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EPISODE 29: Kristina Semos, Astrologer Extraordinaire

September 6, 2019 zeropercentscared_1ahbdx 00:28:23 0 Comments

We have a real astrologer with us today, Kristina Semos! Kristina specializes in astrology and essential oils and schools us on the planets, the truth about daily horoscopes and getting all your energy shit “on sale”.

Note: Episode was recorded in July 2019, astrological comments may no longer apply!

Check more about her here https://www.astrooils.com/

References:

Astrooils instagram: https://www.astrooils.com/instagram
Chocolate and Nobel prizes: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/the-curious-wavefunction/chocolate-consumption-and-nobel-prizes-a-bizarre-juxtaposition-if-there-ever-was-one/
Lavender and sleep: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1876382012010700

EPISODE 28: Redheads == Atlanteans

August 29, 2019 zeropercentscared_1ahbdx 00:52:58 0 Comments

Get ready for more agreement on a topic then you’ve ever heard. And Mendelian genetics. Also red heads. And aliens. Red headed aliens.

On this week’s episode we discuss the evidence pointing to the truth of Atlantis!!

We love hearing from you, so email us, peeps!

stories@zeropercentscared.com

And tell your friends, we love friends!

References and links:

Plato’s Atlantis
Madam Blavatsky and Atlantean sex slaves

The Oxyrhynchus Papyri

Help Oxford on this one, guys!

Atlantis rising documentary

The Minoean civilization, and it’s rise and fall

The discovery of Ancient Troy

The mysterious Gobekli Tepe

It’s seriously awesome, so here’s another link!

Damascus steel — solved?

Those insane Nazis and Atlantis

SO MANY Underwater ruins!

Ireland and Atlantis

The mystery of rh Null

Red head extinctions

Australians pass down global warming info

EPISODE 27: The Scariest Deviliest Triangle

August 22, 2019 zeropercentscared_1ahbdx 00:43:21 0 Comments

Whats a vile vortex, you ask? It’s a triangle where crazy stuff happens! You thought it was just the Bermuda triangle but there are SO MANY MORE TRIANGLES. But not really, most of them seem pretty normal. Or maybe it’s aliens. Probably aliens.

Email us! stories@zeropercentscared.com

And tell your friends, we love friends!

References:

Links:

Vile Vortices!

Kavanaugh’s Devils Triangle

Columbus in the Bermuda Triangle

What happened to the Mary Celeste?

Mohenjo Daro, city of mystery

General sciencey hypotheses about the Bermuda Triangle:

What even is it?

It’s not even an actual thing

Rogue waves and humans are dumb

National Geographic says this!

Methane Clathrates

Microbursts, what the heck are they even

Honeycomb clouds are controversial?

Aaaaand the paranormal theories!

Beware the electronic fog!!!

Magnetic type weirdnesses

Haunted by the souls of kidnapped slaves

Aliens, why not

An insane space time warp theory website that hurts to read

EPISODE 26: Incompetent Floor Ghosts

August 15, 2019 zeropercentscared_1ahbdx 00:47:43 0 Comments

Ever found a Jesus on your grilled cheese? Toast with your mom’s face on it? Well, these small-town Spaniards have faces popping up on their freaking floor! Just throw a rug on it people. Throw a rug on it.

Very special thanks for today’s topic suggestion to Michele W (paranormal investigator specializing in Chupacabras and Things That Go Bump In The Night).

Email us! stories@zeropercentscared.com

References:

Calm Meditation App
Co-Star Horoscope app (@zeropercentkelly, @zeropercentsarah)
Faceblindness (aka Prosopagnosia)
Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese!
Belmez Faces, Skeptics takes (boo!)
- Association of Paranormal Study’s thoughts
- Skeptoid’s take (they’re kind of rude about it!)
Belmez Faces, Believer’s takes (yay!)
- Paranorms.com’s thoughts
- Mysterious Universe article
Dying Concrete
Trip Advisor
Thoughtography
Ted Serios, alleged thoughtographer

EPISODE 25: Tinder for Vampires

August 15, 2019 zeropercentscared_1ahbdx 00:42:00 0 Comments

We’ve talked about pop culture vamps, and old school vamps, but what about modern-day blood drinkers? Well, good old Stephen Kaplan delved into this back in the 1970s in his Vampire Research Center, which really just seemed like a vampire dating service.

Are you a vampire who found love through the VRC? Share your love story! Let’s make a rom com!

Stephen Kaplan
Sandvik and Baerheim. Does garlic protect against vampires? (1994) Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7825135
Schneider DS what can vampires teach us about immunology. (2016) Trends in immunology. https://www.cell.com/trends/immunology/fulltext/S1471-4906(16)00021-1
Vampires Are
Elizabeth, crazy lady or real 400 year old vamp? Read and decide!

EPISODE 24: Rad Listener Stories

August 15, 2019 zeropercentscared_1ahbdx 00:25:36 0 Comments

Today we talk about our favorite listener stories! Guys, you’re THE best. Keep sending us your scary and paranormal experiences and Kelly will keep ranking the best things to haunt. Dolls, dogs, footballs, doors, lamps.

