Sinopsis
Since 2006, the weekly Skeptoid podcast has been taking on all the most popular myths and revealing the true science, true history, and true lessons we can learn from each. Free subscribers get the most recent 50 episodes, premium subscribers (skeptoid.com) can access the full archive, all ad-free.
Episodios
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Skeptoid #605: The Civil War Pterosaur
09/01/2018 Duración: 13minThis famous Internet photo of Civil War soldiers posing with a pterosaur has a surprising source.
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Skeptoid #604: Net Neutrality Reexamined
02/01/2018 Duración: 16minA skeptic's guide for organizing the issues raised by Net Neutrality.
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Skeptoid #603: Sonic Weapons in Cuba
26/12/2017 Duración: 14minThere is a much better explanation than sonic weapons for reported attacks against US diplomats in Cuba.
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Skeptoid #602: Should Moms Eat Placentas?
19/12/2017 Duración: 14minThe modern practice of Western mothers eating their placentas is a new and strange attention-seeking behavior.
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Skeptoid #601: Hiding the Decline: Climategate Demystified
12/12/2017 Duración: 14minThis infamous scandal was said to have proven global warming was all just a hoax. Umm, no.
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Skeptoid #600: A Musical Retrospective
05/12/2017 Duración: 19minEverything you didn't know about ten years of Skeptoid musical episodes, including the reason.
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Skeptoid #599: Listener Feedback: Creationism and More Dead Paul
28/11/2017 Duración: 13minSome updates, notes, and extra information sent in by listeners about recent episodes.
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Skeptoid #598: The Hudson Valley UFO Mystery
21/11/2017 Duración: 13minHundreds of people watched this UFO over the Hudson River Valley many times between 1983 and 1984.
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Skeptoid #597: The Wisdom of the Future
14/11/2017 Duración: 14minSkeptoid corrects a round of past errors, that they might become the wisdom of the future.
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Skeptoid #596: How to Assess a Documentary
07/11/2017 Duración: 14minSome tips to assess whether a documentary is good science or just propaganda.
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Skeptoid #595: Chasing Malaysian Airlines MH370
31/10/2017 Duración: 14minA roundup of the conspiracy theories and the probable true fate of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370.
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Skeptoid #594: Paul Is Dead
24/10/2017 Duración: 13minThe origins and history of the urban legend that Paul McCartney died and was replaced.
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Skeptoid #593: I Still Can't Believe They Did That: More Human Guinea Pigs
17/10/2017 Duración: 14minA further look at ten more scientists who experimented on themselves for the benefit of mankind.
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Skeptoid #592: Alert 747: The Vela Incident
10/10/2017 Duración: 13minIn 1979, a mysterious flash occurred over the southern ocean that could have been a nuclear bomb.
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Skeptoid #591: Ouija Boards
03/10/2017 Duración: 13minReal effects far more interesting than spiritualism claims are behind these famous talking boards.
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Skeptoid #590: Skepticism vs Cynicism
26/09/2017 Duración: 13minThe line between skepticism and cynicism is a bit too blurry for many people. Today we bring it into focus.
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Skeptoid #589: The Big Pharma Conspiracy
19/09/2017 Duración: 13minPopular claims of a Big Pharma Conspiracy don't stand up to any rational scrutiny.
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Skeptoid #588: Celebrity Pseudoscience: 2017 Edition
12/09/2017 Duración: 15minA look at which celebrities are currently working hardest to erode the public intellect.
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Skeptoid #587: What Makes a Good Podcast Episode?
05/09/2017 Duración: 14minStories about urban legends are at their best when there are real people at their center.
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Skeptoid #586: Volkswagen Dieselgate Reexamined
29/08/2017 Duración: 15minIn the wake of VW Dieselgate, the government took the wrong steps to solve the wrong problem.