Brian Dunning
Skeptoid
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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Episodes
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
Skeptoid #131: The Bohemian Club Conspiracy 09.12.2008 13:38
Wealthy and powerful men gather annually at the mysterious Bohemian Grove -- but not to plot global domination. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #130: Space Properties for Sale 02.12.2008 9:45
If they're offering extraterrestrial real estate or star-naming rights for sale, chances are it's a ripoff. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #129: The Oak Island Money Pit 25.11.2008 11:16
This mysterious treasure pit on a Nova Scotia island has a fascinating natural explanation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #128: Student Questions: the Mozart Effect, Quantum Theory, and AIDS 18.11.2008 11:40
Skeptoid answers some questions sent in by students. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #127: The Truth about Aspartame 11.11.2008 13:10
The artificial sweetener aspartame is falsely accused of being the cause of nearly every disease. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #126: The Incorruptibles 04.11.2008 11:52
We turn our skeptical eye on claims of incorruptibility - bodies that do not decay after death. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #125: Ten Most Wanted: Celebrities Who Promote Harmful Pseudoscience 28.10.2008 13:47
A critical look at the pseudoscientific antics of some of today's celebrities. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skeptoid #124: Betty and Barney Hill: The Original UFO Abduction 21.10.2008 14:04
A critical look at the original UFO abduction story, that so many people take for granted. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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