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 #576: Lights in the Sky 20.06.2017 13:59

How likely is the most common type of UFO report to be an alien spacecraft? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #575: How to Surprise a Skeptical Podcaster: Part 2 13.06.2017 13:49

Here are the podcast episodes with conclusions that surprised me the most (part 2). Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #574: How to Surprise a Skeptical Podcaster: Part 1 06.06.2017 13:40

Here are the podcast episodes with conclusions that surprised me the most (part 1). Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #573: There Is No Finland: Birth of a Conspiracy Theory 30.05.2017 14:13

A study of how a conspiracy theory as absurd as "There is no Finland" can even exist. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #572: True or False Pregnancy 23.05.2017 13:42

False pregnancies are not only real, they're probably more complex than you imagined. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #571: Thawing the Minnesota Iceman 16.05.2017 13:21

This sideshow attraction convinced a few real scientists that it was an actual ape-man. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #570: More Space Missions You Should Know 09.05.2017 14:25

We take a look at some more of the most exciting space missions, past, present, and future. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #569: Principles of Curiosity 02.05.2017 14:40

Three simple steps anyone can follow to learn to tell what's true and what's not. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #568: 2 Listener 2 Feedback 25.04.2017 13:31

I respond to some listener feedback that enhances some recent episodes of the show. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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