Skeptoid

This 15-point checklist will help you tell science from pseudoscience. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mercury amalgam fillings do not release toxic levels of mercury into the body, and are harmless. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some creationists claim that evolutionary theory is invalid because it improves as our knowledge increases. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Contrary to what many supporters think, homeopathy is neither an herbal nor a natural remedy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The best of listener feedback from the first 32 Skeptoid episodes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The claim that the wars in the Middle East were about oil don't stand up to economic scrutiny. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This 100-mile track of footprints in 1855 probably was not laid by the devil. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some claim that cooking your food ruins its nutrients or makes it poisonous, in a misguided effort to promote raw food. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Spirit orbs in photographs are not ghosts, but a common artifact of flash photography. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Natural Hygiene is a misguided, prescientific notion that nature provides everything to heal anyone of anything. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some believe that airplane contrails are really dangerous chemicals being sprayed by the government. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Biodynamic agriculture is not a modern innovation, but rather a throwback to the Dark Ages. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The word "scientist" can mean just about anything you want it to mean. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Reflexology is really no more than a foot massage, but potentially deadly to those hoping for medical benefits. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A look at paganism, its affinity for nudity, and how it differs from mainstream religions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Flight 93, which crashed in a field on September 11, was not shot down by the military. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

An examination of the mysterious stones that move by themselves across the desert floor. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

America's most popular true ghost story was a hoax. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It's marketed as a revolution in health and the environment, but it's better described as a counterproductive fad. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

An amended Bill of Rights to better reflect modern American values. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A look at the true threat level from Internet attacks in the mid 2000s. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The US Navy did not make a warship completely disappear in 1943. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some believe SUVs should be categorized by their cosmetic appearance, rather than by their size or fuel efficiency. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Cell phones are perfectly safe on airplanes, despite continued claims of danger. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Understand the basics of scientific testing. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Proving the literal truth of the Bible is counterproductive to Christianity. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sometimes the skeptics' perspective on Bigfoot is just as unscientific as that of the believers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Evolution 101 for Young Earth Creationists who want to know better. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

There seems to be very little point to classifying some wrong actions as sins. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Alien abductions and Old Hags: things that go bump in the night. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

There is no science-based reason why you should buy magnets for the pipes in your pond, despite the sales pitches. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Wheatgrass juice contains virtually nothing of nutritional value to the human body. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Focus on the year's undisputed overused buzzword: "Sustainable" Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

There is neither evidence nor plausible hypotheticals suggesting that invisible flying "rods" might exist. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A proposal that it might be ethical for non-believers to sell paranormal services to the grieving in certain cases. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

An examination of energy, as new agers use the term. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Religion is not necessary for a good moral center. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices