Season 8: 2010
| Overall no. |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 1 | "Cheerleaders" | June 10, 2010 (2010-06-10) | 801 |
| Argues that high school cheerleading should be classified as a sport to increase required safety measures due to its risks. Also discusses how the majority of competitions and cheerleading goods are managed by Varsity Brands Inc. and if cheerleading were to be declared a sport Varsity would have to forfeit managing competitions to an independent body creating significant conflicts of interest. | ||||
| 81 | 2 | "Fast Food" | June 17, 2010 (2010-06-17) | 802 |
| Argues that people should be free to choose to eat fast food and argues against a proposed soda tax as well as misconceptions about fast food and its eaters. | ||||
| 82 | 3 | "Martial Arts" | June 24, 2010 (2010-06-24) | 803 |
| Argues that martial arts do not provide real self-defense as they are typically portrayed and generally just boost confidence, and in fact may lead people to unintentionally break U.S. self-defense laws due to ignorance of said laws. | ||||
| 83 | 4 | "Teen Sex" | July 1, 2010 (2010-07-01) | 804 |
| Argues that people should not be worried about teens having sex, that sexting should not be a crime, and that parents would be better off educating kids about sex than trying to shield them from it. Supports gay-straight alliances in public schools. Features Judith Levine, the author of Harmful to Minors. | ||||
| 84 | 5 | "Easy Money" | July 8, 2010 (2010-07-08) | 805 |
| Argues that multi-level marketing schemes create more victims than participants making profits, and argues that they are nothing more than pyramid schemes. | ||||
| 85 | 6 | "Area 51" | July 15, 2010 (2010-07-15) | 806 |
| Argues that those who believe in alien technology at Area 51 are trying to find answers to secrets using non-scientific methods, and are finding "evidence" because that is what they want to see. Also argues that some of these people are just looking for social groups that share their passion for extraterrestrial life. | ||||
| 86 | 7 | "Criminal Justice" | July 22, 2010 (2010-07-22) | 807 |
| Argues that the American criminal justice system is on the decline because of over-zealous police officers and district attorneys who care more about winning or being proven right than justice. Also argues that some aspects of forensics are not good or fully realized science, in part due to the significant lack of formal peer review. | ||||
| 87 | 8 | "Old People" | July 29, 2010 (2010-07-29) | 808 |
| Argues that the stereotypes surrounding old people are inaccurate. Discusses voluntary euthanasia. | ||||
| 88 | 9 | "Self-Esteem" | August 5, 2010 (2010-08-05) | 809 |
| Argues that the public's obsession with improving one's self-esteem is ineffective and that those with high self-esteem will develop narcissism later in life. | ||||
| 89 | 10 | "Vaccinations" | August 12, 2010 (2010-08-12) | 810 |
| Argues that there is no link between childhood vaccinations and autism rates. Covers a controversial study claiming the link and an increase in autism awareness along with a broader definition being used occurring around the same time. |
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