Skeptoid #318: The Loch Ness Monster
The world's most famous cryptid is said to swim in Scotland's most famous loch. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 10, 2012•13 min•Ep. 318
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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 #317: Attack of the Nanobots!
A look at the belief that nanotechnology may result in an army of self-replicating machines that consume society. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 03, 2012•14 min•Ep. 317
New Skeptoid Books
Skeptoid announces two new paperbacks: "Astronauts, Aliens, and Ape-Men" plus "The Secret of the Gypsy Queen". Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 28, 2012•2 min
Skeptoid #316: Al-Ghazali and Arab-Islamic Science
Some say that Persian theologian al-Ghazali was solely responsible for the end of the Golden Age of science. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 26, 2012•13 min•Ep. 316
Skeptoid #315: The Tehran 1976 UFO
Declassified military documents show that Iranian fighter planes engaged a UFO in 1976. Here's what's actually known. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 19, 2012•16 min•Ep. 315
Skeptoid #314: Botches and Bungles
Skeptoid goes back and corrects some errors from previous episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 12, 2012•12 min•Ep. 314
Skeptoid #313: Area 51 Facts and Fiction
Now that Area 51 has been declassified, we finally have proof that what they did had nothing to do with aliens. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 05, 2012•14 min•Ep. 313
Skeptoid #312: Student Questions: Marauding Mammoths and Queen Elizabeth the Man
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 29, 2012•12 min•Ep. 312
Skeptoid #311: Deconstructing the Rothschild Conspiracy
Some believe that world governments and economies are secretly controlled by the Rothschild banking family. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 22, 2012•15 min•Ep. 311
Skeptoid #310: Left Handed Myths and Facts
Many popular anecdotes tell how and why some people are left-handed, but the true facts are even more interesting. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 15, 2012•14 min•Ep. 310
Skeptoid #309: The Science and Politics of Global Warming
How global warming became the poster boy for failed science communication. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 08, 2012•13 min•Ep. 309
Skeptoid #308: Picnic at Hanging Rock
Although the book and movie convinced many that this story actually happened, it is purely a fictional invention. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 01, 2012•12 min•Ep. 308
Skeptoid #307: The Siberian Hell Sounds
Russian scientists are said to have drilled a borehole that broke into hell and released the screams of the damned. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 24, 2012•14 min•Ep. 307
Skeptoid #306: Listener Feedback XX
Skeptoid dips into the feedback mailbag to respond to comments from listeners. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 17, 2012•13 min•Ep. 306
Skeptoid #305: I Can't Believe They Did That: Human Guinea Pigs
A look at some of history's most famous scientists who experimented upon themselves. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 10, 2012•13 min•Ep. 305
Skeptoid #304: Catching Jack the Ripper
A look at what is and isn't known about history's most infamous serial killer. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 03, 2012•13 min•Ep. 304
Skeptoid #303: Are Vinyl Recordings Better than Digital?
Many audio aficionados split into two camps, those supporting modern digital audio, and those supporting vinyl records. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 27, 2012•13 min•Ep. 303
Skeptoid #302: De Loys' Ape
A geologist claimed to have discovered a new species of great ape in Venezuela in the early 20th century. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 20, 2012•13 min•Ep. 302
Skeptoid #301: The Beale Ciphers
Treasure hunters comb Virginia searching for a legendary hoard of gold and silver. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 13, 2012•13 min•Ep. 301
Skeptoid #300: The Secret of the Gypsy Queen
A little girl saves her kingdom when she is the only one who does not fall for the pop pseudoscience of the day. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 06, 2012•15 min•Ep. 300
Skeptoid #299: Star Jelly
Jellylike blobs have been reported to fall from the sky during meteor showers. Aliens? No, science. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 28, 2012•13 min•Ep. 299
Skeptoid #298: Student Questions: Free Energy and Faster-than-Light Neutrinos
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all over the world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 21, 2012•13 min•Ep. 298
Skeptoid #297: A Magical Journey through the Land of Reasoning Errors
Four common types of analytical errors in reasoning that we all need to beware of. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 14, 2012•13 min•Ep. 297
Skeptoid #296: The Versailles Time Slip
We can be sure that two women visiting Versaille in 1901 did not time-travel back to the days of Marie Antoinette. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 07, 2012•14 min•Ep. 296
Skeptoid #295: Finding Amelia Earhart
The disappearance of Amelia Earhart is one of the worst examples of television promoting pseudohistory. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 31, 2012•14 min•Ep. 295
Skeptoid #294: Frequent Listener Feedback
Skeptoid answers some listener emails that present common flaws in scientific thinking. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 24, 2012•13 min•Ep. 294
Skeptoid #293: Wunderwaffen: Nazi Wonder Weapons
The true history behind the claimed Nazi "wonder weapons" like anti-gravity flying saucers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 17, 2012•15 min•Ep. 293
Skeptoid #292: The Grey Man of Ben MacDhui
A thin, dark phantom three times the height of a man is said to stalk this peak in the Cairngorms. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 10, 2012•13 min•Ep. 292
Skeptoid #291: The Toxic Lady
The story goes that in 1994, fumes from a woman's body knocked out most of an emergency room staff. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 03, 2012•13 min•Ep. 291
Skeptoid #290: Approaching a Subject Skeptically
My process for examining a new topic, to learn whether it's fact or fiction. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 27, 2011•11 min•Ep. 290
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