Brian Dunning

Skeptoid

Science EN ↓ Epizody: 1097

The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred. Weekly since 2006.

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Brian Dunning

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Science

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skeptoid.com

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Epizody

Skeptoid #567: Feral Children 18.04.2017 14:04

Those stories about children raised by animals probably aren't what you've been led to believe. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #566: The Mercury Rivers of Emperor Qin Shi Huang 11.04.2017 14:00

A miniature of all China's waterways in liquid mercury is said to be at the heart of the First Emperor's tomb. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #565: The Shag Harbour UFO 04.04.2017 13:59

Comparing the actual evidence to the Canadian claim of best evidence for alien visitation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #564: Into Thin Error 28.03.2017 13:34

Skeptoid issues another round of corrections to past episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #563: Grounding the Ghost of Flight 401 21.03.2017 12:48

The unexpected facts behind this famous ghost story from the 1970s. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #562: Rhino Horn: Cure or Curse? 14.03.2017 14:23

Rhinos are still being killed for their horns, but probably not for the reasons you thought. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #561: Beethoven's Hair 07.03.2017 15:49

Popular stories claim Beethoven died of lead poisoning, but the science so far doesn't hold up. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #560: Remembering the Mandela Effect 28.02.2017 13:40

Some claim that certain common false memories are evidence for alternate realities. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #559: Hitler's Antarctic Fortress Unmasked 21.02.2017 14:44

Deconstructing a wild tale about a Nazi military base deep inside Antarctica. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #558: Listener Feedback: Electric Boogaloo 14.02.2017 11:58

Skeptoid answers another round of listener feedback, keeping the show on the straight and narrow. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #557: Who Were the Berserkers? 07.02.2017 13:24

These mighty Norse warriors fought with a frenzy that seems all but inexplicable. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #556: Exploring Kincaid's Cave 31.01.2017 13:14

Some say a marvelous cave of Egyptian wonders is hidden in the Grand Canyon. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #555: Thorium Reactors: Fact and Fiction 24.01.2017 14:08

These next-generation reactors have attracted a nearly cultish following. Here are the real facts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #554: How Your Credit Card Got Stolen 17.01.2017 14:19

Here are the most likely ways that your credit card got stolen, and how you can prevent it in the future. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #553: How Your Password Got Stolen 10.01.2017 13:24

The facts, fiction, and real risk to you of all these high-profile data breaches online. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #552: The D. B. Cooper Mystery 03.01.2017 13:11

The world's only unsolved hijacking case is filled with misinformation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #551: Space Missions You Should Know 27.12.2016 13:52

A roundup of the most exciting and important space missions you really need to know about. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #550: The Mad Gasser of Mattoon 20.12.2016 13:31

In 1944, a strange night prowler is believed to have made poison gas attacks in Illinois. Here's what we know. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #549: The Simple Proof of Man-Made Global Warming 13.12.2016 14:05

The two most basic Smoking Guns proving that carbon from fossil fuels is warming the Earth. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #548: Bruce Lee Myths 06.12.2016 13:20

More mythology than fact surrounds this enigmatic figure from martial arts films. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #547: The Ghost Fighter Plane of Pearl Harbor 29.11.2016 12:13

Published accounts tell of a mysterious fighter plane that came into Pearl Harbor a year after the Japanese attack. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #546: There's No Such Thing as Race... Or Is There? 22.11.2016 13:17

Genetically, race does not exist; but there are still inconvenient places for it in science. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #545: First in Flight 15.11.2016 14:13

You always thought the Wright Brothers were the first to fly a plane? Well, it depends what country you're from. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #544: Feedback and Followups 08.11.2016 12:20

Some nifty extra information for a few recent episodes supplied by listeners in the know. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #543: White Hat Journal Hoaxes 01.11.2016 14:19

Sometimes the best way to scrutinize an open access journal is to hoax them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices