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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 ... Read more

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Skeptoid #896: The Treasures of the Copper Scroll

Skeptoid #896: The Treasures of the Copper Scroll

This greatest of all imaginable treasures from the Dead Sea Scrolls probably never existed.

8 Aug 2023

16mins

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Skeptoid #895: The Hottest Temperature on Earth

Skeptoid #895: The Hottest Temperature on Earth

Is the world record highest air temperature a solid measurement, or might it be invalid?

1 Aug 2023

16mins

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Skeptoid #894: The Klerksdorp Spheres

Skeptoid #894: The Klerksdorp Spheres

Are these remarkable stones natural, or proof of an ancient advanced civilization?

25 Jul 2023

14mins

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Skeptoid #893: Finding the Lost Tribesmen: Aure and Aura

Skeptoid #893: Finding the Lost Tribesmen: Aure and Aura

Were these two men from an Amazon tribe that had been massacred, or could their story be explained more simply?

18 Jul 2023

15mins

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Skeptoid #892: The UFO That Wasn't Swamp Gas

Skeptoid #892: The UFO That Wasn't Swamp Gas

A look into the origin story of swamp gas as the explanation for UFOs.

11 Jul 2023

14mins

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Skeptoid #891: How to Change a Conspiracy Theorist's Mind

Skeptoid #891: How to Change a Conspiracy Theorist's Mind

A roundup of the ways that work — and that don't work — to help a conspiracy theorist free himself from the rabbit hole.

4 Jul 2023

14mins

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Skeptoid #890: Skeptoid Scared Straight

Skeptoid #890: Skeptoid Scared Straight

In which I issue yet another round of corrections to past episodes.

27 Jun 2023

14mins

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Skeptoid #889: Handling Fentanyl: A Touchy Topic

Skeptoid #889: Handling Fentanyl: A Touchy Topic

Popular wisdom tells us that just touching fentanyl can produce a lethal overdose. What's the fact and what's the fictio... Read more

20 Jun 2023

14mins

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Skeptoid #888: On the Trail of the Mapinguari

Skeptoid #888: On the Trail of the Mapinguari

Are ground sloths that somehow survived their extinction responsible for cryptid sightings in the Amazon?

13 Jun 2023

13mins

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Skeptoid #887: The Hard Fall of the Nephilim

Skeptoid #887: The Hard Fall of the Nephilim

Did giants really walk the Earth in our recent past?

6 Jun 2023

14mins

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