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asked by ReivaxbeastlyThat's a really popular claim among food woo activists, but it's not really supported. Many species are able to synthesize different compounds. For example, some compounds that humans can't synthesize and must eat are what we call vitamins, and herbivorous animals ARE able to synthesize these from various building blocks. Any half decent diet gives you more than enough of everything your body needs.
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asked by timclev
Nope, most other shows already do interviews, Skeptoid need not change to that format.
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asked by LucasPukus
They were neutrinos, not neutrons, and the results are still being assessed. There is not yet a complete explanation for how & why this was observed.
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asked by stewz85
Nope, complete sham. There is an early Skeptoid episode on wheatgrass juice that addresses this.
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asked by MrSchatz
Sure. They can disrupt satellite communications, and this can have broad implications on our telecommunications and data networks. Astronauts on the ISS have to go to a special shielded compartment. But it's rare to have noticeable direct consequences here on the ground.
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asked by soulvei
Chiropractors are not licensed by any medical boards, and in most states are not required to have any licensing at all. There are many different chiropractic associations, but chiropractors are not required to belong to any of them. You can hang out a shingle yourself and legally start doing business today, and even call yourself doctor.
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asked by LucasPukus
No. Aspirin's mechanisms are complex, much more so than simple "dulls your nerves".
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This is a really cool area of research. About the only thing that's clear is that you can't make someone do something they don't want to do. Hypnosis does seem to be a real, though inconsistent, cognitive phenomenon; and requires the cooperation of both parties.
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asked by shoobydb
I've always been terribly bored by philosophy and have no patience for it or interest in it. Others like it, and I offer it to them on a golden platter.
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asked by misterfrosty
This is a little out of my line, but I'll tell you what I know... we don't need to be able to see everything. Another good indicator is the residual temperature, which is constant throughout the observable universe, as manifested in the background radiation left over from the Big Bang. Anyone else have more/better info?
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Karen Stollznow. But she never returns my calls.
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asked by neekto
Actual growth is not likely to be stimulated, but exercises such as this that provide lots of stretching while in a prone position will help to reduce the body's natural tendency to shrink and compress with age.
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asked by danitah88
To my knowledge this is not a technique that hospitals employ. I'm sure the professionals who work in burn wards are best informed about treatment options.
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Like all substances, it depends on the dose. There's no such thing as a substance that's always safe or always dangerous.
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asked by OttomanScribe
I've never yet heard of a conspiracy theorist correctly predicting future events, though most claim to: the US is going to become a police state using the Amero currency, etc. etc. If they claim that their prediction of a crazy thing is a true prediction, they have a pretty poor track record.
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I expect the earth will last about as long as its warranty... say about 7 billion years. Hopefully we'll last long enough to figure out how to prevent planet killing catastrophes that might cut our time short.
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asked by shoobydb
Consciousness is one of the most exciting fields in neurology. We still know very little about it.
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Pickup techniques probably work just fine on a person who wants to be picked up.
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