Brian Dunning

Skeptoid

Science EN ↓ 1098 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 #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

Skeptoid #206: Morgellons Disease 18.05.2010 12:43

In this newly described condition, some patients report strange plastic fibers growing from their skin. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #205: Beyond Listener Feedback 11.05.2010 12:59

Another trip to the Listener Feedback files, including my favorite yet. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #204: Mengele's Boys from Brazil 04.05.2010 12:42

A town in Brazil has an unusually high twin rate, but not because Josef Mengele survived and did experiments there. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #203: Therapeutic Touch 27.04.2010 13:30

Therapeutic touch is a pseudoscientific healing method that is neither therapeutic nor involves touch. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #202: The Non-Mystery of Puma Punku 20.04.2010 13:09

Though some claim the stone structures at Puma Punku were alien, archaeologists find no real mysteries there. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #201: The Virgin of Guadalupe 13.04.2010 15:32

Mexico's Virgin of Guadalupe played an important role in the Catholic colonization of the Americas. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #200: Buy It! 06.04.2010 3:41

Don't blindly turn to science when you need answers - instead, seek out those who want to sell you something. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #199: Cargo Cults 30.03.2010 12:58

Some native religious groups in the South Pacific hope to recreate WWII's influx of material goods. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices