306 - S2E45 - The Truth About Dowsing
b"This week we're seeking the truth about the strange but pervasive idea that people can use sticks or rods to mysteriously locate things.\\xa0Water is often the target, but certainly isn't the only one.\\xa0It might be considered aqueous yet innocuous when the quest is just for a new well, but what if the seeker is being paid to find treasure? Or oil? Or cancer?\\xa0Knowing how this stuff works (and doesn't) is a fascinating gateway into understanding the human brain and the tools we can use to test this are a great entrance to the methodologies of Scientific Skepticism.\\n\\nOur guest for this episode is Jonathan Jarry with the McGill University's Office for Science and Society.\\n\\nJarry's article about Dowsing\\nUri Gellar's side-hustle as an oil & mineral dowser\\xa0\\nGilligan's Island dowsing episode\\nIn reSearch of... Water Seekers\\nSkeptoid's coverage of Dowsing\\nDowsing for explosives (VERY BAD IDEA)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"