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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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April 26, 2024 54 secs

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Was the SARS-CoV-2 virus of natural origin, or was it engineered in a Chinese research lab?

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April 16, 2024 14 mins

A close look at where recycling of some common materials is actually at these days.

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It's time once again for Skeptoid to correct another round of errors in previous shows.

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Some say creepy children with huge balloon heads stalk the woods at night, waiting to attack you.

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The not-so-famous UFO case that caused the US Congress to spend millions of taxpayer dollars.

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This controversial treatment for PTSD involves moving the eyes side to side.

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Part 3 in our roundup of scientists who took the ultimate plunge and experimented on themselves.

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In 2006, a flying saucer spent minutes literally hovering right above Chicago's O'Hare International Airport... so the story goes.

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Can everything important about you and those you interact with be boiled down to a single digit?

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February 20, 2024 16 mins

What were these early UFOs that chased and harried World War II fighter pilots?

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February 13, 2024 14 mins

Were two waves of ax murders in the American south in the early 20th century truly associated with Louisiana Voodoo?

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Proponents of alien visitation often claim the Alcubierre drive makes faster than light possible. Here's why it can't exist.

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February 2, 2024 1 min

Skeptoid is looking for institutional partners and/or title sponsors for a proposed video series.

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Was this infamous 1976 dioxin disaster as bad as reported, or might it have been much worse than we thought?

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The carcasses of headless goats are floating in the Chattahoochee River; too many for a prosaic explanation.

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A Benedictine monk is said to have built a device allowing him to see and hear historical events.

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We break down four popular myths about Martin Luther King Jr. that just won't go away.

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January 2, 2024 15 mins

A failure mode analysis of my most-hated episode ever: #230 on the use of DDT to fight malaria.

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Skeptoid rapid fires a bunch of mini-episodes in answer to your questions.

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