Skeptoid

A signal received by a radio telescope in 1977 may be the best evidence yet for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Someone somewhere is always claiming to have cracked the secret of free energy forever, no fuel needed.

How you can convince your friends that their conspiracy theories are nonsensical.

The solution to the Bloop mystery sound is finally revealed, and Skeptoid corrects some errors from other episodes.

The Flat Earth Theory has its origins not in alt-science but in Christian Fundamentalism.

Contrary to popular belief, no unusual number of disappearances has ever happened inside these two ocean regions.

How to tell whether a science article on the web is reliable or not.

Cleansing diets are trendier than ever. They are also a complete waste of your money.

This mysterious silver ball seemed to have all kinds of strange properties. We finally found out what it was.

Skeptoid answers another round of student questions sent in from all around the world.

A number of theories claim that several centuries never actually happened, and were faked by the Church.

A rural family spent half a night battling what they thought were space aliens.

The facts and the fiction of one of the most intriguing psychological phenomena.

See if you can tell which of these famous women from history are real, and which are fictional.

The secret of history's greatest stringed instrument, the Stradivarius violin, is that there is no secret.

The true history of the most famous holy relic from Biblical times.

Some 60 ancient stone forts in Scotland have vitrified walls, with the stone melted into glass. Here's what we know.

For centuries, claims both scientific and pseudoscientific have been made for the golden ratio.

Skeptoid responds to some listener emails that question the validity of the scientific method.

These strange places around the world rank among the most macabre, but have interesting explanations.