The term "assless chaps" implies the existence of fully-assed chaps — but there is no such thing. This is a catastrophic paradox that may end the universe.

Will mitigating global warming really “destroy the economy”? Or is that just a crazy talking point because the opposite is actually true! Today on my Substack:

RFK Jr.: Don’t get scientifically-proven vaccines! Also RFK Jr.: Inject yourself with untested shit hawked by my pals.

There’s an old rumor that dumping lots of iron into the ocean can stimulate algae growth which could pull CO2 out of the atmosphere and reverse global warming. Today I talk about how true that may or may not be:

How can one single story give rise to an entire urban legend? Find out on this week's Skeptoid:

As you ponder Veterans Day, ruminate upon the remains of this B-24D Liberator on Atka Island, Alaska, crash-landed by its young crew in 1942. It is part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument.

Brigham Young and the Rape of Teenagers:

You didn’t want to know this: But Mike Rowe is trumpeting vaccine falsehoods to the world.

A conspiracy theory claims that JFK Jr is still alive, and being kept in stasis by the QAnons in a miraculous cure-all bed called a Medbed. Get all the details in this week's Skeptoid: skeptoid.com/episodes/1013

The evolving consensus: Does non-celiac gluten sensitivity really exist?

Fox is the place to get the REAL science news the lamestream media is paid to suppress.

Trump literally told his voters that he would attack food assistance on all fronts. Project 2025 had extensive recommendations for reducing SNAP and reducing or eliminating other programs, including school lunches in poverty-stricken districts. The "Big Beautiful Bill" implemented a number of these.

My low-effort Halloween display: a couple of movie lights set up behind my house.

The iconoclastic (yet science-based) perspective: The world’s three worst nuclear disasters were not NEARLY so bad as you’ve been told. Today on my Substack:

To frighten you on this Halloween: The story of the Rake, still making documented appearances today; and how this creature came to be Internet legend: skeptoid.com/episodes/1012

A really great conversation I had with Brad Carr on evaluating conspiracy theories, and how to talk with people who believe them. Enjoy!

On one hand, it’s asinine to waste time on “Scientists warn aliens are landing soon!” But on the other, it’s super interesting to learn where this yarn came from and why certain people find it compelling. I reveal all: open.substack.com/pub/briandun...

High flyers

I’m speaking at Las Vegas Skepticamp today (lvsos.com) and I told them NO GREEN M&Ms. Look what they gave me #norespect

In which your tax dollars are spent — not on healthcare, or defense, or infrastructure — but on a war against an imaginary bogeyman from the minds of science-rejecting conspiracy theorists: open.substack.com/pub/briandun...

In which guest host and cryptic expert Sharon Hill introduces us to the frightening Appalachian beast that seems to be a deer — but isn't; and why it might actually be real. It's in this week's Skeptoid: skeptoid.com/episodes/1011

Tired of unfair gerrymandering becoming mainstream, even mandatory? I have your solution!

My confidence in this flight is shaken, and stirred...

Burning Man is too deadly and must be banned. Right?

How is this going to be brought to an end?

In 2025, can you tell fact from misinformation? Well then, put yourself to the test, right here: skep.us/1010

Hey look, a shocking headline that’s also BS. Are the satellites really falling at a record pace? Are scientists really raising the alarm? I explain it all in today’s Substack (free):

If you live in Oregon, or if you love horses, or if you know anyone who does either, please share this page to help my daughter bring home her lost horse Cinnamon before the snow: findcinnamon.com

Wow. I had no idea just how bad Columbus really was. My friend Kurly breaks it down incisively: kurlytlapoyawa.medium.com/trump-and-th...

Just when you thought the Amelia Earhart conspiracy theories couldn’t get any stupider, they got the stupidest yet:

This week we completed our Polynesian Navigation series on Skeptoid with part 2: the "incredible, amazing, intricate, elegant, and wonderful skills" employed to navigate the world's largest ocean with no instruments and no system of writing: skep.us/1009

Here, in this desolate place, I found the most terrifying creature in my life:

𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘!! We've had to include a critical update to the upcoming Skeptoid Adventure to Death Valley. Please see the WARNING on the event page: skeptoid.com/events/30309

What are you reading? Me - Ghost Wars (Steve Coll, 2004)

This week @science.org published an odd blurb promoting a new paper that claims — very dubiously — to have figured out what ignited the Will-o’-the-wisps of legend. It’s a terrible paper, IMHO. It’s an explanation in search of something to explain. Take a look and let me know what you think?

Some have claimed ancient Polynesians weren't capable of navigating the vast Pacific; others have spread falsehoods about how they did it. The real facts of ancient Polynesian wayfinding (Part 1) are on this week's Skeptoid: skeptoid.com/episodes/1008

Check out Malaga-Nice, your Skeptoid Adventure of a lifetime: skeptoid.org/adventures

What will Trump’s promised release of the Amelia Earhart files reveal? I tell you here exactly what it will reveal:

Some in Congress believes UFOs have undersea bases here on Earth. Do you think those same Congresspeople are aware of America’s “Underwater Area 51”? It’s real, and here’s all you need to know about it:

Is it true that if you tried to fly into Area 51, you'd immediately be shot down? Those few people who have found out are the topic of this week's Skeptoid: skeptoid.com/episodes/1007

This is the new 2025 RFK Jr Edition® iron lung. One in every household!

Tomorrow is the Rapture! Take an old pair of shoes, put a piece of dry ice inside each. Have fun.

If true this would be a high bar indeed — but the 119th Congress HAS to be the dumbest one yet. Examples in my Substack today:

I worked hard all day, so I earned the right to cook myself a proper lumberjack dinner: steak, garlic mash, butter-sauteed mushrooms, and thick gravy.

Yea; and he did commence the weekend with a fresh batch of pimento cheese.

Time to knock off... What Star Trek TOS episode shall I watch while designing a LEGO torsen differential? (That's my version of a mating call)

Here are some of the “interesting” supernatural ways to find our lost horse that we’ve been offered by well-wishers on social media.

I CANNOT STAND THIS BEARD ANOTHER MINUTE. It’s itchy, it irritates, and it has failed to produce throngs of women knocking my door down. Any arguments for or against, before I do the deed?

Trend followers can be sold just about anything, especially when you put a wild price tag on it and throw in a bunch of sciencey-sounding language. How about water that is more like water than water is? Skeptoid takes on "structured water" this week: skep.us/1006

However you choose to memorialize 9/11 (or not), the best start is to abandon all the false conspiracy theories — here’s why: