Radioactive nuclear generators sit out in the environment, posing a real hazard. They're mostly — but not all — in Russia.

Brian gets questioned while giving blood.

This device claims to be able to dramatically improve the efficiency and emissions of any internal combustion engine.

This procedure promising facial rejuvenation is basically a full face tattoo of your own blood.

This "world's most haunted house" was the invention of an imaginative showman and author.

Science magazines continue to undermine themselves by publishing ads for pseudoscientific products.

Ethanol as a fuel may be carbon neutral, but offers few other benefits.

Here is how to tell whose "scientific journal" article is actually more reputable.

Some say that the collective emotions of humans can influence electronic hardware.

Despite claims of divine origin, "Bible Codes" are found in every long manuscript, even random text.

Free range chickens and farm raised fish probably have almost none of the benefits you think they do.

The conspiracy theory that reptilian beings control our governments has a fascinating history.

Teaching critical thinking to students needs to be much more than simply asking the Socratic questions.

The psychic technique of remote viewing is consistent with simple, well known magic tricks.

A bizarre subculture of Helen Keller Truthers believe that she was either faking her deafblindness or even that she didn't exist at all.

The Book of Mormon's history of the Americas is full of irreconcilable errors and false archaeology.

Defined in 1895, chiropractic treats imaginary conditions with dangerous manipulations.

Despite what many UFOlogists want, the famous Phoenix Lights were not alien spacecraft.

Some claim that a legendary wildman, the Almas, is a population of relict Neanderthals.

Why everyone needs to start taking global warming more seriously.

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

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 increases.

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

A roundup of 15 common myths about coffee. Which ones had you always believed?

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 to promote raw food.

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 of anything.

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 medical benefits.

Skeptoid answers another round of listener feedback questions.

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 counterproductive fad.

An amended Bill of Rights to better reflect modern American values.

A look at the true threat level from Internet attacks in the mid 2000s.

The US Navy did not make a warship completely disappear in 1943.

Some believe SUVs should be categorized by their cosmetic appearance, rather than by their size or fuel efficiency.

Cell phones are perfectly safe on airplanes, despite continued claims of danger.

Come join the Skeptoid Adventures trip for 2024, a journey of exploration in Death Valley!

Understand the basics of scientific testing.

Proving the literal truth of the Bible is counterproductive to Christianity.