What happens when a skeptical podcaster doesn't feel like putting in the work for a full

research episode during the holidays?

Well you might get something like you do today and ask me anything episode where you can

put me on the spot and demand that I reveal anything about myself that you request.

That's coming up right now, UnSkeptoid.

Or listening to Skeptoid, I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

Ask me anything, 2022 edition, which presumes that there are other editions.

Today we're going to do something that we never have on Skeptoid before and that's

devote an entire episode to your questions for me.

Are very first ask me anything show.

I put out this call to premium members of the podcast and received many more questions

than I could include today and that's great.

I set no rules.

People could ask me about anything they want and today you'll learn what they came up

with within those broad parameters.

If you sent a question and I don't include it today, then there's a strong chance that

it will be in a student questions episode coming up in a few weeks.

If your question was more of a Skeptoid question than a Brian question, then that's probably

where you'll get to hear the answer.

Hey Brian, Simon Matthews from Australia.

I love supporting activities and programs that educate and particularly science education.

And in schools for example, we measure the impact of education through proxies like examinations

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