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 #156: Falling into Mel's Hole 02.06.2009 11:22

Mel's Hole is said to be a mysterious bottomless pit in eastern Washington state. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #155: NLP: Neuro-linguistic Programming 26.05.2009 12:34

Some regard Neuro-linguistic Programming as a psychotherapy breakthrough, some as a New Age self-help trend. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #154: Was Chuck Yeager the First to Break the Sound Barrier? 19.05.2009 18:07

Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947, but others almost certainly did so before him. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #153: Revenge of the Listener Feedback 12.05.2009 12:44

Another peek into the mailbag to see who loves us, and who hates us. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #152: Attack of the Globsters! 05.05.2009 13:21

Mysterious blobs of flesh washed up on the world's beaches have been called everything from sea monsters to Cthulhu. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #151: The Placebo Effect 28.04.2009 13:41

A look at the placebo effect: What it can do, what it can't do, and what you need to know about it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #150: Screwed! 21.04.2009 10:16

A secret recording of an actual meeting of the Illuminati. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #149: Coral Castle 14.04.2009 12:20

Although urban legends say the creator of Coral Castle had supernatural help, the photographs tell a different story. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #148: Student Questions: Zero Point Energy and Missing Time 07.04.2009 13:44

Skeptoid answers some interesting questions sent in by students. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #147: Binaural Beats: Not Digital Drugs 31.03.2009 12:35

The science behind binaural beats: What they are, what they are claimed to do, and what they can actually do. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #146: How Old Is the Mount St. Helens Lava Dome? 24.03.2009 13:35

Young Earthers point to an infamous dating error as evidence that the Earth is only as old as the Bible says. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #145: FEMA Prison Camps 17.03.2009 12:21

A skeptical look at the claim that FEMA maintains a network of prison camps in readiness. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #144: The Case of the Strange Skulls 10.03.2009 15:59

A collection of bizarre human skulls from around the world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #143: The Lucifer Project 03.03.2009 13:18

Some believe that NASA is trying to turn Saturn or Jupiter into a small sun. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #142: Student Questions: Sugary Behavior, Secondhand Smoke, and Wal-Mart 24.02.2009 14:14

Answering more questions sent in by students. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #141: Listener Feedback 6: I Want to Believe 17.02.2009 12:19

More fun from the listener feedback files. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #140: The Bosnian Pyramids 10.02.2009 14:06

Belief that this hill in Bosnia is an ancient pyramid is driven by New Age woo and pathological science. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #139: Alkaline Water Systems: Change Your Water, Change Your Bank Balance 03.02.2009 13:37

Sellers of new-age water treatment products charge outrageous prices for a product with zero plausibility. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #138: Is He Real, or Is He Fictional? 27.01.2009 14:10

Guess whether these popular characters from history were real or fictional. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #137: The Angel of Mons 20.01.2009 11:11

The facts behind the story that a heavenly host saved a small group of British from a large German force in WWI. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #136: Student Questions: Light Therapy, the Bermuda Triangle, and Isaac Newton 13.01.2009 12:36

Skeptoid answers another round of questions submitted by students. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #135: The Rendlesham Forest UFO 06.01.2009 16:51

Hard to believe, but it wasn't space aliens that caused blinking lights in Rendlesham Forest in 1980. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #134: Who Is Closed Minded, the Skeptic or the Believer? 30.12.2008 12:17

Skeptics and believers both tend to accuse each other of closed-mindedness in their thinking. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #133: Chasing the Min Min Light 23.12.2008 11:31

The Australian outback's mysterious jack o' lantern has sparked some good stories, but some even better science. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #132: The Sargasso Sea and the Pacific Garbage Patch 16.12.2008 10:18

We cast our skeptical eye upon two vast hazards to navigation said to lurk in the centers of the two great oceans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices