Brian Dunning

Skeptoid

Science EN ↓ Epizody: 1098

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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Skeptoid #397: Fukushima vs Chernobyl vs Three Mile Island 14.01.2014 13:54

Years after the disaster, some claim that Fukushima radiation is still going to cause widespread death. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #396: The Biggest, the Oldest, and the Baddest 07.01.2014 14:24

A tour of the Earth's biggest, oldest, and most lethal living creatures. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #395: Student Questions: Food Woo, Food Woo, and More Food Woo 31.12.2013 12:37

Skeptoid answers questions sent in by students, all of them this week pertaining to popular food pseudoscience. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #394: Finding Butch and Sundance 24.12.2013 12:10

Stories that outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid might have made it back from South America don't hold up. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #393: The Hair of Samson 17.12.2013 11:42

Hold onto your hats: Growing your hair long will not confer super strength or vitality upon you. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #392: Listener Feedback: Consumer Ripoffs 10.12.2013 13:37

Skeptoid responds to comments sent in by listeners who don't accept that they've been ripped off. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #391: 8 Secret Bases: Real or Fictional? 03.12.2013 13:51

Guess which of these secret military bases around the world are real. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #390: The Red Haired Giants of Lovelock Cave 26.11.2013 12:21

Some say that an early Native American tribe were giant cannibals. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #389: The JFK Assassination 19.11.2013 13:33

After so many decades, the number of incompatible conspiracy theories about the death of JFK continues to grow. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #388: 6 Problems with Wind Turbine Syndrome 12.11.2013 14:12

Despite activist claims, wind turbines are not making anybody sick. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #387: Who Discovered the New World? 05.11.2013 12:57

Of all the many claims of Europeans being first to the New World, only one is true. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #386: Tracking the Tasmanian Tiger 29.10.2013 13:48

Some say this extinct Tasmanian marsupial may still roam the forests. The evidence is against them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #385: The Disappearance of Frederick Valentich 22.10.2013 13:21

A young pilot who disappeared in 1978 might have been having a little fun, Spielberg style. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #384: Asking the Socratic Questions 15.10.2013 12:57

A line of reasoning named for Socrates helps us help believers in the strange re-examine their beliefs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #383: 5 False Arguments for Raw Milk 08.10.2013 14:01

Some people who enjoy raw milk also make up false claims that regular milk is more dangerous. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #382: Into the Maelstrom (or Not) 01.10.2013 12:00

A look into the plausibility and historicity of the ferocious maelstrom of legend. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #381: An Enthusiast's Primer on Study Types 24.09.2013 13:01

A quick look at many of the most common scientific study types. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #380: The Riddle of the L-8 Blimp 17.09.2013 12:19

The crew of a blimp mysteriously vanished in 1942, but their blimp came back OK... without them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #379: I Think, Therefore I Err 10.09.2013 12:38

Skeptoid corrects a bunch of errors made in previous episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #378: Legendary Places: Real or Fictional? 03.09.2013 13:58

We look at twelve legendary places that you've heard of, but may not know whether they're real or not. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #377: Student Questions: Hangovers, Manuka Honey, and Probiotics 27.08.2013 11:40

Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #376: Salt Therapies 20.08.2013 13:18

A new trend in spas is to let people relax in salt caves, and it's based on solid pseudoscience. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #375: The Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film 13.08.2013 14:22

The true history behind the iconic Bigfoot film that launched the legend. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #374: Listener Feedback: Alternative Medicine 06.08.2013 14:29

Skeptoid answers a raft of listener emails pertaining to alternative medicine. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #373: The Secrets of MKULTRA 30.07.2013 13:34

The urban legend that the CIA conducted unethical mind control experiments has a grain of truth. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices