Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena

Skeptoid #388: 6 Problems with Wind Turbine Syndrome

Some believe that wind turbines are sickening people. Might there ...

Some believe that wind turbines are sickening people. Might there be anything to this?

Skeptoid #387: Who Discovered the New World?

Which of all the many claims of Europeans being first ...

Which of all the many claims of Europeans being first to the New World is true?

Skeptoid #386: Tracking the Tasmanian Tiger

Does this supposedly extinct marsupial still live in the wilds ...

Does this supposedly extinct marsupial still live in the wilds of Tasmania?

Skeptoid #385: The Disappearance of Frederick Valentich

A young pilot who disappeared in 1978 might have been ...

A young pilot who disappeared in 1978 might have been having a little fun, Spielberg style.

Skeptoid #384: Asking the Socratic Questions

A line of reasoning named for Socrates helps us help ...

A line of reasoning named for Socrates helps us help believers in the strange re-examine their beliefs.

Skeptoid #383: 5 False Arguments for Raw Milk

Some people who enjoy raw milk also make up false ...

Some people who enjoy raw milk also make up false claims that regular milk is more dangerous.

Skeptoid #382: Into the Maelstrom (or Not)

Infamous legends tell of a maelstrom that devours ships and ...

Infamous legends tell of a maelstrom that devours ships and men. Is such a thing possible?

Skeptoid #381: An Enthusiast's Primer on Study Types

A quick look at many of the most common scientific ...

A quick look at many of the most common scientific study types.

Skeptoid #380: The Riddle of the L-8 Blimp

The crew of a blimp mysteriously vanished in 1942, but ...

The crew of a blimp mysteriously vanished in 1942, but their blimp came back OK... without them.

Skeptoid #379: I Think, Therefore I Err

Skeptoid corrects a bunch of errors made in previous episodes.