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Quackery medical modalities: such as homeopathy, reflexology, detoxification, or chiropractic Popular cultural misconceptions: such as organic foods, SUVs, and global warming Urban legends: such as crop circles, the Amityville Horror, the Phoenix Lights, or the Philadelphia Experiment Religion and mythology: such as creation legends, New Age religions, and concepts of sin Beginning in 2007, Dunning authored a series of books based upon the Skeptoid podcast episodes. Despite his shift away from the technology industry, Dunning continues to do computer programming, and does web development for his Skeptoid website. From 2022, the show is distributed by public media organization PRX's Dovetail publishing platform; PRX also provides sponsorship and promotional support.
== Publications == Strapping Young Lads (1 ed.). Xlibris Corp. 2001. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-4010-1168-0. Strapping Young Lads (2 ed.). CreateSpace. 2014. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-5008-5407-2. Dunning, Brian; Knox, Allyson; Becker, Lori (2003). Special Edition: Using Adobe GoLive 6. Que. p. 650. ISBN 978-0-7897-2727-5. OCLC 48678473. Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena. CreateSpace. 2007. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-4348-2166-9. OCLC 287154998. Skeptoid 2: More Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena. CreateSpace. 2008. p. 265. ISBN 978-1-4404-2285-0. OCLC 589083050. Skeptoid 3: Pirates, Pyramids, and Papyrus. CreateSpace. 2011. p. 314. ISBN 978-1-4538-8118-7. Skeptoid 4: Astronauts, Aliens, and Ape-Men. CreateSpace. 2012. p. 349. ISBN 978-1-4752-0565-7. Skeptoid 5: Massacres, Monsters, and Miracles. CreateSpace. 2013. p. 359. ISBN 978-1-4927-0906-0. The Secret of the Gypsy Queen (illustrated by Jesse Horn). CreateSpace. 2013. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-4776-2623-8. Conspiracies Declassified: The Skeptoid Guide to the Truth Behind the Theories. Adams Media. 2018. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-5072-0699-7.
== Filmography ==
=== Science Friction === Dunning was co-writer (with Emery Emery) of Science Friction, a documentary on how scientists are misrepresented in the media. It was released on Amazon Prime Video in 2022 and starred Matt Kirshen, Janine Krippner, Simon Singh, Banachek, Steven Novella, Michael Shermer, Richard Dawkins, Ben Radford, Zubin Damania, and Ken Feder amongst other scientists.
=== The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See === In 2023 Dunning produced the documentary The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See that explores the science behind UFOs. It was crowd-funded and is available as video-on demand and free, but ad-supported. The documentary was favorably reviewed in Psychology Today and the Skeptical Inquirer, and has been shown at the SETI Institute.
== References ==
== External links ==
Official website Skeptoid Media Skeptoid Official website Brian Dunning at IMDb
=== Films === Here Be Dragons: an Introduction to Critical Thinking (Video). CreateSpace. 2008. ASIN B001CB153C. OCLC 270775142. Principles of Curiosity (Video). Skeptoid Media. 2017. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.