Episódios

  • Skeptoid #1006: Deconstructing Structured Water
    Sep 16 2025

    We all enjoy a nice crisp glass of water when we're feeling dehydrated — which makes sense, because our bodies need it most of all, so enjoying it is an evolved behavior. However, some people — notably wellness influencers — have determined that good old H2O is actually not a good thing at all (who knew?); and that what you really need is their own concoction that's actually an entirely different molecule: structured water.

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    18 minutos
  • Skeptoid #1005: Debugging Done Diligently
    Sep 9 2025

    Another round of corrections of errors from past episodes, keeping your Skeptoid archive tidy and accurate.

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    15 minutos
  • Skeptoid #1004: Dating the White Sands Footprints
    Sep 2 2025

    Ancient footprints in New Mexico are forcing scientists to rewrite the story of when humans first set foot in the Americas, and the debate is shaking paleoanthropology to its core.

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    18 minutos
  • Skeptoid #1003: History's Weirdest Science Findings
    Aug 26 2025

    Fourteen of the most unexpected and counterintuitive science findings.

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    18 minutos
  • Skeptoid #1002: A Feast of Feedback
    Aug 19 2025

    Once again we go through some of your feedback to past episodes — all the good stuff that enhances and improves the presentation.

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    16 minutos
  • Skeptoid #1001: The Phantom Clown Panic
    Aug 12 2025

    Clowns have a habit of terrifying many of us. So why shouldn't we be surprised to see mass clown panics?

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    13 minutos
  • Skeptoid #1000: Candle on the Water
    Aug 5 2025

    Today marks the 1000th Skeptoid episode. And it's time to raise the question: What are you going to do for it?

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    16 minutos
  • Skeptoid #999: Day of the Medieval Dead
    Jul 29 2025

    Medieval tales of walking corpses reflect common misunderstandings of death and the era's blurred line between myth and reality.

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    17 minutos