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

Episodes

Skeptoid #231: The Mystery of STENDEC 09.11.2010 12:47

We still don't know the significance of this mysterious final transmission of an airliner just before its crash. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #230: DDT: Secret Life of a Pesticide 02.11.2010 14:11

DDT can be both a killer of birds and a savior against malaria. Rarely is a question as black and white as we'd like. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #229: Speed Reading 26.10.2010 12:11

Speed reading classes claim to be able to turbocharge your words per minute. Save your money; it doesn't work. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #228: My Favorite Things 19.10.2010 11:47

A few of my favorite moments looking back on 228 Skeptoid episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #227: Boost Your Immune System (or Not) 12.10.2010 12:37

Although a lot of products promise to boost your immune system, there is actually no such thing. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #226: The Brown Mountain Lights 05.10.2010 15:25

A ghost light in North Carolina has people scratching their heads, but researchers solved it a century ago. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #225: Beware the Bilderberg Group! 28.09.2010 12:35

The annual meeting of the Bilderberg Group is not to plan global domination. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #224: Alien Downpour: The Red Rain of India 21.09.2010 13:16

News agencies have long promoted a 2001 red rainfall as alien, but a better explanation was already there. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #223: The Frog in the Stone 14.09.2010 13:31

Stories of living frogs being found encased in solid rock have a more interesting (and reality-based) explanation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #222: Toil and Trouble: The Curse of Macbeth 07.09.2010 12:07

The Curse of Macbeth should make Shakespeare's play too dangerous to perform, but science tells us for sure. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #221: The Myers-Briggs Personality Test 31.08.2010 13:49

A critical look at the world's most popular psychological metric, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #220: Yonaguni Monument: The Japanese Atlantis 24.08.2010 12:32

A look at a massive stone structure off the coast of Japan, said to be a manmade pyramid. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #219: Stalin's Human-Ape Hybrids 17.08.2010 13:57

Josef Stalin did not order the creation of an army of half-ape, half-human hybrids. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #218: The Astronauts and the Aliens 10.08.2010 13:37

A close look at some of the stories of UFOs said to have been reported by NASA astronauts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #217: Some New Logical Fallacies 03.08.2010 12:26

Skeptoid looks at some newer logical fallacies, often used in place of sound arguments. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #216: The Things We Eat... 27.07.2010 12:41

A look at what's really in food reveals the foolishness of the idea of "good food" and "bad food". Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #215: Listener Feedback Resurrection 20.07.2010 13:01

More vitriol from the Skeptoid inbox exposed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #214: Student Questions: Gold as an Investment and FEMA Coffins 13.07.2010 12:23

Another round of answering questions sent in by students everywhere. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #213: Mozart and Salieri 06.07.2010 14:13

Shockingly, Hollywood movies don't make us all history experts, and Salieri didn't murder Mozart. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #212: Things About Which I Have In Error Been 29.06.2010 12:44

More additions to the corrections and errata files for Skeptoid. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #211: Attack on Pearl Harbor 22.06.2010 14:12

The American government did not have advance knowledge of the Pearl Harbor attack, and did not allow it to happen. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #210: The North American Union 15.06.2010 13:33

The United States, Canada, and Mexico are not planning to merge into a single huge police state. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #209: The Lost Ship of the Desert 08.06.2010 11:49

The facts behind tall tales from the American southwest of ships found in the middle of the desert. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #208: The Westall '66 UFO 01.06.2010 15:19

200 students watched a strange craft fly near their school in Australia in 1966 -- or so the story goes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #207: Dinosaurs Among Us 25.05.2010 12:33

All around the world, ancient art depicts creatures that some interpret as dinosaurs. Don't believe it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices