by Admin | Dec 19, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Media Literacy, News, Skepticism
Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert sent this weird fear-mongering tweet. It’s wrong on several levels: 1) she’s confusing missing *children* with reports; 2) “missing” doesn’t imply abducted, and most are runaways who return within...
by Admin | Dec 15, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Books, Folklore, Media Literacy, News, Psychology, Research, Urban legends
One of the pleasures of my job (along with random stranger hate mail) is seeing where my research is referenced. I’m mentioned in a new book, “Encountering the Sovereign Other: Indigenous Science Fiction.” I haven’t read it yet but it...
by Admin | Dec 13, 2021 | Bad Clowns, Benjamin Radford, Media Appearances, News, Psychology
My psychologist friend Stuart Vyse wrote an interesting article on scary faces, and mentioned me in the piece! Not sure how I feel about that, but take a look anyway… It’s HERE.
by Admin | Dec 10, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Books, Chupacabra, Cryptozoology, Investigation, Media Appearances, News
Nice article on the chupacabra in Mississippi’s oldest newspaper that credits my research and book. I’m not even annoyed that they (like many others) used a copyrighted photo of mine. Check it out!
by Admin | Dec 8, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, News, Psychology, Skepticism, Squaring the Strange, Squaring the Strange
For those who didn’t see it: New episode of Squaring the Strange is out, the first in our series on Moral Panics. This week we look at games: it’s not just first-person-shooters that have caused parents and social guardians to wring their hands and ask...
