by Admin | Mar 5, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Books, Chupacabra, Cryptozoology, Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, Psychology, Skepticism
I’m quoted in a new Cracked article about the chupacabra, and it gives a slightly snarky (but generally good) summary of the monster’s cinematic origins: “How A ’90s Erotic Thriller Created the ‘Chupacabra’ Myth. Check it...
by Admin | Mar 3, 2021 | Archives, Media Literacy, Podcasts, Psychology, Skepticism
One important facet to critical thinking is recognizing (and hopefully avoiding) logical fallacies. There’s a bunch of them, and Richard Saunders has assembled a nice overview in bite-size chunks… check it out!
by Admin | Feb 25, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Conspiracy theories, Cryptozoology, Hoaxes, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, Podcasts, Research, Skepticism, Squaring the Strange, Squaring the Strange
For those who didn’t see it, in the recent episode of Squaring the Strange we talk with Bigfoot investigator Steve Kulls, who shares with us his tenets of research and then discusses his role in uncovering the Georgia Bigfoot body hoax of 2008–a tale...
by Admin | Feb 18, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Conspiracy theories, Films, Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, News, Psychology, Research, Skepticism
The new documentary Feels Good Man, directed by Arthur Jones, tells the strange story of how an otherwise obscure and innocuous frog cartoon character became a symbol of hate. The frog in question is named Pepe, created by an unassuming, otherwise unknown...
by Admin | Feb 15, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Folklore, Investigation, Media Literacy, News, Psychology, Research, Skepticism
I’m quoted in an article from McGill University’s Office for Science and Society on the topic of… alleged twin telepathy. As one is…. You can read it HERE. You can find more on me and my work with a search for...
