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Skeptoid

The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, pop

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Total: 1018

No matter how much we want these Texas ghost lights to be mysterious, it turns out they're all too m

This 15-point checklist will help you tell science from pseudoscience.

Mercury amalgam fillings do not release toxic levels of mercury into the body, and are harmless.

Some creationists claim that evolutionary theory is invalid because it improves as our knowledge inc

Contrary to what many supporters think, homeopathy is neither an herbal nor a natural remedy.

The best of listener feedback from the first 32 Skeptoid episodes.

The claim that the wars in the Middle East were about oil don't stand up to economic scrutiny.

This 100-mile track of footprints in 1855 probably was not laid by the devil.

Some claim that cooking your food ruins its nutrients or makes it poisonous, in a misguided effort t

Spirit orbs in photographs are not ghosts, but a common artifact of flash photography.

Natural Hygiene is a misguided, prescientific notion that nature provides everything to heal anyone

Some believe that airplane contrails are really dangerous chemicals being sprayed by the government.

Biodynamic agriculture is not a modern innovation, but rather a throwback to the Dark Ages.

The word "scientist" can mean just about anything you want it to mean.

Reflexology is really no more than a foot massage, but potentially deadly to those hoping for medica

A look at paganism, its affinity for nudity, and how it differs from mainstream religions.

Flight 93, which crashed in a field on September 11, was not shot down by the military.

An examination of the mysterious stones that move by themselves across the desert floor.

America's most popular true ghost story was a hoax.

It's marketed as a revolution in health and the environment, but it's better described as a counterp