306 - S2E45 - The Truth About Dowsing

This week we're seeking the truth about the strange but pervasive idea that people can use sticks or rods to mysteriously locate things. Water is often the target, but certainly isn't the only one. It 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? Knowing 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.

Our guest for this episode is Jonathan Jarry with the McGill University's Office for Science and Society.

Jarry's article about Dowsing
Uri Gellar's side-hustle as an oil & mineral dowser 
Gilligan's Island dowsing episode
In reSearch of... Water Seekers
Skeptoid's coverage of Dowsing
Dowsing for explosives (VERY BAD IDEA)
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