Skeptoid #622: Are You Living in a Simulation?
An exploration of the thought experiment that seeks to determine whether we're living in a computer simulation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 08, 2018•15 min•Ep. 622
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Skeptoid #621: The Pentagon's UFO Hunt
The Pentagon gave $22 million to a very unlikely group of UFO proponents. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
May 01, 2018•15 min•Ep. 621
Skeptoid #620: Listener Feedback: Provisos, Addenda, and Quid Pro Quos
Listeners write in with extra information that adds a whole new dimension to some past shows. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 24, 2018•14 min•Ep. 620
Skeptoid #619: Alcohol Myths
We point the skeptical eye at five popular beliefs about alcoholic beverages. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 17, 2018•15 min•Ep. 619
Skeptoid #618: Are They Real, or Are They Fictional?
Another round of famous names from the past: Can you guess whether each is real or fictional? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 10, 2018•16 min•Ep. 618
Skeptoid #617: 10 Great Science Hoaxes
A look at those few times when hoaxers came closest to fooling those who knew better. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apr 03, 2018•16 min•Ep. 617
Skeptoid #616: Abiotic Oil
Some believe that oil comes from geological processes rather than from ancient biomass. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 27, 2018•15 min•Ep. 616
Skeptoid #615: Titanic Myths
Three of the most popular conspiracy theories surrounding the sinking of the Titanic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 20, 2018•15 min•Ep. 615
Skeptoid #614: The Inflammatory Diet
Why no, in fact you should not avoid certain foods to reduce your body's inflammation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 13, 2018•15 min•Ep. 614
Skeptoid #613: The Kids Who See Blindfolded
Children throughout India are being taught to see while blindfolded... apparently. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 06, 2018•14 min•Ep. 613
Skeptoid #612: The Boy Who Thought He Was Reincarnated
This boy thought he had lived a past life as a fighter pilot. He had some help getting there. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 27, 2018•14 min•Ep. 612
Skeptoid #611: All About Grounding
Some New Agers believe that you can heal virtually any ailment simply by taking off your shoes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 20, 2018•14 min•Ep. 611
Skeptoid #610: The Keepers of Flannan Light
Mystery clouds the story of what happened to these three vanished lighthouse keepers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 13, 2018•15 min•Ep. 610
Skeptoid #609: Were There Irish Slaves in America?
Online articles claiming the first slaves in the Americas were white are fictional and racially motivated. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 06, 2018•14 min•Ep. 609
Skeptoid #608: Palm Oil Facts and Fiction
Is it a medical miracle, an environmental disaster, both, or neither? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 30, 2018•14 min•Ep. 608
Skeptoid #607: Do Lobsters Feel Pain?
What the science says on whether we need to change the way we eat crustaceans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 23, 2018•14 min•Ep. 607
Skeptoid #606: The Murder in the Red Barn
A murder was said to have been solved by the intervention of the victim's ghost. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 16, 2018•13 min•Ep. 606
Skeptoid #605: The Civil War Pterosaur
This famous Internet photo of Civil War soldiers posing with a pterosaur has a surprising source. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 09, 2018•14 min•Ep. 605
Skeptoid #604: Net Neutrality Reexamined
A skeptic's guide for organizing the issues raised by Net Neutrality. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jan 02, 2018•16 min•Ep. 604
Skeptoid #603: Sonic Weapons in Cuba
There is a much better explanation than sonic weapons for reported attacks against US diplomats in Cuba. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 26, 2017•15 min•Ep. 603
Skeptoid #602: Should Moms Eat Placentas?
The modern practice of Western mothers eating their placentas is a new and strange attention-seeking behavior. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 19, 2017•14 min•Ep. 602
Skeptoid #601: Hiding the Decline: Climategate Demystified
This infamous scandal was said to have proven global warming was all just a hoax. Umm, no. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 12, 2017•15 min•Ep. 601
Skeptoid #600: A Musical Retrospective
Everything you didn't know about ten years of Skeptoid musical episodes, including the reason. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 05, 2017•20 min•Ep. 600
Skeptoid #599: Listener Feedback: Creationism and More Dead Paul
Some updates, notes, and extra information sent in by listeners about recent episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 28, 2017•14 min•Ep. 599
Skeptoid #598: The Hudson Valley UFO Mystery
Hundreds of people watched this UFO over the Hudson River Valley many times between 1983 and 1984. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 21, 2017•14 min•Ep. 598
Skeptoid #597: The Wisdom of the Future
Skeptoid corrects a round of past errors, that they might become the wisdom of the future. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 14, 2017•14 min•Ep. 597
Skeptoid #596: How to Assess a Documentary
Some tips to assess whether a documentary is good science or just propaganda. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 07, 2017•14 min•Ep. 596
Skeptoid #595: Chasing Malaysian Airlines MH370
A roundup of the conspiracy theories and the probable true fate of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 31, 2017•15 min•Ep. 595
Skeptoid #594: Paul Is Dead
The origins and history of the urban legend that Paul McCartney died and was replaced. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 24, 2017•14 min•Ep. 594
Skeptoid #593: I Still Can't Believe They Did That: More Human Guinea Pigs
A further look at ten more scientists who experimented on themselves for the benefit of mankind. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 17, 2017•15 min•Ep. 593
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