Brian Dunning

Skeptoid

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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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Autor

Brian Dunning

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Science

Strona podcastu

skeptoid.com

Ostatni odcinek

13 paź 2026

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Skeptoid #517: Antibiotics and Hormones in Beef 03.05.2016 13:22

One of pop food woo's favorite claims is that drugs given to beef cattle pose a danger to humans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #516: Demythologizing the Shaolin Monks 26.04.2016 13:46

Just about everything you think you know about the Shaolin Monks was made up for tourists. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #515: All About Absinthe 19.04.2016 13:06

This mysterious alcoholic drink is the subject of more urban legends than any other liquor. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #514: Your Thoughts on Making Skepticism Commercial 12.04.2016 12:55

A proposal for how we can make skeptical programming more attractive to a larger audience. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #513: Why Musical Aliens Probably Use the Same Scale We Do 05.04.2016 13:29

Reliance on universal mathematical principles may mean alien music is similar to our own. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #512: Decrypting Mother Teresa 29.03.2016 13:00

It's popular to criticize Mother Teresa, but that criticism might be better directed at the real culprit. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #511: Firestorm in Waco 22.03.2016 14:56

The FBI did not deliberately murder the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #510: Student Questions: Multiple Intelligences and the Gender Pay Gap 15.03.2016 12:56

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 #509: Ninjas Unmasked 08.03.2016 14:32

These superheroes of martial arts lore may not be exactly what you thought they were. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #508: Demythologizing the Knights Templar 01.03.2016 13:44

More pseudohistory than fact surrounds this ancient order's depictions in pop culture. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #507: No, Hitler Did Not Escape 23.02.2016 13:24

There is no truth to the popular myth that Hitler escaped Berlin and went to Argentina. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #506: Bad Skepticism: Why You Should Challenge Popular Assumptions 16.02.2016 12:37

From swamp gas and waterspouts to alternative medicine, the harm of not challenging popular assumptions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #505: You've Got to Be Wrong to Be Right 09.02.2016 13:20

Skeptoid corrects another round of errors from past episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #504: Growing Skeptical of Hair Restoration 02.02.2016 14:12

As long as people lose their hair, the market will remain flooded with sham remedies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #503: Bad Science on PBS 26.01.2016 14:04

The reasons why PBS is so quick to promote pseudoscience informercials during pledge drives. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #502: Listener Feedback: Killing the Comments 19.01.2016 13:29

Your comments on our decision to remove the comments from Skeptoid episode transcript pages. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #501: Schrodinger's Cat and the Bomb Detector 12.01.2016 13:11

Whatever you think you know about Schrödinger's famous cat is probably wrong. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #500: A Little Curiosity 05.01.2016 6:53

If you haven't yet found your curiosity in the first 500 episodes of Skeptoid, find it here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #499: The Hope Diamond: A Curse Deconstructed 29.12.2015 13:20

Find out how the obviously false story of a curse came to be associated with this famous diamond. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #498: Did the 1914 Christmas Truce Really Happen? 22.12.2015 12:34

Popular stories tell of WWI soldiers laying aside their rifles on Christmas 1914. The facts are not quite so simple. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #497: A Skeptical Look at the Rorschach Test 15.12.2015 13:23

The famous Rorschach inkblot test is not a window into the subconscious, and doesn't tell us anything useful. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #496: The Russian Sleep Experiment 08.12.2015 13:47

Russian test subjects are said to have done unspeakably horrible things when sleep deprived. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid: Bad Skepticism 04.12.2015 1:15

A new live show from Skeptoid Media: Bad Skepticism! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #495: Updated: Top 10 Worst Anti-Science Web Sites 01.12.2015 15:21

The worst offending sites on the Internet for promoting bad misinformation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #494: Black Mold: Peril or Prosaic? 24.11.2015 12:17

Black mold is commonly believed to harbor many deadly diseases; but in fact removing it is often worse than leaving it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices