Brian Dunning
@briandunning.bsky.social
I make movies & podcasts & books & stuff. apple.co/3VlpfOv theufo.movie
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.
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:
The Nuclear Disaster Iconoclast
Those we've had are not nearly so bad as you've been led to believe.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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!
A Masterclass in Questioning Conspiracy Theories | Brian Dunning (Skeptoid Podcast)
YouTube video by Brad Carr
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October 29, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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...
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Here's why you may have heard that scientists predict an alien landing
The interesting lesson hidden within silly claims like this are HOW and WHY they came to be believed.
open.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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...
open.substack.com/pub/briandun...
I’m speaking at Las Vegas Skepticamp today (lvsos.com) and I told them NO GREEN M&Ms. Look what they gave me
#norespect
#norespect
October 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I’m speaking at Las Vegas Skepticamp today (lvsos.com) and I told them NO GREEN M&Ms. Look what they gave me
#norespect
#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...
Fighting Chemtrails: Your tax dollars' next big project
If it’s not the scourge of transgender people attacking children in public bathrooms… If not the scourge of education being design to turn your children gay… If not the epidemic of Critical Race Theor...
open.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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...