Brian Dunning (author)

In 1996 Dunning co-founded and was chief technology officer for Buylink Corporation.{{cite press release|title=Buylink Names Robert Honeycutt to CEO Post; Seasoned Executive to Accelerate Buylink's Expansion|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Buylink+Names+Robert+Honeycutt+to+CEO+Post%3B+Seasoned+Executive+to...-a066571936|access-date=July 7, 2012|publisher=Business Wire, via The Free Library|date=November 1, 2000|archive-date=June 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601054943/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Buylink+Names+Robert+Honeycutt+to+CEO+Post%3B+Seasoned+Executive+to...-a066571936|url-status=dead}} Buylink received venture capital funding from Hummer Winblad Venture Partners.{{cite press release

|url=http://www.bizwiz.com/bizwizwire/pressrelease/1575/8j88ssj4xjeyejkf88y.htm

|title=Buylink Closes Series A Venture Capital Funding Led By Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

|publisher=Corporate NewsNet

|date=April 24, 2000

|access-date=June 1, 2014

|archive-date=June 1, 2014

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601074037/http://www.bizwiz.com/bizwizwire/pressrelease/1575/8j88ssj4xjeyejkf88y.htm

|url-status=dead

}} In 2000 he participated in a presentation on Buylink at The Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum called Bricks to Clicks in the New Internet Reality.{{cite web

|url=http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/entrepreneurs.html

|title=UC Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum

|publisher=UC Berkeley

|access-date=July 24, 2011

|archive-date=May 11, 2011

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511184639/http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/entrepreneurs.html

|url-status=live

}} He discussed the company on CNNfn's Market Call, in Rhonda Schaffler's Maverick of the Morning segment.{{cite web

|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSmWwJRFcsQ

|format=YouTube video

|title=Brian Dunning on CNNfn, for Buylink Video

|date=February 21, 2007

|publisher=inFact with Brian Dunning channel on YouTube

|access-date=May 31, 2014

|archive-date=March 27, 2014

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234614/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSmWwJRFcsQ

|url-status=live

}} In 2002, Dunning left his position as CTO of BuyLink.{{cite podcast |url=http://meettheskeptics.libsyn.com/mts-meet-brian-dunning |title=MTS: Meet Brian Dunning |publisher=Meet the Skeptics! |date=April 3, 2011 |access-date=May 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527212521/http://meettheskeptics.libsyn.com/mts-meet-brian-dunning |archive-date=May 27, 2014 |last=Brown |first=Christopher}}

Between 1997 and 2005 he was technical editor for FileMaker Advisor magazine,{{cite web

|url=http://filemakeraddict.blogspot.com/2005/12/brian-dunningsoftware-venture.html

|title=Brian Dunning Software Venture Consultant Technical Editor, FileMaker Advisor magazine

|publisher=File Maker Addict

|date=December 12, 2005

|access-date=March 14, 2011

|archive-date=March 28, 2012

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328041530/http://filemakeraddict.blogspot.com/2005/12/brian-dunningsoftware-venture.html

|url-status=live

}} and contributing editor of ISO FileMaker Magazine, 1996–2002,{{cite web|url=http://www.filemakermagazine.com/articles/browse-mode-with-brian-dunning.html-4 |title=Browse Mode with Brian Dunning |publisher=FileMaker Magazine |date=April 10, 2010 |access-date=March 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001212017/http://www.filemakermagazine.com/articles/browse-mode-with-brian-dunning.html-4 |archive-date=October 1, 2011 }} winning one of the FileMaker Excellence Awards at the 2001 FileMaker Developers Conference.{{cite web

|url=http://www.troi.com/news/dc2001/excellence.html

|title=Peter Baanen receives FileMaker Pro Excellence Award at FileMaker DevCon 2001.

|publisher=Troi

|date=August 14, 2001

|access-date=March 14, 2011

|archive-date=March 12, 2012

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312084602/http://www.troi.com/news/dc2001/excellence.html

|url-status=live

}}

Beginning in 2006, Dunning hosted and produced Skeptoid, a weekly audio podcast dedicated "to furthering knowledge by blasting away the widespread pseudosciences that infect popular culture, and replacing them with way cooler reality".{{cite web

|url=http://skeptoid.com/about.php

|title=Skeptoid: Critical Analysis Podcast

|publisher=skeptoid.com

|access-date=December 13, 2011

|oclc=461308119

|archive-date=May 27, 2014

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527113841/http://skeptoid.com/about.php

|url-status=live

}} He is also the author of the book of the same title and a sequel.

Beginning in 2007, Dunning periodically released video episodes of his InFact series. Each episode is under four minutes long and covers issues similar to those explored in more depth in the Skeptoid podcast, but is intended to reach a wider audience due to its brevity and availability on YouTube.{{cite web|last=Dunning|first=Brian|title=Welcome to inFactVideo.com|url=http://infactvideo.com/|website=InfactVideo.com|publisher=Skeptoid Media|access-date=June 24, 2017|archive-date=July 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712131232/http://infactvideo.com/|url-status=live}}

In 2008 Dunning produced Here Be Dragons, a free 40-minute video introduction to critical thinking intended for general audiences,{{cite web

|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262906/

|title=Here Be Dragons

|year=2008

|oclc=270775142

|access-date=June 29, 2018

|archive-date=February 10, 2017

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210181928/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262906/

|url-status=live

}} and received an award from the Portland Humanist Film Festival for this in November 2011.{{cite web

|url=http://www.humanistfest.com/PHFF/Home.html

|title=Portland Humanist Film Festival

|access-date=November 17, 2011

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109233645/http://www.humanistfest.com/PHFF/Home.html

|archive-date=November 9, 2011

}}

In 2010 Dunning was awarded the Parsec Award for "Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast".[https://web.archive.org/web/20101120235425/http://parsecawards.com/2010winners 2010 Parsec Awards] (archived version). In August 2010 he received an award recognizing his contributions in the skeptical field from the Independent Investigations Group (IIG) during its 10th Anniversary Gala.{{Cite web|url=http://www.iigwest.com/iigawards/index.html|title=IIG {{pipe}} About the IIG Awards|website=iigwest.com|access-date=September 5, 2010|archive-date=January 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112173009/http://www.iigwest.com/iigawards/index.html|url-status=live}}

In June 2017 Dunning's second film, Principles of Curiosity, was released. According to Dunning, this "presents a general introduction to the foundations of scientific skepticism and critical thinking... It is nonprofit, noncommercial, and licensed for free public, and private screenings. It is provided with free educational materials for teachers, designed for high school through college. It is suitable for all audiences. Its 40-minute runtime should fit into most classes."{{cite web|last=Dunning|first=Brian|title=Principles of Curiosity|url=http://principlesofcuriosity.com/|website=PrinciplesOfCuriosity.com|publisher=Skeptoid Media|access-date=June 24, 2017|archive-date=July 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703204804/http://principlesofcuriosity.com/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Dunning |first=Brian |date=June 14, 2017 |title=Principles of Curiosity |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKY6jJbyCo0&t |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318165727/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKY6jJbyCo0&t |archive-date=March 18, 2021 |access-date=June 24, 2017 |website=Youtube.com |publisher=Skeptoid Media}}

In October 2019, a special preview of the Skeptoid Media documentary, Science Friction, was shown after CSICon in Las Vegas. Through a series of interviews, the film addresses the issue of scientists and skeptics being misrepresented by the media. Produced by Dunning and directed by filmmaker and comedian Emery Emery, release of the film is scheduled for 2020.{{cite web |last=Palmer |first=Rob |title=Science Friction: An Interview with the Production Team |url=https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/science-friction-an-interview-with-the-production-team/ |website=Skeptical Inquirer |date=July 31, 2019 |publisher=Center for Inquiry |access-date=February 22, 2020 |archive-date=December 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213020150/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/science-friction-an-interview-with-the-production-team/ |url-status=live }}

Dunning has written articles for Skepticblog.org, published by The Skeptics Society,{{cite web

|url=http://skepticblog.org/author/dunning/

|title=Skepticblog.org: About Brian Dunning

|access-date=December 3, 2009

|archive-date=June 15, 2010

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615054638/http://skepticblog.org/author/dunning/

|url-status=live

}} and was an executive producer for the unreleased network television pilot The Skeptologists.{{cite web

|url=http://www.skeptologists.com/

|title=The Skeptologists

|access-date=December 8, 2009

|archive-date=August 25, 2015

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825181202/http://www.skeptologists.com/

|url-status=live

}}

He is a member of the National Association of Science Writers,{{Cite web |title=Find a writer {{pipe}} ScienceWriters (www.NASW.org) |url=https://www.nasw.org/find-writer?name=Dunning |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927115053/https://www.nasw.org/find-writer?name=Dunning |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |access-date=July 28, 2011 |website=nasw.org}} and {{anchor|Thunderwood College}} is the "Chancellor" of the non-accredited "Thunderwood College", a parody of unaccredited institutions of higher learning which offer "degrees" in a variety of subjects.{{Cite web|url=http://thunderwoodcollege.com/|title=Thunderwood College: Advanced Online Learning|website=Thunderwood College|access-date=April 29, 2010|archive-date=March 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306210912/http://thunderwoodcollege.com/|url-status=live}}

In August 2008, eBay filed suit against Dunning, accusing him of defrauding eBay and eBay affiliates in a cookie stuffing scheme for his company, Kessler's Flying Circus. In June 2010, based on the same allegations and following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a grand jury indicted Dunning on charges of wire fraud.{{Cite news| last =Anderson| first =Nate| title =How "Kessler's Flying Circus" cookie-stuffed its way to $5.2M from eBay| work=Ars Technica| date =April 18, 2013| url =https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/04/how-kesslers-flying-circus-cookie-stuffed-its-way-to-5-2m-from-ebay/| access-date =April 21, 2013| archive-date =April 21, 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130421015224/http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/04/how-kesslers-flying-circus-cookie-stuffed-its-way-to-5-2m-from-ebay/}}

• {{cite web|title=eBay Inc. v. Digital Point Solutions, Inc. et al.|url=http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-candce/case_no-5:2008cv04052/case_id-206526/|access-date=June 21, 2011|archive-date=June 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603012127/http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-candce/case_no-5:2008cv04052/case_id-206526/|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web |url=http://www.affiliatefairplay.com/extra/dunningindictment.pdf |title=USA v. Brian Dunning, 5:10-cr-00494-JF |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526202118/http://www.affiliatefairplay.com/extra/dunningindictment.pdf |archive-date=May 26, 2012 }}
• {{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/gov.uscourts.cand.229018 |title=Case docket: USA v. Dunning |access-date=November 16, 2012 }} On April 15, 2013, in the San Jose, California, U.S. District Court, as part of a plea agreement, Dunning pleaded guilty to wire fraud.{{cite press release | title = Laguna Niguel Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding eBay

| date = April 18, 2013 | url = https://www.fbi.gov/sanfrancisco/press-releases/2013/laguna-niguel-man-pleads-guilty-to-defrauding-ebay | access-date = April 24, 2013 | publisher = Federal Bureau of Investigation, San Francisco Division | archive-date = April 21, 2013 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130421031637/http://www.fbi.gov/sanfrancisco/press-releases/2013/laguna-niguel-man-pleads-guilty-to-defrauding-ebay

| url-status = live }} The eBay civil suit was dismissed in May 2014 after the parties came to an agreement, while Dunning was sentenced in August 2014 to fifteen months in prison as a result of his company receiving between $200,000 and $400,000 in fraudulent commissions from eBay.{{cite web|title=Case5:08-cv-04052-EJD Document246|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4175565/ebay-inc-v-digital-point-solutions-inc/}}{{cite web |title=A Message from Brian Dunning |url=http://www.briandunning.com/message.html |access-date=August 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807025616/http://www.briandunning.com/message.html |archive-date=August 7, 2014 |publisher=Brian Dunning }}{{cite web|title=Case5:10-cr-00494-EJD Document77|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.229019.77.0.pdf|website=courtlistener.com|date=n.d.|access-date=January 21, 2018|archive-date=March 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304000649/https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.229019.77.0.pdf|url-status=live}} In a statement on his website, Dunning explained the circumstances, and initially accepted responsibility for his actions, although in a later account claimed to have been in the right and to have only pled guilty in order to protect his family and to avoid a longer jail term.{{cite web |title=A Message from Brian|url=http://www.briandunning.com/message.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928081957/http://www.briandunning.com/message.html |archive-date=September 28, 2017 |publisher=Brian Dunning }}

{{See also|List of skeptical podcasts}}File:Skeptoid 5 image 1.jpgSkeptoid is Dunning's weekly podcast. The show follows an audio essay format, and is dedicated to the critical examination of pseudoscience and the paranormal. In May 2012, Skeptoid Media became a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit.{{cite web |title=About Skeptoid |url=http://skeptoid.com/about.php |publisher=Skeptoid.com |access-date=May 25, 2012 |archive-date=May 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527113841/http://skeptoid.com/about.php |url-status=live }}

Along with similarly themed Point of Inquiry, Skepticality: The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine, and The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, it is listed on an iTunes (US) web page of popular science and medicine podcasts.{{cite web | url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/charts | title=Podcasts: Science & Medicine | work=iTunes Preview | publisher=Apple Inc. | access-date=May 31, 2014 | archive-date=May 30, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530161148/https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGenre?id=1315 | url-status=live }} In May 2014, Skeptoid{{'}}s website reported that the podcast had a weekly average of 161,000 downloads.{{cite web |title=About Skeptoid |url=http://skeptoid.com/about.php |publisher=Skeptoid.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527113841/http://skeptoid.com/about.php |archive-date=May 27, 2014 }}

