Skeptoid #79: Aliens in Roswell
Pop culture says it was an alien spaceship -- but history tells us what was really found in the New Mexico desert. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 18, 2007•13 min•Ep. 79
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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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Skeptoid #78: Medical Myths in Movies and Culture
A skeptical examination of pop-culture medical beliefs, like dramatically stabbing someone in the heart with a syringe. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 11, 2007•10 min•Ep. 78
Skeptoid #77: Orang Pendek: Forest Hobbit of Sumatra
A description of Sumatra's own little miniature Bigfoot legend. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 04, 2007•12 min•Ep. 77
Skeptoid #76: Who Kills More, Religion or Atheism?
Neither religion nor atheism been responsible for a greater death toll throughout human history. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 27, 2007•9 min•Ep. 76
Skeptoid #75: How to See Your Aura
Despite promotional claims, neither auras nor aura photography are things. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 20, 2007•11 min•Ep. 75
Skeptoid #74: A Magical Journey through the Land of Logical Fallacies - Part 2
The second part of our exploration of logical fallacies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 13, 2007•12 min•Ep. 74
Skeptoid #73: A Magical Journey through the Land of Logical Fallacies - Part 1
An examination of many of the most common logical fallacies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 06, 2007•14 min•Ep. 73
Skeptoid #72: Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity: Real or Imagined?
Some claim to be hypersensitive to electromagnetism. Science has already solved what's really going on. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 30, 2007•17 min•Ep. 72
Skeptoid #71: How to Drink Gnarly Breast Milk
Proponents of colostrum supplements believe that it has a whole range of benefits. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 23, 2007•10 min•Ep. 71
Skeptoid #70: Raging (Bioidentical) Hormones
An examination of the popular trend in women's health, bioidentical hormone therapy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 16, 2007•8 min•Ep. 70
Skeptoid #69: Ann Coulter, Scientist
Conservative pundit Ann Coulter should stick to politics; her science is too screwed up for words. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 09, 2007•8 min•Ep. 69
Skeptoid #68: More Wet and Wild Listener Feedback
Another round of listener feedback from the past several months. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 02, 2007•15 min•Ep. 68
Skeptoid #67: Do Your Body Features Measure Up?
An examination of phrenology, physiognomy, palmistry, and iridology. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 25, 2007•12 min•Ep. 67
Skeptoid #66: The Greatest Secret of Nostradamus
Virtually nothing that pop culture tells us about Nostradamus is true. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 18, 2007•15 min•Ep. 66
Skeptoid #65: How to Debate a Young Earth Creationist
Learn the basic arguments against science made by Young Earthers, and how to rebut them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 11, 2007•16 min•Ep. 65
Skeptoid #64: The Attack of Spring Heeled Jack
A look at the theories surrounding Spring Heeled Jack, the scourge of England in the early 1800s. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sep 04, 2007•10 min•Ep. 64
Skeptoid #63: Subliminal Seduction
Wilson Key's magnum opus textbook about subliminal advertising was almost pure fiction. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 28, 2007•10 min•Ep. 63
Skeptoid #62: Crop Circle Jerks
Crop circles are commonly known to be man made, yet some still insist they must be of alien origin. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 21, 2007•13 min•Ep. 62
Skeptoid #61: Irradiation: Is Your Food Toxic?
Food that has been sterilized with irradiation is not radioactive and will not hurt you. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 14, 2007•9 min•Ep. 61
Skeptoid #60: Will Drinking from Plastic Bottles Kill You?
A popular fad holds that plastic water bottles leach toxic chemicals into your water. Don't believe it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 09, 2007•9 min•Ep. 60
Skeptoid #59: Who Are the Raelians, and Why Are They Naked?
The Raelians are naked and they worship space aliens. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aug 04, 2007•11 min•Ep. 59
Skeptoid #58: All About Fluoridation
A few fringe activists claim that fluoridation of water carries more danger than benefit. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 30, 2007•10 min•Ep. 58
Skeptoid #57: Email Myths
A look at some of those persistent hoax emails that you receive almost every day. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 25, 2007•13 min•Ep. 57
Skeptoid #56: Bizarre Places I'd Like to Go
California is home to a wealth of places rich with mystery and intrigue. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 20, 2007•12 min•Ep. 56
Skeptoid #55: Autism and Chelation: A Recipe for Risk
An examination of the lethal pop-culture fad of chelating autistic children. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 15, 2007•11 min•Ep. 55
Skeptoid #54: The Twin Towers: Fire Melting Steel
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
Jul 10, 2007•10 min•Ep. 54
Skeptoid #53: Borley Rectory: the World's Most Haunted House?
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
Jul 05, 2007•14 min•Ep. 53
Skeptoid #52: Science Magazines Violating Their Own Missions
Science magazines continue to undermine themselves by publishing ads for pseudoscientific products. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 30, 2007•8 min•Ep. 52
Skeptoid #51: Ethanol: Miracle Fuel, or Not?
Ethanol as a fuel may be carbon neutral, but offers few other benefits. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 25, 2007•9 min•Ep. 51
Skeptoid #50: How to Identify a "Good" Scientific Journal
Here is how to tell whose "scientific journal" article is actually more reputable. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 15, 2007•11 min•Ep. 50
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