatologist, Bureau of Meteorology  

 In this short instalment of IdioFactoid, Levi clears up the myth behind water down the plug hole and Matt runs us through some Spurious Correlations.   Show notes on DRAINING WATER   Video on draining paddle pool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXaad0rsV38 Show notes on SPURIOUS CORRELATIONS   Spurious Correlations website: http://tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations Inhibitory Spillover Paper: https://lirias.kuleuven.be/bitstream/123456789/282526/3/MO_1007.pdf

This week on IdioFacto, we are joined by our first guest, Dr. Sam Laucirica. Matt takes us through Microwaves and Levi and Dr. Sam discuss dietary supplements.   Show notes for Microwaves   ARPANSA Microwaves Article: https://www.arpansa.gov.au/understanding-radiation/radiation-sources/more-radiation-sources/microwave-ovens Engineer Guy (Bill Hammack) video: https://youtu.be/kp33ZprO0Ck Steve Mould CD in Microwave: https://youtu.be/7a_YKVf5Wls (I highly recommend you subscribe to this channel, Steve Mould is one of the best science communicators going around)   Show notes for Supplements   Cochrane Review: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD012345.pub3/full?highlightAbstract=pufa%7Cwithdrawn%7Ccardiovascular Multivitamins for CVD prevention and treatment https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109718345601?via%3Dihub Royal jelly https://www.vitacost.com/royal-jelly-5 Casimir Funk https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6002  

In episode 8 of IdioFacto, Levi guides you through the world of GPS and Matt taste-tests Kombucha in search of the truth.   Show notes for GPS   GPS Clock Rollover https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/06/gps-rollover-is-today-heres-why-devices-might-get-wacky/ GPS explanation video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU_pY2sTwTA   Show notes for Kombucha   Dr Axe article: https://draxe.com/7-reasons-drink-kombucha-everyday/ Kombucha: a systematic review of clinical evidence https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK69654/ Healthline article: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/8-benefits-of-kombucha-tea#section7 Coffee, Decaf Coffee and Tea Diabetes article: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/773949 Bacteria in Kombucha article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24290641 Probiotics systematic review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23981066 Cochrane Review 2009 (Cancer): https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD005004.pub2/full?highlightAbstract=withdrawn%7Ctea%7Cgreen Cochrane Review 2012 (Weight Loss): https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD008650.pub2/media/CDSR/CD008650/CD008650_standard.pdf Cochrane Review 2013 (CVD): https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD009934.pub2/abstract

This week, Matt walks us through the biological classification system and Levi discusses Astrology.   Show notes for BIOLOGICAL KINGDOMS   ‘A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms’ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4418965/pdf/pone.0119248.pdf   ‘Sponges: Oldest Creatures in the Sea?’ https://youtu.be/ykKd8jsCREQ   ‘Finding The Coelocanth’ https://youtu.be/4jl_txxYQEA   Lungfish - ‘Underground Survivalist Fish’ https://youtu.be/vGj3XJjPIuU   Most of the information from this podcast can be obtained from any good, fairly recent University-level Introductory Biology textbook. I used my copy of Campbell, Reece & Meyers’ “Biology”, which I would highly recommend as an excellent biology reference or primer.   Show notes for ASTROLOGY   Mya Benway ALL about astrology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNb0t_taN60   Elsevier Personality and personal differences - Astrology on introvert vs extrovert - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0191886994902437   A scientific Inquiry into the Validity of Astrology - Journal of Scientific Exploration 1990 - http://www.skepticalmedia.com/astrology/Scientific%20Inquiry%20into%20Astrology.pdf   Carlson's experimentDouble Blind study, astrologers verse personality charts - http://muller.lbl.gov/papers/Astrology-Carlson.pdf   Natal Charts https://horoscopes.astro-seek.com/birth-chart-horoscope-online  

In episode 6 of IdioFacto, Levi dives deep into Submarines and Matt gets to the point with an acupuncture discussion.   Show notes for Submarines   Ships Inertial Navigation System - https://timeandnavigation.si.edu/satellite-navigation/reliable-global-navigation/first-satellite-navigation-system/navigating-a-submarine Excellent Explanatory Submarine Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdy0gBVWAzE&t=582s Parts of a submarine - https://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-submarine5.htm Nuclear Subs - https://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-submarine3.htm Diesel electric subs - https://www.pmbdefence.com.au/batteries/history-of-diesel-electric-submarines   Show notes for Acupuncture   Science-Based Medicine Overview - https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/reference/acupuncture/ Cochrane Library Metareview article - https://www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S0885-3924(08)00452-1/pdf Osteoarthritis of the Knee Meta-analysis - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17577006 Chemotherapy Induced Nausea article - https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD002285.pub2/full Nocturnal Enuresis article - https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD005230.pub2/full Idiopathic Headache article - https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001218/full

This week, Matt discusses Space Elevators and Levi covers Essential Oils Links for SPACE ELEVATORS American Journal of Physics article: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d402/ba5f97884b7398ae2a1ff79136f9c1a03993.pdf British Interplanetary Society article: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999JBIS...52..175L NASA article (archived): https://web.archive.org/web/20080919070924/https://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast07sep_1.htm Upward Bound: Space Elevators - Isaac Arthur: https://youtu.be/dc8_AuzeYKE Space Elevator - Science Fiction or the Future of Mankind (Kurzgesagt): https://youtu.be/qPQQwqGWktE Links for ESSENTIAL OILS Lavender Oil and Sleep https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1876382012010700 Essential Oils as antibacterials https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168160504001680 Aromatherapy for dementia  - https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD003150.pub2/full?highlightAbstract=withdrawn%7Coil%7Cessenti%7Cessential Cochrane Review  - Herbal medicine https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004504.pub4/full?highlightAbstract=withdrawn%7Coil%7Cessenti%7Cessential Aromatherapy in Labour - https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD009215/full?highlightAbstract=withdrawn%7Coil%7Cessenti%7Cessential Cochrane review arometherapy during massage for cancer patients - https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD009873.pub3/full?highlightAbstract=withdrawn%7Coil%7Cessenti%7Cessential Dr Josh Axe  and Jordan Ruben on essential oils as medicine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMvWIAZ21KU Government health warning - https://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E/Essential-oils Dr Josh Axe - https://draxe.com/

