Brian Dunning

Skeptoid

Science EN ↓ 1097 episodes

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 #862: Human Mosquito Magnets 13.12.2022 13:38

Is it true that mosquitoes like some people better than others? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #861: Marketing with Logical Fallacies 06.12.2022 15:02

A look at some of the logically fallacious statements used to sell many of today's most popular products. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Big UFO Update! 29.11.2022 3:49

The latest news, and some clips, from my indie documentary The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #860: Illuminating the Hornet Spooklight 29.11.2022 15:09

Legend has it this ghost light has been spooking people in Missouri for hundreds of years. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #859: How to Spot Fake News 22.11.2022 13:58

A roundup of easy techniques anyone can employ to better discern accurate news reports from false ones. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #858: Resignation Syndrome 15.11.2022 14:36

In this bizarre psychiatric condition, healthy children lapse into a coma that may last for years. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #857: On the Health Benefits of Drinking Alcohol 08.11.2022 14:07

Some say that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol actually has certain health benefits. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #856: A Cavalcade of Corrections 01.11.2022 15:32

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

Skeptoid #855: Sniffing for Human Sex Pheromones 25.10.2022 15:31

Do humans use pheromones to turn each other on? The science so far says... uhh, we have no idea. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #854: The Day Science Was Overthrown 18.10.2022 14:56

A look at six times when there was a major paradigm shift in science. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #853: Brazil's Roswell: The Varginha UFO 11.10.2022 14:21

This story of alien visitation in Brazil from 1996 claims to be the most convincing proof we have. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #852: Electric Cars and the Power Grid 04.10.2022 14:39

Opponents of electric cars claim that the power grid can't keep up with the growing demand for electricity. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #851: How Your Smartphone Is Listening to You 27.09.2022 14:37

Is your smartphone eavesdropping on your conversation? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #850: Ode to the Nightcrawler 20.09.2022 6:34

Beware of this creepy cryptid, or you might just fall in love with it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #849: Who Really Killed the Electric Car? 13.09.2022 15:43

Pop culture tells us that a conspiracy is what killed GM's EV1 in 2002. But is an exotic explanation really needed? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #848: On the Trail of Papillon 06.09.2022 12:56

How much truth was there to the prison escape story of Henri Charrière? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #847: The Episodes That Changed My Mind, Part 2 30.08.2022 13:32

Some more of the episodes where I went in with one idea, and came out with another. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #846: The Episodes That Changed My Mind, Part 1 23.08.2022 13:51

Some of the episodes where I went in expecting one thing, but found something different. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #845: Seeking the Soviet Battle Mole 16.08.2022 14:39

The story goes that the Soviet Union had nuclear-powered underground vehicles for waging a whole new kind of war. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #844: What They're Saying About Electric Cars Now 09.08.2022 15:28

The arguments made by electric car haters no longer hold up. Time to upgrade. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #843: Pop Quiz: Religious Symbolism 02.08.2022 16:47

How well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on questions drawn from episodes about world religions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #842: The Day the UFO Deactivated the Nukes 26.07.2022 15:36

It's said that in 1967, a UFO once deactivated an entire flight of US nuclear missiles in their silos. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #841: Feeling Out the Hairy Hands of Dartmoor 19.07.2022 13:41

The story goes that in England in 1921, driving a particular stretch of road meant an encounter with a terrifying foe. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See 14.07.2022 2:47

Join me in producing this important feature documentary film on the modern UFO phenomenon. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #840: What Sank the Lusitania? 12.07.2022 15:43

Many believe that the true cause of the Lusitania's sinking was not the torpedo, but a mysterious second explosion that followed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices