Brian Dunning
@briandunning.bsky.social
I make movies & podcasts & books & stuff. apple.co/3VlpfOv theufo.movie
Today on my Substack, why UFO disclosure doesn't quite have the branding impact of "Release the Epstein Files!"
UFO Disclosure: Demanding Nothing from Nobody
What exactly is it they want disclosed...? And who exactly has that...?
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Today on my Substack, why UFO disclosure doesn't quite have the branding impact of "Release the Epstein Files!"
You may already know the Cold War story of how the CIA's Glomar Explorer partially raised a Soviet submarine — but do you know about the boat's bell, the real mystery at the heart of it? That's this week's Skeptoid: skep.us/1017
December 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM
You may already know the Cold War story of how the CIA's Glomar Explorer partially raised a Soviet submarine — but do you know about the boat's bell, the real mystery at the heart of it? That's this week's Skeptoid: skep.us/1017
I do not think that word means what you think it means.
December 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I do not think that word means what you think it means.
A quick sunspot photo to brighten the day. 🙂
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A quick sunspot photo to brighten the day. 🙂
Bullshit headlines annoy the piss out of me. "Scientists are debating" an alien spaceship claim — translates to "One anesthesiologist claims it; all scientists in relevant fields ignore him."
'No easy explanation': Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery as new images come to light
Two new peer-reviewed papers claim thousands of unexplained light flashes in vintage Palomar telescope images show statistical ties to nuclear tests and UFO reports. Not everyone agrees with the paper...
www.livescience.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Bullshit headlines annoy the piss out of me. "Scientists are debating" an alien spaceship claim — translates to "One anesthesiologist claims it; all scientists in relevant fields ignore him."
Now that the US government is deliberately spreading harmful vaccine disinformation, we’re all going to have to step up our everyday science communication:
Which vaccines can give us the disease they promise to guard against?
In the era of official government vaccine disinformation, we're going to need to repeat basic facts more and more.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Now that the US government is deliberately spreading harmful vaccine disinformation, we’re all going to have to step up our everyday science communication:
Radiocarbon dating is extremely controversial — but only if you count Young Earth Creationists. skeptoid.com/episodes/1016
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Radiocarbon dating is extremely controversial — but only if you count Young Earth Creationists. skeptoid.com/episodes/1016
How to make a dad happy
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 AM
How to make a dad happy
The Internet: "I haven't heard of Sister Rosetta before; therefore nobody has."
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The Internet: "I haven't heard of Sister Rosetta before; therefore nobody has."
Which do people trust more for medical advice: ChatGPT or the CDC? Some surprises in here:
Information Smackdown: The CDC vs ChatGPT
Who do Americans trust most for their medical information these days?
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Which do people trust more for medical advice: ChatGPT or the CDC? Some surprises in here:
A new report breaks down sexual assault and harassment among Americans in Antarctica — with some surprising results:
Sexual Assault at the Ends of the Earth
Wintering over in Antarctica? Better refresh your Jiu-Jitsu.
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A new report breaks down sexual assault and harassment among Americans in Antarctica — with some surprising results:
How many people have REALLY vanished inside the Alaska Triangle, never to be seen again? Skeptoid knows: skeptoid.com/episodes/1015
November 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
How many people have REALLY vanished inside the Alaska Triangle, never to be seen again? Skeptoid knows: skeptoid.com/episodes/1015
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.
November 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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:
The costs of global warming come from doing nothing.
These horrifying "crippling costs to the economy" aren't from fighting global warming; they're from doing nothing.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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:
Reposted by Brian Dunning
RFK Jr.: Don’t get scientifically-proven vaccines!
Also RFK Jr.: Inject yourself with untested shit hawked by my pals.
Also RFK Jr.: Inject yourself with untested shit hawked by my pals.
RFK Jr. is a big proponent of peptide injections.
They aren’t tested, aren’t FDA-approved, recently caused two women to be hospitalized in critical condition, and make a shit ton of money for dishonest quacks who peddle them.
No wonder he loves them.
They aren’t tested, aren’t FDA-approved, recently caused two women to be hospitalized in critical condition, and make a shit ton of money for dishonest quacks who peddle them.
No wonder he loves them.
The trend of unproven peptides is spreading through influencers and RFK Jr. allies
More Americans are turning to peptides for muscle building, skin rejuvenation, and to try and live longer even though the substances aren’t FDA approved.
apnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
RFK Jr.: Don’t get scientifically-proven vaccines!
Also RFK Jr.: Inject yourself with untested shit hawked by my pals.
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:
A Shipload of Iron Fixes Global Warming?
This would be a fantastic time to become a paid subscriber to BBFZ!
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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:
The Giant of Kandahar - Skeptoid
Did US Special Forces battle a 15-foot-tall red-haired giant in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2002?
skeptoid.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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.
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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:
Brigham Young and the Rape of Teenagers
My answer to criticism of my comments on Brigham Young
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Brigham Young and the Rape of Teenagers:
You didn’t want to know this: But Mike Rowe is trumpeting vaccine falsehoods to the world.
Mike Rowe JAQs off on Xitter
Everyone loved Mike Rowe on Dirty Jobs... and then he exemplified why you should never meet your heroes.
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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?
Does non-celiac gluten intolerance really exist?
If you think you can't tolerate gluten, the true cause is probably something else.
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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.
A new, experimental serum shows promise in reversing baldness within 20 days. Here's how it works.
New research may have cracked the code to rapid, natural hair regrowth
A new, experimental serum shows promise in reversing baldness within 20 days. Here's how it works.
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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.
They voted for this.
Trump Voters Are Begging Him For Food
Leopard, meet face.
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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.
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 AM
My low-effort Halloween display: a couple of movie lights set up behind my house.