Skeptoid
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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 1029
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2025
Skeptoid #289: The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
The facts, as we know them, about what really happened to maritime lore's most famous missing crew.
00:12:55 |
Tue 20 Dec 2011
Skeptoid #288: Pit Bull Attack!
Pit bulls have a reputation for being the most dangerous dog breed. Turns out the facts just don't support that.
00:12:34 |
Tue 13 Dec 2011
Skeptoid #287: Korean Fan Death
An urban legend in Korea states that running an electric fan at night can kill you.
00:13:27 |
Tue 06 Dec 2011
Skeptoid #286: Listener Feedback: Dorothy and Her Straw Man
Skeptoid responds to some feedback emails notable for their dependence on straw man arguments.
00:11:47 |
Tue 29 Nov 2011
Skeptoid #285: Slips and Goofs
Skeptoid corrects another round of errors found in previous episodes.
00:12:12 |
Tue 22 Nov 2011
Skeptoid #284: The Fate of Fletcher Christian
No good evidence supports the claims that the leader of the Bounty mutineers made it safely back to England.
00:12:30 |
Tue 15 Nov 2011
Skeptoid #283: Top 10 Worst Anti-Science Websites
My list of the worst offenders on the web in the promotion of scientific and factual misinformation.
00:15:36 |
Tue 08 Nov 2011
Skeptoid #282: The Jersey Devil
Said to have been haunting New Jersey for nearly 300 years, this alleged creature has its actual origins in politics.
00:12:30 |
Tue 01 Nov 2011
Skeptoid #281: The Science of Voting
Most election methods are fundamentally broken, but can be fixed with any of a number of tweaks.
00:11:51 |
Tue 25 Oct 2011
Skeptoid #280: Finding Shakespeare
The claim that someone else wrote Shakespeare's works is popular, but virtually indefensible.
00:13:14 |
Tue 18 Oct 2011
Skeptoid #279: Noah's Ark: Sea Trials
Why it's impossible for a wooden vessel the size of Noah's Ark to be seaworthy.
00:12:58 |
Tue 11 Oct 2011
Skeptoid #278: Brainwashing and Deprogramming
Both brainwashing and its opposite, deprogramming, are equally mythological.
00:12:25 |
Tue 04 Oct 2011
Skeptoid #277: Student Questions: A Few Good Myths
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world.
00:12:09 |
Tue 27 Sep 2011
Skeptoid #276: The Monster of Glamis
The story of a living beast in Scotland's Glamis Castle may have a nugget of truth.
00:14:01 |
Tue 20 Sep 2011
Skeptoid #275: All About Fracking
There are lots of reasons to move away from fossil fuels, but the supposed hazards of fracking just aren't among them.
00:14:00 |
Tue 13 Sep 2011
Skeptoid #274: Listener Feedback Revolutions
Another batch of listener emails answered and dissected. And served.
00:13:31 |
Tue 06 Sep 2011
Skeptoid #273: Wi-Fi, Smart Meters, and Other Radio Bogeymen
Demonizing radio transmitters as carcinogenic is popular, but is not supported by any reasonable science.
00:12:56 |
Tue 30 Aug 2011
Skeptoid #272: Are We Alone?
We are not alone in the galaxy. Here's why that doesn't mean we've been visited by anyone.
00:12:40 |
Tue 23 Aug 2011
Skeptoid #271: The Zionist Conspiracy
There is no plausible reason to think a conspiracy of Jews plans to take over the world's banks and governments.
00:13:35 |
Tue 16 Aug 2011
Skeptoid #270: The Hessdalen Lights
Some seek a natural or alien explanation for these aerial lights in Norway. Turns out the true cause is much simpler.
00:13:18 |
Tue 09 Aug 2011
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