by Admin | Apr 30, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, News, Psychology, Skepticism
During the recent trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, an interesting—and easily overlooked—aspect related to psychology and critical thinking arose. As MSN reported, “Derek Chauvin defense attorney Eric Nelson on...
by Admin | Apr 25, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Conspiracy theories, Folklore, Hoaxes, Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, News, Skepticism, Urban legends
I’m quoted in a recent Rolling Stone article about abduction rumors going viral on TikTok. It’s an interesting social media twist on an old urban legend… you can read it HERE. You can also check out the Squaring the Strange shows we did on...
by Admin | Apr 22, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Media Literacy, News, Psychology, Skepticism
With the recent trials of Derek Chauvin and others, I’m seeing a common fallacy: Seemingly outrageous legal defenses are held up as evidence of how horrible American social values are. But the outrage is evidence of nothing more than a misunderstanding of the...
by Admin | Apr 18, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Folklore, Magic and witchcraft, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, Podcasts, Skepticism, Squaring the Strange
New episode of Squaring the Strange is out! This week I look into a TikTok rumor of abductions at Target, and then we tackle the Beast! That is, the Mark of the Beast and the Number of the Beast. We talk of pimples and witch-prickers, the 1970s rise of 666 as a taboo...
by Admin | Apr 15, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Conspiracy theories, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, News, Skepticism, UFOs and Aliens, Vampires
I’ve been asked a few times if I’ve ever appeared on “Coast To Coast AM,” and always said no. So I was surprised to discover I had, back in 2018. I’d totally forgotten about it. I never talked to Art Bell but if I had I’d have...
