I'm a member of the SouthWest Writers group, and I'm featured in a new interview about some of my books and the process of writing... What is your elevator pitch for Investigating Ghosts? Investigating Ghosts is an in-depth look at scientific attempts to...
Benjamin Radford
Holocaust Denial Headlines: Hatred, Ignorance, Or Innumeracy?
Last week during Holocaust Remembrance Day, many memes circulated claiming that a significant number of Americans, Canadians, and Britons are Holocaust deniers, or support white supremacy. In the wake of racial incidents such as the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue...
Q&A About ‘Investigating Ghosts” and Writing
I recently was interviewed about my latest book, and my writing process. Here's part one of the interview: What is your elevator pitch for Investigating Ghosts: The Scientific Search for Spirits? Investigating Ghostsis an in-depth look at the scientific attempts to...
Stonehenge Assumptions
In my years of media and science literacy I’ve repeatedly encountered cases where people have failed to question their premises and simply forged ahead without bothering to make sure that the assumptions were grounded in fact. Premises often seem self-evident—and who...
Still Waiting for History Channel Clarification on Earhart…
I wonder if 2019 will be the year that the History Channel finally completes its investigation into how its much-hyped 2017 special on Amelia Earhart got the story so spectacularly wrong that a half-hour Google search debunked its crack team of experts and their bogus...
How False Reports Target Muslims And Minorities
From the archives: Skeptics and skeptical researchers routinely encounter and investigate a wide variety false reports: False reports of Bigfoot, UFOs, miracle healings, alien abductions, psychics, illnesses, and so on. I’ve personally investigated many such reports,...
My Appearance on The Supernatural Symposium (Ep #3: A Haunting)
I was recently a guest on #TheSupernaturalSymposium, Justin Brown interviewed me, psychic Tiffaney Mason and paranormal investigator Mike Ricksecker in an effort to create a panel of experienced individuals in their field of work to discuss the origins of a haunting....
Holocaust Denial Headlines: Hatred, Ignorance, Or Innumeracy?
In the wake of racial incidents such as the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue in October 2018, it’s natural for the public and pundits to wonder just how common anti-Semitism is. Deadly attacks on Jewish houses of worship are thankfully rare, but what about...
New Squaring the Strange: 2018 Grab Bag
In the new episode of Squaring the Strange, we take a romp through a bunch of 2018's more memorable skeptical moments. From a new iteration of the Mechanical Turk to deadly rumors in India to a resurgence of Geocentrism, there's plenty to go around. We go over some of...
‘Squaring the Strange’ Archives Highlight: Adventures in Boogeysitting
As my awesome podcast Squaring the Strange (co-hosted by Pascual Romero and Celestia Ward) has passed its anniversary, I will be posting episode summaries from the past year to remind people some of the diverse topics we’ve covered on the show, ranging from ghosts to...