Answering Student Questions on Skeptoid

Some Skeptoid episodes are dedicated to questions sent in by students. Ask me anything you want to know about. Your question has to be short, no more than 10 seconds. And, my answer will be correspondingly short and to the point: No more than a minute. No dodging questions or beating around the bush here. I won't just give you an answer: I'll also try to explain the process for finding the right answer.

Questions should be about skeptical topics: science vs. pseudoscience, urban legends, consumer frauds, alternative medicine, etc. I don't do political topics or subjects involving value judgments.

To participate, just select the text in the box below and send it in an email to brian [at] skeptoid.com. Record your question on your computer (as good quality as you can, not more than 10 seconds total), save it in some compressed form so it's not gigantic, and attach it to the email. I can't promise I'll ever use it, I can't estimate when or if it will be used, and I can't notify those whose questions are going to be in an upcoming episode...just the exigencies of production. :-)

If you don't want to use your name, you don't have to. In your recorded question, give me as much of this information as you feel comfortable, but none of it is required: "I'm Joe Blow from the XYZ science club at ABC School in New York NY, age 16, and my question is...are ghosts real?" Please no sound effects or music or anything -- just your question in clear spoken English.

 

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