Brian Dunning is 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 144,000 listeners. Brian is also the author of three  books based on the podcast. A  computer scientist by trade, Brian  uses  new media to showcase the rewards of science and critical thinking. He  has appeared on numerous radio shows and television documentaries, and  also hosts the science video series inFact with Brian Dunning (infactvideo.com). He is a member of the National Association of Science Writers.