Episode 115 10 Common Misconceptions, Busted For Your Enjoyment
Knowledge doesn’t come from being right - it comes from being wrong and correcting it. And oh boy, were we wrong about these “facts”...
College doesn’t allow for Wikipedia to be used as an academic source. But anyone who edits Wiki (especially in the history or science pages) knows how exhaustively thorough their sources are checked. So on this episode of The Re-Engineered You, Joe and Todd skim Wikipedia’s List Of Common Misconceptions. Do twinkies really last forever? Was Napoleon Bonapart really so short? And how do black holes work if they don’t “suck” in matter?
Misconceptions are the lemons of worldly understanding. They don’t just leave a blank spot in your knowledge - they fill it with something wrong, so you don’t bother looking for the answer. Well, this week we’ll add some sugar and make lemonade.
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