Many of our preconceived notions about immigrants likely bear very little resemblance to the facts.

All of the ways you've heard that deep space wants to kill us ? and how plausible or likely each scenario is.

Vaccines are history's great medical success story, having saved more lives than anything else.

Ten of the places where Atlantis true believers think the mythical city might actually be.

Many of the Christian symbols created in the aftermath of the First Crusade have been adopted by White Nationalists. Why?

A look at recent studies finding leaded gasoline caused 151 million mental health illnesses in the United States.

This catchphrase has become popular with comedians. Is that in line with its true origin?

Some believe a fabulous Spanish treasure is buried on the slopes of Oregon's Neahkahnie Mountain.

A few of your favorite experts weigh in on how you can make sure your information comes from the very best sources.

What really happened ? and what didn't ? in the 2024 telecom cyberattack.

Join us for our 2nd Annual Skeptoid Adventure, this time to the Bermuda Triangle! Early bird pricing ends this Friday, don't miss the boat!

Just as important as the question of how much the livestock industry contributes to global warming is whether your giving up meat will have any real impact.

The newer the data, and the longer we've had to study the epidemiology, the less harm we find that Agent Orange caused.

Cloud seeding would seem like an easy and obvious way to create rain where none existed before. Is it really that simple?

Economic nationalism, while attractive to many populists, is not the path to economic success some believe it to be.

Skeptoid answers another round of feedback emails sent in by listeners.

These schools combine an atypical education with a New Age spirituality called anthroposophy.

Cryonics promises an opportunity for you to be frozen and revived at some distant point in the future ? though with plenty of controversy.

Skeptoid answers another round of questions from students all around the world.

What could explain a strange creature living in the suburbs, but only ever witnessed once?

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Skeptoid corrects another round of errors in previous episodes.

This alleged sea serpent terrorized a New England fishing village for two years in the 19th century.

Bats are scary and rabies is deadly, but do you need to worry about you or your pets catching the disease from them?

A report from the recent Skeptoid Adventures trip to Death Valley, including how many brave souls we lost in the desert and how they met their fate; and announcing the next Skeptoid Adventures trip to the Bermuda Triangle! Reserve your spot now at https://skeptoid.com/events/30285

A mysterious man is said to have arrived in Japan in 1959 from a country that never existed.

Seven creepy stories from seven listeners, and seven guesses by me.

A thoroughly discredited idea, that the Mesoamerican Olmec people were Black Africans, continues to gain traction.

This buried rock wall found throughout Rockwall County has people wondering about its origin.

It's Skeptoid's 18th birthday! Won't you help us celebrate by giving us a little birthday present?

Can dogs be taught to speak intelligently using floor buttons that represent words?

Highlights from 18 years of the Skeptoid podcast.

Fifteen trivia questions from previous aviation themed episodes of Skeptoid.

15 popular myths about sleeping, debunked.

Join the Skeptoid Flash Mob at CSICon 2024 in Las Vegas. Visit skeptoid.com/store to get your shirts.

Lots of companies sell pheromone products claiming to calm down your dog or cat, but there's a very big problem with that basic claim.

Is this just another in a long line of legendary lost mines that never produced a speck of gold, or is there more to it this time?

Turns out that the cause of death known as excited delirium is not an actual cause of death at all.

If I were to summarize how and why I do what I do, I might put it this way.

Does a mythical place where the elephants go to die actually exist?

The claim that medical error is the third leading cause of death in the US has never been close to true.

Is your phone really tracking your driving habits and selling the data? Maybe more so than you know.

The weirdest, creepiest, funniest, and just plain strange stories from the era of crewed space flight.

Pseudoarchaeologists often will cite the Younger Dryas climatic event as proof of their ancient advanced civilization.

Not only is the entire wellness industry BS, it exists because of people who are especially gullible.

Fear not; the aliens are not coming to Earth.

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A roundup of all those things that movies always get wrong and make you mad.

How we decide what makes a good topic for a skeptical documentary film.

This modern UFO case has been declared to be one of the most compelling ever.