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From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine's expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Attempts to "bring back" the woolly mammoth distract us from vital conservationist goals by Sarah Hearne from November 2021 The anti-fluoridation movement is born of public health mistrust and misinformation by Elissar Gerges from January 2025 Auriculotherapy: why poking needles into your earlobe is, essentially, pointless by Edzard Ernst from December 2023
Patients with Alzheimer's deserve care and dignity - not false hope of miracle cures by Lena Bohman from January 2025 Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
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