Each roughly ten-minute Skeptoid episode focuses on a single issue that is generally pseudoscientific in nature. Transcriptions of the episodes are available on line,{{cite web|last=Dunning|first=Brian|title=Skeptoid Episode Guide|url=https://skeptoid.com/episode_guide.php|website=Skeptoid.com|publisher=Skeptoid Media|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=July 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729165842/https://skeptoid.com/episode_guide.php|url-status=live}} and usually fall into one of four categories:

• Quackery medical modalities: such as homeopathy, reflexology, detoxification, or chiropractic
• Popular cultural misconceptions: such as organic foods, SUVs, and global warming
• Urban legends: such as crop circles, the Amityville Horror, the Phoenix Lights, or the Philadelphia Experiment
• Religion and mythology: such as creation legends, New Age religions, and concepts of sin

Beginning in 2007, Dunning authored a series of books based upon the Skeptoid podcast episodes.{{cite web|title=Get the Skeptoid Books|url=https://skeptoid.com/book.php|website=Skeptoid.com|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=June 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609193034/https://skeptoid.com/book.php|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Skeptoid: critical analysis of pop phenomena |website=WorldCat |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/287154998 |oclc=287154998}}{{cite web |title=Skeptoid 2: more critical analysis of pop phenomena |website=WorldCat |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/589083050|oclc=589083050}}{{cite web|title=Skeptoid 3: Pirates, Pyramids, and Papyrus|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10522292-skeptoid-3|website=Goodreads.com|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107112432/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10522292-skeptoid-3|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Skeptoid 4: Astronauts, Aliens, and Ape-Men|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15708940-skeptoid-4?ac=1&from_search=true|website=Goodreads.com|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=November 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120170034/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15708940-skeptoid-4?ac=1&from_search=true|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Skeptoid 5: Massacres, Monsters, and Miracles|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19100835-skeptoid-5?ac=1&from_search=true|website=Goodreads.com|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107061057/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19100835-skeptoid-5?ac=1&from_search=true|url-status=live}}

Despite his shift away from the technology industry, Dunning continues to do computer programming, and does web development for his Skeptoid website.{{cite web | title=Reflecting on 5 Years of Skeptoid | url=http://skeptoid.com/blog/2011/10/03/5-years-of-skeptoid/ | publisher=Skeptoid.com | last=Dunning | first=Brian | date=October 3, 2011 | access-date=May 31, 2014 | archive-date=June 5, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605074408/http://skeptoid.com/blog/2011/10/03/5-years-of-skeptoid/ | url-status=live }}

From 2022, the show is distributed by public media organization PRX's Dovetail publishing platform; PRX also provides sponsorship and promotional support.{{cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |title=Siegfried & Roy Podcast From Apple TV Plus Uncovers Duo's Private History (Podcast Roundup) |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/siegfried-roy-podcast-apple-tv-plus-roundup-1235152068/ |access-date=January 19, 2022 |work=Variety |date=January 12, 2022}}

Skeptoid was a 2009 Podcast Awards finalist in the Education category.{{cite web|title=2009 People's Choice Winners|url=http://podcastawards.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106083424/http://podcastawards.com/|archive-date=January 6, 2010|publisher=Podcast Awards|access-date=July 7, 2012}}

In 2010, Skeptoid won the Parsec Award for "Best Fact Behind the Fiction" podcast.{{cite web|title=2010 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists|url=http://www.parsecawards.com/past-awards/2010-parsec-awards-winners-finalists/|publisher=Parsec Awards|access-date=July 7, 2012|archive-date=February 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217212029/http://www.parsecawards.com/past-awards/2010-parsec-awards-winners-finalists/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Parsec Awards Winners|url=https://locusmag.com/2010/09/parsec-awards-winners/|website=Locus Publications|date=September 4, 2010 }} Also in 2010, Skeptoid was recognized for "Outstanding Contribution to Science and Skepticism" by the Independent Investigations Group (IIG).{{cite press release|title=Wizzard Media Congratulates Skeptoid Podcast|url=http://dotnet.sys-con.com/node/1570947|publisher=Business Wire via .NET Developer's Journal|date=October 14, 2010|access-date=July 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603074137/http://dotnet.sys-con.com/node/1570947|archive-date=June 3, 2013}} Wizzard Media{{better source needed|date=August 2017}}

