Skeptoid app for iPhone and iPad
4.9 (
8649 ratings )
Reference
Education
Developer:
Wizzard Media
1.99 USD
Current version:
1.19.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 09 Nov 2009
App size: 8.6 Mb
Get the latest episodes of the Skeptoid including bonus features such as:
* Other cool content from Skeptoid creator Brian Dunning
* Selected Powerpoint presentations
* Wallpaper
* Following the show’s Twitter feed
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Skeptoid
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Skeptoid is a weekly science show dedicated to furthering knowledge by blasting away the widespread pseudosciences that infect popular culture.
Each weekly episode focuses on a single phenomenon — an urban legend, a paranormal claim, alternative therapy, or something just plain stupid — that youve heard of, and that you probably believe in. Skeptoid attempts to expose the folly of belief in non-evidence based phenomena, and more importantly, explains the factual scientific reality.
From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred, politically incorrect though that may be.
(Please note, not all features are available for all episodes. Call-in feature is only available on iPhone but not iPod Touch or the iPad)
Pros and cons of Skeptoid app for iPhone and iPad
Skeptoid app good for
By far, the best podcast ever now turns into an app. I love it! I know Mr. Duning didnt mean to, but he has changed skepticism from annoying to very very interesting. Way to go!!!
Im an avid Skeptoid and while the application is good it still has some untapped potential. First of all are the load times, theyre inconsistant between 3G and WiFi. Its seems like the application and the episodes you load load faster through 3G than when connected to a WiFi network. Some of this lag could remedied through caching the episode list "in app." Secondly in a future release it would be nice to see some sort of corresponding blog post. Lastly it would be nice to see support added for a push notice for when new content (episodes or what not) are added to the app. Just a few suggestions to make this app even better!
Great way to get episodes and see the catalogue. Would love to see website content make its way in to the app. Hope to see improvements and updates in the future!
This app must have been updated since the previous posts, because I have none of the same complaints. It works very well and is MUCH easier and faster than me trying to figure out which episode Im trying to listen to on the iPhones iTunes store. This is a big deal to me because I am re-listening to episodes all the time while I drive and you cant read the titles on the iphones iTunes store. Right now its mainly a basic quick-loading episode player...I look forward to what things Brian might add to it in the future. Buy this app and support critical thinking!
Skeptoid is consistently one of my favorite events each week. This app is well built, and allows easy access to all of the wonderful Skeptoid podcasts.
I had a friend introduce me to this program, and was super pleased to find an app for my iPhone. Great topics, the podcast always gets me thinking and has cleared up a several things that I knew wrong info about.
Some bad moments
Every time I start up the app, it goes through the start screen, then I get to the list of shows, then it just disappears leaving me looking at the home screen. The only sign of it is in the background-task view, which I activate and then POOF! it diappears again.
Skeptoid is 5 of 5 but the app stinks
The episode list cuts off almost all of the episode title so you cant read them without clicking on them 1 by 1.
"Skeptoid #391: 8 Secret Bas...."
The episode title should be on its own line because right now there are 14 characters before it taking away from title display.
