Skeptoid
Skeptoid
Brian Dunning
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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Apr 26
54 sec
Skeptoid #933: COVID-19 and the Lab Leak
Was the SARS-CoV-2 virus of natural origin, or was it engineered in a Chinese research lab?
Apr 23
19 min
Skeptoid #932: Is Recycling for Real?
A close look at where recycling of some common materials is actually at these days.
Apr 16
14 min
Skeptoid #931: Error Erasure Extravaganza
It's time once again for Skeptoid to correct another round of errors in previous shows.
Apr 9
14 min
Skeptoid #930: Dr. Crow and the Melon Heads
Some say creepy children with huge balloon heads stalk the woods at night, waiting to attack you.
Apr 2
13 min
Skeptoid #929: The Trinity UFO Crash of 1945
The not-so-famous UFO case that caused the US Congress to spend millions of taxpayer dollars.
Mar 26
19 min
Skeptoid #928: EMDR: Looking Past the Pain
This controversial treatment for PTSD involves moving the eyes side to side.
Mar 19
16 min
Skeptoid #927: I Can't Believe They Did That: Human Guinea Pigs #3
Part 3 in our roundup of scientists who took the ultimate plunge and experimented on themselves.
Mar 12
18 min
Skeptoid #926: The Chicago O'Hare Airport UFO
In 2006, a flying saucer spent minutes literally hovering right above Chicago's O'Hare International Airport... so the story goes.
Mar 5
15 min
Skeptoid #925: The Conspirituality of Enneagrams
Can everything important about you and those you interact with be boiled down to a single digit?
Feb 27
17 min
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