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Eating Fire (Photo by Joe Nickell).

Exploring the Pyramid of Menkaure, Ghiza, Egypt

Searching for the Igopogo lake monster north of Toronto, Canada, for the Daily Planet science TV show.

Viewing the mysterious Nazca Lines in the Atacama desert of Peru. Photo by Joe Nickell.

Overlooking the Mayan pyramids in Tikal, Guatemala.

Vanquishing a statue of Ogopogo, the bloodthirsty monster in Lake Okanagan.

Investigating a miracle statue of Jesus for the Miracles Detectives TV show, 2010.

Looking for monsters at Loch Ness, Inverness, Scotland.

Analyzing mysterious giant stone balls in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Examining a replica of the

Performing voice-over work in a recording studio for his film Clicker Clatter.

Examining ghostly phenomenon at New Mexico's haunted KiMo theater for KRQE-TV.

Walking on hot coals during a firewalk at the Center for Inquiry in Buffalo, New York.

Examining an alleged Bigfoot track.

Studying dirt with miraculous healing powers, Chimayo, New Mexico.

Checking out crop circle in rural Ontario, Canada.

• Deputy Editor of Skeptical Inquirer science magazine

• Research Fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and folklorist, member of the American Folklore Society

• Award-winning author, co-author or editor of over twenty books and thousands of articles on a wide variety of topics including urban legends, the paranormal, critical thinking, and media literacy

• Board game creator and puzzle designer

• Film director

• Science-based paranormal investigator

• Co-founder and co-host of two podcasts, MonsterTalk (2009-2012, winner of the 2012 Parsec award) and Squaring the Strange (2017 to present)