Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Investigations into the world of the paranormal by psychic researcher James Randi. This episode investigates dowsing. Michael Cook joins James to map dowse with a pendulum. They dowse three studio hot spots to find which one is detrimental to health. Two people dowse in a York street as the area has a high incidence of cancer. Clive Thompson tries to find zinc ore hidden in the studio.

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