A man who sold bogus bomb detectors likened to dowsing rods in Iraq and elsewhere was convicted of fraud in a British court last week.
You might think that if the bomb-detecting devices were completely worthless, that would soon become clear to those people whose lives depended on them.
And you’d be wrong. HERE’s why.
Sharon Hill of Doubtful News reviews my latest book (with Robert Bartholomew), The Martians Have Landed, for eSkeptic!
You can read it HERE.
Can a person’s handwriting reveal their personality and aptitude for a job? That’s what many handwriting experts, called graphologists, claim — and millions of people may be denied jobs because of this controversial practice.
My article on graphology was recently posted to Discovery News; you can read it HERE.
My research on sex offenders and the news media, published in my 2003 book Media Mythmakers: How Journalists, Activists, and Advertisers Mislead Us, was recently quoted in a report from the New York Law School… You can read the full report HERE, it’s actually pretty interesting.
In many countries throughout the world belief in witches is common, and black magic is considered part of everyday life. A 2010 poll of 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa found that over half of the population believe in magic. Witch doctors are consulted not only for healing diseases, but also for placing, or removing, curses or bringing luck….
I recently wrote a piece about this for Discovery News; you can read it HERE.
Sharon Hill, editor and writer of the ever-useful site DoubtfulNews.com, has recently become a writer for the Huffington Post. Congratulations to Sharon, and I’m sure she will be spreading skepticism and critical thinking for a long time to come. You can read her first piece HERE.
My book “Scientific Paranormal Investigation: How to Solve Unexplained Mysteries” was a finalist for the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards in the Science & Math category. How cool is that?
It’s got some great reviews on Amazon.com and elsewhere; copies are still available from me on this site, or through better bookstores and web sites. (How do you know if they are “better”? If they carry my books!)
The belief that demons exist and can possess people is of course the stuff of fiction and horror films — but it is also one of the most widely-held religious beliefs in the world. Most religions claim that humans can be possessed by demonic spirits (the Bible, for example, recounts six instances of Jesus casting out demons), and offer exorcisms to remedy this threat.
I recently wrote an article on this topic for LiveScience.com, you can read it HERE.
In my recent article for Discovery News I discuss conspiracy theories surrounding the recent death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez–including that an American plot caused his cancer. You can read it HERE.