EPISODE 23: Vampires, corpses, and our freaky AF circulatory system

July 22, 2019 zeropercentscared_1ahbdx 01:00:08 0 Comments

Does anyone actually believe in vampires? No, right? Well if you do, don’t worry, eBay and goop have you covered with vampire hunting kits and anti-vamp elixir! Thanks Gwyneth!

On this episode we discuss the insane vampire panics in Eastern Europe!

FYI this is the last episode released Monday mornings — we are moving to Thursday mornings! Keep it in mind and get pumped people.

References:
Vampire bats in Brazil

Vampire moths

Gwyneth’s dumb anti-vampire elixir

Vampire hunting equipment

Lillith was a weird vampire, or something?

Croatian Vampires!

Cemetery full of vampires!

Porphyria

Catalepsy

German Documentary about vampires (ugh)

Lore TB Episode

EPISODE 22: Buffy VS Twilight (answer: Buffy)

July 15, 2019 zeropercentscared_1ahbdx 00:42:13 0 Comments

This went from a conversation about TV to a giant feminist rant so get excited people.

Main question for the listeners: Are straight women actually super into being stalked by pasty emo dudes? Please tell us, we want to understand you!

Reminder: We’re going to be changing our release schedule, from Monday mornings to Thursday morning.

Buffy top list:

Kelly’s Faves:

1. Tabula Rasa (S6 E8)

2. Once more with feeling (S6 E7)

3. Smashed (S6 E9)

4. I only have eyes for you (S2 E19)

5. Halloween (S2 E6)

6. Dopplegangland (S3 E16)

7. The wish (S3 E9)

8. Hush (S4 E10)

Sarah’s Faves:

1. Teachers pet (S1 E4)

2. Puppet show (S1 E9)

3. School hard (S2 E3)

4. Innocence (S2 E14)

5. Hush (S4 E10)

6. Out of mind, out of sight (S1 E11)

7. Chosen (S7 E22)

References:

Correction: Drusilla is a Capricorn. (January 19). Fun fact, ALSO Buffy summer’s birthday
CIA reading room link:https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/home
FBI FOIA vault: https://vault.fbi.gov/
Buffy vs. Edward: Twilight Remixed: https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/248652/buffy-vs-edward-twilight-remixed/
Buffy vamps: https://buffy.fandom.com/wiki/Vampire
Twilight Vamps: https://twilightsaga.fandom.com/wiki/Vampire
All Souls books: https://deborahharkness.com/all-souls-world-home/the-all-souls-world-books/
Jacob the Llama (alpaca?):

EPISODE 21: Taurus Rising, Whatever that Means

July 8, 2019 zeropercentscared_1ahbdx 0:57:06 0 Comments

Who doesn’t love a newspaper horoscope? You know you read them. Don’t even pretend. We’re all bff here.

Once you’re done reading your horoscope, make an opposite friend! Also, Evangeline Adams is the podcast’s official queer role model, so get on board.

References:

Astrology.com

Buzzfeed astrological quizzes – go crazy people!

Birth Season affects your mood in later life, 2014.Gauquelin’s Mars effect

Multiple comparison problem

Spurious correlations

Relative Age Effect

Malcom Gladwell: Outliers

Barnum effect

Paranormal Beliefs and the Barnum Effect (Tobacyk et al, 2010):

Adel et al. Favored zodiac for celebrity births.

Genovese JE. A failed demonstration of sun sign astrology. Comprehensive Psychology (2013)

Lili Kolisko

Evangeline Adams

Tree Marriage

EPISODE 20: Tarot, like Carrot

July 1, 2019 zeropercentscared_1ahbdx 0:40:46 0 Comments

We all know by now that Dr. Kelly loves a good tarot card reading. And being a “gifted psychic”, she can tell you that your future holds a lighthearted overview of tarot cards AND a heated fight about statistics. Oh and also, you’re all going to have a super awesome life. Promise. The cards told her.

Email us! stories@zeropercentscared.com

References:

p-values and statistics!

Wasserstein RL, Schrim AL, Lazar, NA.Moving to a World Beyond “p<0.05”. The American Statistician (2019)

Amrhein V, Greenland S, McShane B. Scientists rise up against statistical significance. Nature (2019)

Precognition Science

Bem D et al., Feeling the future: A meta-analysis of 90 experiments on the anomalous anticipation of random future events F1000 Research (2015)

Engber D.Daryl Bem Proved ESP Is Real. Slate (2017)

Ritchie SJ, Wiseman R and French CC.Failing the Future: Three Unsuccessful Attempts to Replicate Bem’s ‘Retroactive Facilitation of Recall’ Effect. PlosONE (2012)

French C. Precognition studies and the curse of the failed replications. The Guardian (2012)

Rouder JN and Morey RD.A Bayes factor meta-analysis of Bem’s ESP claim. Psychon Bull Rev (2011)

Rabeyron, T,Retro-priming, priming, and double testing: psi and replication in a test–retest design