Skeptoid

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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

  • Skeptoid #994: Making AI Environmentally Friendly

    24/06/2025 Duración: 17min

    Will our improvements to AI's voracious appetite for electricity keep pace with the exploding demand? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #993: How to Decide What to Eat

    17/06/2025 Duración: 17min

    Do you really need to pay quite so much attention to which foods you eat, and which you avoid? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #992: The Case of the Missing Beaumont Children

    10/06/2025 Duración: 17min

    Since psychic abilities do not exist outside the delusions of true believers, involving psychics in searches for missing persons is worse than useless. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #991: Real Sea Monsters

    03/06/2025 Duración: 19min

    A roundup of all the biggest and scariest real sea monsters — from today and from prehistoric times. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #990: Rethinking Science Education

    27/05/2025 Duración: 16min

    How one special moment redefined how a science teacher does her job. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #989: Are $1,000,000 Paranormal Challenges Effective?

    20/05/2025 Duración: 15min

    Their exciting nature, combined with the fact nobody's ever won one, make paranormal challenge prizes important educational tools. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #988: Chocolate Myths

    13/05/2025 Duración: 14min

    Here are many popular myths about chocolate. How many can you tell are true or not? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #987: More than a Magician's Assistant

    06/05/2025 Duración: 15min

    She may have gotten her start as Houdini's sidekick, but Rose Mackenberg became a giant of unmasking fraudulent mediums. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • A Brief Shake-Up at Skeptoid

    05/05/2025 Duración: 01min

    You're going to get to enjoy some new guest hosts for a month or two on Skeptoid. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #986: Do Functional Mushrooms Function?

    29/04/2025 Duración: 15min

    Super mushrooms are claimed by some to provide vague health benefits beyond their known nutritional values. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #985: Supervolcanoes and Super Earthquakes

    22/04/2025 Duración: 16min

    A roundup of the world's riskiest volcanoes and fault zones — and they're not necessarily the most hazardous. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #984: Should You Feed Your Dog That?

    15/04/2025 Duración: 15min

    Some people try to feed their dogs the same alternative diet they eat themselves... not necessarily so good for the dog. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #983: Immigration Myths

    08/04/2025 Duración: 20min

    Many of our preconceived notions about immigrants likely bear very little resemblance to the facts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #982: Defending Against the Planet Killers

    01/04/2025 Duración: 19min

    All of the ways you've heard that deep space wants to kill us — and how plausible or likely each scenario is. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #981: Vaccines: Success Story of the Century

    25/03/2025 Duración: 19min

    Vaccines are history's great medical success story, having saved more lives than anything else. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #980: How to Find Atlantis

    18/03/2025 Duración: 18min

    Ten of the places where Atlantis true believers think the mythical city might actually be. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #979: Crusades Imagery and White Nationalism

    11/03/2025 Duración: 14min

    Many of the Christian symbols created in the aftermath of the First Crusade have been adopted by White Nationalists. Why? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #978: Leaded Gasoline and Mental Health

    04/03/2025 Duración: 15min

    A look at recent studies finding leaded gasoline caused 151 million mental health illnesses in the United States. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #977: A Dingo Ate My Baby

    25/02/2025 Duración: 15min

    This catchphrase has become popular with comedians. Is that in line with its true origin? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Skeptoid #976: The Spanish Gold of Neahkahnie Mountain

    18/02/2025 Duración: 15min

    Some believe a fabulous Spanish treasure is buried on the slopes of Oregon's Neahkahnie Mountain. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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