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• {{cite book | title = Strapping Young Lads |edition=2 | publisher = CreateSpace | year = 2014 | page = 322 | isbn =978-1-5008-5407-2}}
• {{cite book |first1=Brian |last1=Dunning| first2=Allyson |last2=Knox |first3=Lori |last3=Becker | title = Special Edition: Using Adobe GoLive 6| publisher = Que | year = 2003| page = 650| isbn =978-0-7897-2727-5| oclc =48678473}}
• {{cite book | title = Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena | publisher = CreateSpace | year = 2007 | page = 213 | isbn =978-1-4348-2166-9 | oclc =287154998}}
• {{cite book | title = Skeptoid 2: More Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena | publisher = CreateSpace | year = 2008 | page = 265 | isbn =978-1-4404-2285-0 | oclc =589083050}}
• {{cite book | title = Skeptoid 3: Pirates, Pyramids, and Papyrus | publisher = CreateSpace | year = 2011 | page = 314 | isbn =978-1-4538-8118-7}}
• {{cite book | title = Skeptoid 4: Astronauts, Aliens, and Ape-Men | publisher = CreateSpace | year = 2012 | page = 349 | isbn = 978-1-4752-0565-7}}
• {{cite book | title = Skeptoid 5: Massacres, Monsters, and Miracles | publisher = CreateSpace | year = 2013 | page = 359 | isbn = 978-1-4927-0906-0}}
• {{cite book | title = The Secret of the Gypsy Queen (illustrated by Jesse Horn) | publisher = CreateSpace | year = 2013 | page = 32 | isbn = 978-1-4776-2623-8}}
• {{cite book | title = Conspiracies Declassified: The Skeptoid Guide to the Truth Behind the Theories | publisher = Adams Media | year = 2018 | page = 256 | isbn = 978-1-5072-0699-7}}

Dunning was co-writer (with Emery Emery) of Science Friction, a documentary on how scientists are misrepresented in the media. It was released on Amazon Prime Video in 2022 and starred Matt Kirshen, Janine Krippner, Simon Singh, Banachek, Steven Novella, Michael Shermer, Richard Dawkins, Ben Radford, Zubin Damania, and Ken Feder amongst other scientists.{{cite web | title=Watch Science Friction | website=Amazon.com | url=https://www.amazon.com/Science-Friction-Matt-Kirshen/dp/B09RQCD9CK | access-date=May 25, 2022}}{{cite web | title=Science Friction (2022) | website=IMDb | date=April 10, 2022 | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9779978/ | access-date=May 25, 2022}}

In 2023 Dunning produced the documentary The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See{{Cite web |title=The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See |url=http://theufo.movie/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=theufo.movie}} that explores the science behind UFOs.{{Citation |last=Dunning |first=Brian |title=The UFO Movie They Don't Want You to See |date=2023-08-17 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21439392/ |type=Documentary |access-date=2023-12-31 |others=Hal Bidlack, Jason A. Bush, Josh Carter |publisher=Brian Dunning Presents}} It was crowd-funded{{Cite web |title=The UFO Movie: Fundraising |url=https://www.briandunning.com/ufo/fundraising.php |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=briandunning.com |language=en}} and is available as video-on demand{{Citation |last=Dunning |first=Brian |title=Watch The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See Online |date=2023-08-06 |url=https://vimeo.com/ondemand/theufomovie |access-date=2023-12-31}} and free, but ad-supported.{{Citation |title=The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See (2023) | date=December 29, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t72uvS7EJT4 |access-date=2023-12-31 |language=en}} The documentary was favorably reviewed in Psychology Today{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=David Kyle |date=2023-11-01 |title=The UFO Movie They Don't Want You to See |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/a-logical-take/202310/the-ufo-movie-they-dont-want-you-to-see |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Psychology Today |language=en-US}} and the Skeptical Inquirer,{{Cite web |last=Cuno |first=Steve |date=2023-12-27 |title=The Movie Review THEY Don't Want You to Read |url=https://skepticalinquirer.org/2023/12/the-movie-review-they-dont-want-you-to-read/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Skeptical Inquirer |language=en-US}} and has been shown at the SETI Institute.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-18 |title=SETI Institute Movie Night - The UFO Movie They Don't Want You to See |url=https://www.seti.org/event/seti-institute-movie-night-ufo-movie-they-dont-want-you-see |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=SETI Institute |language=en}}

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• {{cite video | date = 2008 | title = Here Be Dragons: an Introduction to Critical Thinking | medium = Video | publisher = CreateSpace | url =http://herebedragonsmovie.com/ | OCLC = 270775142 | asin = B001CB153C}}
• {{cite video | date = 2017 | title = Principles of Curiosity | medium = Video | publisher = Skeptoid Media | url = http://principlesofcuriosity.com/ | access-date = June 20, 2017 | archive-date = July 3, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170703204804/http://principlesofcuriosity.com/ | url-status = dead }}

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