We Solve the 49ers Viral Conspiracy Theory
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We Solve the 49ers Viral Conspiracy Theory

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 13, 20261 hr 1 min

Is an electrical substation contributing to injuries on the San Francisco 49ers?? A bunch of people on the internet seem to think so, claiming that electromagnetic field waves could be to blame for players getting hurt. We partner with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists at Pablo Torre Finds Out to get to the bottom of it. We talk to Peter Cowan, Dr. Ken Karipidis, and Dr. Zachary Binney. Find our transcript here: https://tinyurl.com/SVPTFO49ERSEMF This episode was produced by Rose Rimler, Wendy Zukerman, Chris Tumminello and Bradley...

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Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman and this is Science vs. Today on the show, a weird medical mystery that whipped the internet into a complete frenzy. And we at Science vs. went so deep to get to the truth behind this mystery that I know

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the internet says this all the time, but I am telling you, we found out things that no one else is talking about. And we did all of this with the show Pablo Torre finds out. They're a team of Pulitzer Prize winning sports journalists. So let's just jump in. You're going to meet the fabulous Pablo Torre. Welcome to Pablo Torre finds out I am Pablo Torre. And today we're

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we're going to find out what this sound is. Right after this. This is foreign territory for me, not merely the fact that you're across the world in Australia. Wendy Zuckerman, and thank you for doing this, by the way.

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