Brian Dunning

Skeptoid

Science EN ↓ 1081 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 #676: Glyphosate and Behavioral Economics 21.05.2019 14:20

How misinformation spread over one of the safest herbicides becoming known as one of the most harmful. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #675: Valiant Thor: Your Friendly Pentagon Alien 14.05.2019 14:55

Some believe this benevolent alien from Venus lived and advised at the Pentagon for three years. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #674: Student Questions: Drinking Urine and Studying to Music 07.05.2019 13:07

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 #673: Yamashita's Gold 30.04.2019 14:37

The facts behind the urban legend that billions in Japanese gold lie buried in the Philippines. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #672: Refeeding Syndrome and Sudden Death 23.04.2019 14:08

Can starving people actually die immediately upon being given their first bite of food? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #671: China, Imported Recyclables, and Ocean Plastic 16.04.2019 15:20

Addressing the facts and the fictions around China's ending its overseas purchases of recyclable plastic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #670: Wrong Does Not Cease to be Wrong 09.04.2019 14:13

The 15th episode devoted to corrections in previous shows. If it ain't right, we fix it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #669: Pop Quiz: History and Pseudohistory 02.04.2019 16:53

Test your knowledge on these subjects, all covered by Skeptoid, on false history claims. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #668: A Science Based Ghost Hunting Toolkit 26.03.2019 13:53

How a TV ghost hunting show might look if they did what they claim, and used science. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #667: All About Atlantis 19.03.2019 15:09

For centuries, alternative history fans have been denying Plato's intent and trying to frame Atlantis as a real island. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #666: The Historicity of Jesus Christ 12.03.2019 14:57

A review of the evidence for and against the life of Jesus of Nazareth as a real living man. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #665: Ocean Plastics: Facts and Falsehoods 05.03.2019 14:36

The nature of the problem of ocean plastics, and the best solution, may both come as surprises. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #664: The Keto Diet 26.02.2019 14:31

It's the latest fad diet, and people are trying it for just about any benefit you can think of. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #663: Pop Quiz: Urban Legends 19.02.2019 16:40

Test your knowledge of popular urban legends, and the science underlying them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #662: Vaccine Denial: Failure Mode Analysis 12.02.2019 15:31

The surprising history of how medical science's greatest success has become vilified by so many people. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #661: Rapping with the Fox Sisters 05.02.2019 14:23

Myth and mystery surrounds the sisters said to have founded the modern spiritualism industry. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #660: Feedback and Followups 29.01.2019 14:23

A handful of updates to past Skeptoid episodes... eyebrow raising to say the least. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #659: Killing Castro 22.01.2019 15:05

It's proven the CIA tried to assassinate Castro, but the number of claimed attempts differs wildly. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #658: Ong's Hat 15.01.2019 15:01

An urban legend tells of a group of scientists who successfully escaped into another dimension. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #657: Illuminating the Illuminati 08.01.2019 15:36

The surprisingly humble beginnings and even more surprising modern rebirth of the Illuminati. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #656: And Bigfoot Said... 01.01.2019 11:53

We compare vocalizations attributed to Bigfoot with the sounds of real animals known to be in the area. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #655: Stonehenge and the Scope of Uncertainty 25.12.2018 14:54

There are things we don't know about Stonehenge, but does that mean we know nothing at all? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #654: Pop Quiz: Consumer Ripoffs 18.12.2018 16:31

How well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on consumer ripoffs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #653: The Great Kentucky Meat Shower 11.12.2018 13:38

A rain of meat is said to have fallen in rural Kentucky one day in 1876. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #652: The Cash-Landrum UFO Incident 04.12.2018 15:42

The UFO story seems to defy debunking because of the physical injuries suffered by witnesses. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices