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Skeptoid

Brian Dunning•skeptoid.com
Science
Social Sciences

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 #190: The Bell Island Boom

This shattering boom in Newfoundland was more likely a natural phenomenon than a superweapon test. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 26, 2010•13 min•Ep. 190

Skeptoid #189: Bullshido: Martial Arts Magic

Some call it Bullshido: Martial arts tricks like touchless attacks and the Touch of Death. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 19, 2010•13 min•Ep. 189

Skeptoid #186: More Things I'm Wrong About

Going back over a few previous Skeptoid episodes to correct errors (head is hung in shame). Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 29, 2009•12 min•Ep. 186

Skeptoid #185: Is Barefoot Better?

Some advocate that going barefoot is better for the health and strength of your feet. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 22, 2009•13 min•Ep. 185

Skeptoid #184: The Antikythera Mechanism

This ancient device, 1000 years ahead of its time, neither proves alien visitation nor disproves history. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 15, 2009•13 min•Ep. 184

Skeptoid #183: The Naga Fireballs

These fireballs actually do rise from the Mekong river each year -- and we know exactly what causes them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 08, 2009•13 min•Ep. 183

Skeptoid #182: Listener Feedback X

Another dip into the listener feedback files for Skeptoid. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 01, 2009•12 min•Ep. 182

Skeptoid #181: The Baigong Pipes

Modern metal pipes found buried in ancient China are neither pipes nor evidence of ancient alien visitation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 24, 2009•12 min•Ep. 181

Skeptoid #180: Vaccine Ingredients

The claims made about the dangerous chemicals in vaccines are all either false or misrepresented. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 17, 2009•13 min•Ep. 180

Skeptoid #179: The Scole Experiment

Said to be the best evidence yet for the afterlife, the Scole Experiments were actually just a hackneyed performance. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 10, 2009•13 min•Ep. 179

Skeptoid #177: The Bloop

This mysterious sound captured by NOAA hydrophones was not a sea monster. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 27, 2009•15 min•Ep. 177

Skeptoid #176: Network Marketing

Call them Network Marketing, Multilevel Marketing, or MLM, these pyramid schemes are proven not to work. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 20, 2009•13 min•Ep. 176

Skeptoid #175: Shadow People

These shadowy apparitions we sometimes see can be terrifying, but aren't supernatural. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 13, 2009•13 min•Ep. 175

Skeptoid #174: More Medical Myths

More myths about the human body that you've always heard, and probably believe. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 06, 2009•12 min•Ep. 174

Skeptoid #173: All About Astrology

Astrology neither has plausibility nor any test data showing that its predictions are better than random chance. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 29, 2009•16 min•Ep. 173

Skeptoid #172: Daylight Saving Time Myths

All the reasons you've ever heard for Daylight Saving Time are nonsense. Here is the real one. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 22, 2009•11 min•Ep. 172

Skeptoid #171: The Battle of Los Angeles

At the beginning of WWII, the American defense forces in Los Angeles fought a battle against a UFO. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 15, 2009•12 min•Ep. 171

Skeptoid #170: It's Raining Frogs and Fish

Waterspouts have nothing to do with popular stories of frogs and fish falling from the sky. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 08, 2009•12 min•Ep. 170

Skeptoid #164: What's Up with the Rosicrucians?

Believed by many to be an ancient mystical order, but really just a mail-order New Age literature business. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jul 28, 2009•13 min•Ep. 164

Skeptoid #162: Locally Grown Produce

The idea of locally grown produce as nowhere near as green as its proponents seem to think it is. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jul 14, 2009•13 min•Ep. 162