Category Archives: Science

What is Your Telo-age?

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Stephen Propatier

After an extended break from blogging here on Skeptoid, a recent run of commercials on television offering to check your “cellular age” has inspired my interest enough to bring back a skeptical eye to boutique health claims. The advertisements promote … Continue reading →

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Could We Find Nessie’s DNA?

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Richard Gant

True confessions time: I love me some cryptids—love, love, love them. I watched In Search Of… obsessively when I was a kid, and read everything I could find about any and all creatures that I could find. Bigfoot, the Skunk Ape, the Abominable Snowman, … Continue reading →

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Like They Do on The Discovery Channel

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Richard Gant

‘Sweet youth, Tell me why, sad and sighing, thou dost rove These pleasent realms? I pray thee speak me sooth What is thy name?’ He said, ‘My name is Love.’ Then straight the first did turn himself to me And … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk About Sex

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Richard Gant

Well. That’s a headline that catches the eye, isn’t it? Sexual orientation and gender identity are all over the news right now, and have been for… well, since ever. It’s a politically charged topic, and everyone—everyone—has an opinion on the … Continue reading →

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Mythbusters topics, from the Skeptoid files

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Brian Dunning

Awesomely, a new season of Mythbusters is afoot, with new hosts Brian Louden and Jon Lung. They were selected by winning Mythbusters: The Search hosted by Skeptoid friend Kyle Hill (you may have also noted Skeptoid Media’s The Feeding Tube … Continue reading →

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If Vaccines Work…?

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Richard Gant

I… I can’t even believe I’m writing this. That image up there showed up in my Facebook feed, posted by a smug JAQer who—I assume—hates the idea of health and not dying of horrible diseases. And who possibly hates children as … Continue reading →

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Do Not Try This Paleo Diet

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Bruno Van de Casteele

Cannibalism is of one those topics that automatically gets a lot of eyeballs and clicks on the Internet. I’m sure there are a lot of psychological and sociological hypotheses to explain this but that’s not why I’m bringing up the subject. I want … Continue reading →

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Zika: Truth, Rumors and Misconceptions

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Guy McCardle

  The Zika virus is very serious business, but am I the only person who when they hear the word “Zika” think of the vile tasting clear adult beverage “Zima” that was popular during the wine cooler craze of the … Continue reading →

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Alternative Medicine and the Post-Hoc Rationalization

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Stephen Propatier

If you follow me on the Skeptoid blog you’ll find that I take a dim view of complementary and alternative medicine. My opinion is based primarily on a rational evaluation of the research. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), as a whole, … Continue reading →

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Theranos: Marketing Trumps Science

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Stephen Propatier

When I first heard of Theranos and its diagnostic testing breakthrough there were no immediate alarm bells or red flags that caused me to look closely. I was impressed. It appeared to be a elegant incremental improvement to diagnostic testing. I assumed, … Continue reading →

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