by Admin | Nov 10, 2022 | Benjamin Radford, Critical Thinking, Investigation, Media Literacy, News, Psychology, Research, Skepticism
About two years ago, around the start of the COVID pandemic, I was looking at a friend’s Facebook page answering her question about how best to protect herself. At the time, masking was just coming to the fore but social distancing was advised and hand sanitizers were...
by Admin | Oct 30, 2022 | Archives, Benjamin Radford, Critical Thinking, Ghosts, Hoaxes, Investigation, Media Literacy, Research, Skepticism, Squaring the Strange, Squaring the Strange
Just in time for Halloween: A look back at a classic Squaring the Strange show! We begin with a look at the continuing danger of online rumors igniting mob violence and the Google engineer who is in the news for his belief that the AI in development there has...
by Admin | Oct 18, 2022 | Benjamin Radford, Books, Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, Psychology, Research, Science, Skepticism
I recently gave a Zoom talk titled ‘America the Fearful: Navigating the Media’s Phantom Fears,’ based on my new book: “News and social media provide a steady diet of things to fear: COVID. Vaccinations. Immigrants. Kidnapping rings. Satanists....
by Admin | Sep 30, 2022 | Benjamin Radford, Folklore, Ghosts, Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, Skepticism
During a recent visit to Las Vegas, Nevada, a few friends and I got the chance to visit the Zak Bagans Haunted Museum, said to house some of the most powerful and dangerous objects in the world, curated by the ghost-hunting star of several popular series...
by Admin | Sep 20, 2022 | Books, Chupacabra, Cryptozoology, Folklore, Hoaxes, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, Skepticism, Squaring the Strange
Squaring the Strange features the JACKALOPE EPISODE! Yes, a favorite kitchy cryptid / hoax / souvenir / tall tale from the American West. Professor Michael Branch discusses his new book and brings us so many jackalope facts you may have to listen twice. Check it out!...