In the fourth episode of IdioFacto, Levi covers Fracking and Matt discusses Chiropractic   Show notes for Fracking   Earthquakes https://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/tag/earthquake/ Fracking Dilution https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12665-013-2672-9 "Annual Review" The Environmental Costs and Benefits of Fracking https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-environ-031113-144051 Fossil fuel emissions https://web.archive.org/web/20090503132200/http://www.naturalgas.org/environment/naturalgas.asp Ted-Ed How does fracking work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tudal_4x4F0 Fracking explained: opportunity or danger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uti2niW2BRA explains benefits, but says we should take the risk seriously Fracking Overview https://www.livescience.com/34464-what-is-fracking.html   Show notes for Chiropractic   Evidence-Based Spine-Care Journal article https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3699243/ J R Soc Med article 2007 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1905885/ Pediatrics article 2000 https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/105/4/e43.full.pdf Vaccine article 2004 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X04004384?via%3Dihub NZ Med J article 2010 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20389316 Science Based Medicine article https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/science-and-chiropractic/ Cochrane Review 2011 https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD008112.pub2/full Cochrane Review 2004 https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD000447.pub2/full

In the third episode of IdioFacto, Matt covers Organ Transplants and Levi discusses Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy   Show notes for organ transplants "Why Is Organ Transplantation Clinically Important?" - Grinyo, J. M. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2013 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3662355/ "A Brief History of Transplantation, Organ Donation and Research", Davidson, B. 2012 https://youtu.be/JqgzXFDaNig Transplant History https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/learn/about-transplantation/history/ Chimeras article, Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/3-human-chimeras-that-already-exist/ "Blood" Journal article http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/118/21/832.abstract?sso-checked=true Donate Life donatelife.gov.au Show notes for Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy IBS hypnotherapy https://gut.bmj.com/content/gutjnl/28/4/423.full.pdf  ASAP science Hypnosis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq9PAguP86o  Cochrane Library quit smoking https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001008.pub2/full   

This week in IdioFacto, Levi covers the Large Hadron Collider and Matt covers the anti-vaccination movement.   Show notes for the LHC Beyond the Higgs - Whats next for the LHC with Harry Cliff https://youtu.be/edvdzh9Pggg Image of a collision in the LHC https://goo.gl/images/sXXUhL Big Bang Machine documentary https://youtu.be/AdJn82JwhTM   Show notes for anti-vaxxers Guardian "Vaxxed" Review https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/02/vaxxed-film-scientist-interview-vaccines-autism NY Times Article https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/magazine/mag-24Autism-t.html Cochrane Review https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004407.pub3/full Last Week Tonight (John Oliver) Vaccines https://youtu.be/7VG_s2PCH_c Andrew Wakefield Interview Pt.1 https://youtu.be/AL-8fMEq5DA Andrew Wakefield Interview Pt.2 https://youtu.be/m2V6p6riQ8o Stat News "Vaxxed" Review https://www.statnews.com/2016/04/01/vaxxed-autism-movie-review/ David Gorski SBM Article https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/did-a-high-ranking-whistleblower-really-reveal-that-the-cdc-covered-up-proof-that-vaccines-cause-autism-in-african-american-boys/ Pediatrics Paper http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/117/4/1028

In this, the inaugural episode of IdioFacto, Matt will discuss helicopters and auto-rotation and Levi will cover Reiki.   Show notes for Helicopters and auto-rotation: Neil Degrasse Tyson thread https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/623117641507557376 "Smarter Every Day" Autorotation video https://youtu.be/BTqu9iMiPIU "Learn Engineering" Helicopter Basics video https://youtu.be/2tdnqZgKa0E ABC news article for Christine https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-29/firefighting-water-bomber-helicopter-crashes-in-gippsland-dam/10757292   Show notes for Reiki: Become a Reiki healer https://naturalhealer.com.au/product/reiki-master-certification-course/ Emily Rosa article https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/01/us/a-child-s-paper-poses-a-medical-challenge.html Randomised clinical trials on Reiki https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01729.x  

The world of science is a fascinating landscape of atomic particles, chemical elements, living, breathing organisms and everything in between. It is the smallest of quarks and the largest of galaxies. It is the whirring, buzzing laboratory of engineering, the hissing, bubbling test tube of chemistry, the molten hot, high pressure environment of geology, and the beating heart of medicine. Science has been both a tool and a measurement of progression since humanity’s conception, but in its complicated domain, sometimes a poser appears with a scientific mask on; it is pseudoscience. Join us as we discuss a scientific concept, discovery or phenomenon, then we’ll take a dive into the complex and misleading world of pseudoscience to sort the factual from the fabricated. Should you use essential oils to treat your medical conditions? Can you land a helicopter that’s lost engine power? What can a particle accelerator be used for? Should you visit a chiropractor next time you get back pain? Can Tarot cards reveal your future? How long can humans survive in space? Find the answers to these questions and more by tuning into IdioFacto with Matt McCabe and Levi Bateman.