QuackorSnack

First Annual Awards 2026

Is Brian Dunning
a Quack or a Snack?

3Blue1BrownSnack

3Blue1Brown

mathematicslinear-algebracalculus

Mathematician and YouTube creator who produces animated videos on topics including linear algebra, calculus, and neural networks. Developed the open-source Manim animation library and lectured at MIT.

Dr. Andrea LoveSnack

Dr. Andrea Love

immunologyvaccinesmicrobiology

Immunologist with a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology who writes about vaccines, infectious disease, and health claims on her ImmunoLogic Substack. Serves as Executive Director of the American Lyme Disease Foundation.

Brian DunningSnack

Brian Dunning

skeptoidpodcasturban-legends

Creator and host of the Skeptoid podcast, a weekly show since 2006 that examines myths, urban legends, and pseudoscientific claims. Author of seven books on scientific skepticism.

Andrew WeilQuack

Andrew Weil

integrative-medicinealternative-medicinemainstreaming-pseudoscience

Harvard-trained physician who founded the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and became one of the most prominent advocates for combining conventional and alternative medical approaches. Author of multiple bestselling books on health and wellness. His integrative medicine framework, which includes herbal remedies and mind-body practices alongside conventional care, has drawn both support and criticism within the medical community.

Captain DisillusionSnack

Captain Disillusion

visual-effectsmedia-literacyviral-hoaxes

Latvian-American filmmaker and visual effects artist who analyzes viral hoax videos on YouTube. Holds a BFA in Film Production and operates under a costumed persona to explain VFX techniques used in deceptive videos.

How It Works

The community decides who’s a quack and who’s a snack

Quacks are pseudoscientists, noctors, and science deniers whose claims have been documented and debunked. Snacks are the science communicators, educators, and researchers fighting misinformation. You decide who gets the award.

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Awards

Top 16 in each category advance to the December final round.

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