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 #405: Aromatherapy: Sniffing Essential Oils 11.03.2014 13:13

If you're expecting the pleasant aroma of certain flowers and herbs to be a medical treatment, you may be disappointed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #404: The Boggy Creek Monster 04.03.2014 13:03

The Boggy Creek Monster captured our imaginations, but its true story is even more fascinating. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #403: Out of Place Artifacts 25.02.2014 13:26

Some objects found around the world seem to defy rational explanation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #402: Listener Feedback: Ancient Mysteries 18.02.2014 12:56

I respond to questions and feedback sent in by listeners around the world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #401: Hemp, Hearst, and Prohibition 11.02.2014 13:23

A popular urban legend claims that William Randolph Hearst conspired to make cannabis illegal in the United States. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #400: It's Just Science 04.02.2014 3:35

Some pseudoscience promoters attack the messenger rather than the evidence. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #399: The Moving Coffins of Barbados 28.01.2014 12:56

An old tale tells of coffins that jumbled themselves up in a crypt in Barbados. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #398: Solving the Lead Masks of Vintem Hill 21.01.2014 12:47

Two dead bodies were found in Brazil in 1966 with mysterious masks made of lead. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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