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 #56: Bizarre Places I'd Like to Go 20.07.2007 12:00

California is home to a wealth of places rich with mystery and intrigue. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #55: Autism and Chelation: A Recipe for Risk 15.07.2007 11:19

An examination of the lethal pop-culture fad of chelating autistic children. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #54: The Twin Towers: Fire Melting Steel 10.07.2007 10:15

The Oakland freeway collapse was not a government ploy to prove that the Twin Towers collapsed from fire. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #53: Borley Rectory: the World's Most Haunted House? 05.07.2007 13:51

This "world's most haunted house" was the invention of an imaginative showman and author. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #52: Science Magazines Violating Their Own Missions 30.06.2007 7:58

Science magazines continue to undermine themselves by publishing ads for pseudoscientific products. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #51: Ethanol: Miracle Fuel, or Not? 25.06.2007 8:39

Ethanol as a fuel may be carbon neutral, but offers few other benefits. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #50: How to Identify a "Good" Scientific Journal 15.06.2007 10:53

Here is how to tell whose "scientific journal" article is actually more reputable. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #49: Unconscious Research of Global Consciousness 10.06.2007 12:39

Some say that the collective emotions of humans can influence electronic hardware. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #48: The Bible Code: Enigmas for Dummies 05.06.2007 11:00

Despite claims of divine origin, "Bible Codes" are found in every long manuscript, even random text. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #47: Free Range Chicken and Farm Raised Fish 26.05.2007 10:29

Free range chickens and farm raised fish probably have almost none of the benefits you think they do. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #46: Support Your Local Reptoid 21.05.2007 10:30

The conspiracy theory that reptilian beings control our governments has a fascinating history. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #45: The Importance of Teaching Critical Thinking 16.05.2007 8:13

Teaching critical thinking to students needs to be much more than simply asking the Socratic questions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #44: The Truth About Remote Viewing 11.05.2007 11:48

The psychic technique of remote viewing is consistent with simple, well known magic tricks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #43: A Mormon History of the Americas 06.05.2007 9:50

The Book of Mormon's history of the Americas is full of irreconcilable errors and false archaeology. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #42: Whacking, Cracking, and Chiropracting 01.05.2007 11:04

Defined in 1895, chiropractic treats imaginary conditions with dangerous manipulations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #41: The Alien Invasion of Phoenix, Arizona 26.04.2007 11:47

Despite what many UFOlogists want, the famous Phoenix Lights were not alien spacecraft. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #40: Neanderthals in Present Day Asia 21.04.2007 8:56

Some claim that a legendary wildman, the Almas, is a population of relict Neanderthals. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #39: Heating Up to Global Warming 16.04.2007 12:15

Why everyone needs to start taking global warming more seriously. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #38: The Marfa Lights: A Real American Mystery 11.04.2007 9:06

No matter how much we want these Texas ghost lights to be mysterious, it turns out they're all too mundane. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #37: How to Spot Pseudoscience 06.04.2007 13:04

This 15-point checklist will help you tell science from pseudoscience. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #36: Mercury Fillings 01.04.2007 11:15

Mercury amalgam fillings do not release toxic levels of mercury into the body, and are harmless. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #35: Revisionist Darwinism: The Theory That Couldn't Sit Still 27.03.2007 9:17

Some creationists claim that evolutionary theory is invalid because it improves as our knowledge increases. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #34: Homeopathy: Pure Water or Pure Nonsense? 22.03.2007 13:11

Contrary to what many supporters think, homeopathy is neither an herbal nor a natural remedy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #33: Best of Listener Feedback 17.03.2007 14:02

The best of listener feedback from the first 32 Skeptoid episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Skeptoid #32: Blood for Oil 12.03.2007 9:03

The claim that the wars in the Middle East were about oil don't stand up to economic scrutiny. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices