Brian Dunning is a science writer who since 2006 has been the host and producer of the podcast Skeptoid®: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena (Skeptoid.com), applying critical thinking to urban legends and popular pseudoscientific subjects promoted by the mass media. Skeptoid® has a weekly audience of more than 150,000 listeners. Brian has lectured on conspiracy theories at universities and conferences nationwide and internationally, including an annual appearance at a national security course at American University in Washington, DC. He has appeared on numerous radio shows and TV documentaries, and also hosts the science video series inFact with Brian Dunning. He is a member of the National Association of Science Writers.