A video from last year's Amazing Meeting (TAM) is now up on YouTube HERE, featuring myself, the Amazing Randi, and others discussion skepticism and paranormal investigation!
Investigation
New Issue: Book Plagiarism and Whether Psychics Could Have Stopped the Boston Bombing!
If you haven't seen the new issue of Skeptical Inquirer magazine, you're missing out! I have a feature article on plagiarism I found in a book about vampires from a famous publisher, and a column about whether accurate psychic information could have stopped the Boston...
Mysterious Mummy Statue Spins on Its Own: Ghost, Curse, or Physics?
An ancient statue in a British museum was caught on camera turning in its locked display case last week, and it’s unnerving many people. My in-depth analysis of the strange case is HERE.
How I Covered the Bangladesh Toilet Ghost Hysteria Story
I'm sometimes asked for insight into how my articles and columns come about, what the process is for assembling them. HERE's one recent example....
‘The Secret’, Pseudoscience, and the Law of Attraction
I'm quoted in a new Salon.com article about the (pseudoscientific) Law of Attraction and the bestselling pap "The Secret"... You can read it HERE.
Psychic Ordered to Pay $7 Million in Lawsuit
This is a story I originally covered for Discovery News from the start: The owners of a Texas ranch raided by police based on a psychic’s bogus information about a massacre have sued the psychic, winning a $6.8 million judgment. You can read the story HERE.
My Article on Champ, ‘America’s Loch Ness Monster,’ on the Weather Channel!
I recently wrote a piece for LiveScience.com about my investigation into the Champ lake monster, and was pleasantly surprised to see it appear on the web site of The Weather Channel... You can read it HERE.
My New Article, Dowsing: The Pseudoscience of Water Witching
Dowsing is an unexplained process in which people use a forked twig or wire to find missing and hidden objects. Dowsing, also known as divining and doodlebugging, is often used to search for water or missing jewelry, but it is also often employed in other applications...
Champ: America’s Loch Ness Monster!
One of my early monster investigations was into Champ, "America's Loch Ness Monster," and the best photographic evidence for it. Joe Nickell and I did a lot of field research and investigations; my new article on it is HERE!
Was 8 Year Old Girl Killed for Her Organs?
The family of a young British girl traveling in their home country of India is accusing a medical clinic of killing their daughter for her organs. Gurkiren Kaur Loyal's family said she was being treated for dehydration in Punjab when she died. You can read the story...