Skeptoid

Skeptoid.com is website that focuses on philosophical skepticism and science. It also has a podcast.

Brian Dunning is an atheist/agnostic/skeptic, author, podcaster and owner of the website Skeptoid.

## Contents

* 1 Brian Dunning's admission of his excess weight
* 2 Loss of Google referral web traffic to the Skeptoid website
* 3 Global ranking of the Skeptoid podcast according to a leading podcast search engine
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 References

## Brian Dunning's admission of his excess weight[edit]

See also: Atheism and obesity

On July 9, 2012, Brian Dunning wrote: "However, in fairness, 6’1″ and 190 lbs does put me at the bottom end of the “Overweight” range on BMI calculators..".[1]

According to medical science, excess weight has a negative impact on a person's health - especially if a person is over 30% of their body mass index (see: Health risks linked to obesity).

## Loss of Google referral web traffic to the Skeptoid website[edit]

Since December of 2018, the website Skeptoid has lost a high proportion of its Google referral traffic according to the leading web marketing website SEMRush.

Google uses over 200 factors to evaluate the quality and the relevance of a website to various topics.

## Global ranking of the Skeptoid podcast according to a leading podcast search engine[edit]

According to the leading podcast search engine Listen Notes, as of July 26, 2022, the Skeptoid podcast is approximately the top 5,000th most listened to podcast in the world.[2]

## See also[edit]

* Internet atheism

## External links[edit]

* Skeptoid website

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Skeptoid’s Conservapedia Page
2. ↑ Skeptoid - Listen Notes ranking