Needles found in airline food last week have raised concern over the threat of AIDS and other diseases, but how serious is the danger? Find out HERE.
Investigation
Judge Overturns Fortunetelling Ban on Freedom of Speech Grounds
Last week a federal judge in Alexandria, Louisiana, overturned a law banning fortunetelling on the basis that it is free speech protected by the First Amendment. U.S. District Judge Dee Drell struck down an ordinance outlawing fortunetelling, astrology, palm reading,...
Interviewed for an Article on Bigfoot Variations
I was interviewed recently for an article on Bigfoot variations around the world... the piece appeared on LiveScience.com but was widely picked up by other outlets including MSNBC.com; you can read the story HERE.
Guest Speaker at TAM, The Amaz!ng Meeting, Las Vegas
I will be appearing this weekend at TAM, the annual meeting of the James Randi Educational Foundation, in Las Vegas. I will be participating in a workshop on conducting scientific paranormal investigation, along with my MonsterTalk podcast co-hosts Dr. Karen...
New issue of Bent Spoon magazine now out
A new issue of The Bent Spoon-- "A Skeptical Magazine for the True Believer" is now out. It's the one-year anniversary issue, and has lots of cool and interesting articles on a wide variety of paranormal topics. And I've got an article about the importance of asking...
My article on NOAA and Mermaids Bounces Around the InterWebz
Last week I wrote an article for Discovery News about NOAA denying that mermaids exist, and it has been picked up all over the place, from BBC and CBC News to CBS and MSNBC... I heard it was even mentioned on the "Today" Show. HERE, for example, is a piece on CBS;...
‘The Real X-Files’ Scientific Paranormal Investigation Workshop: Reno NV July 7
I will be conducting one of my Scientific Paranormal Investigation Workshops in Reno, Nevada, next weekend (July 7). If you're in the area, come check it out, I'll be glad to see you. Please note: Pre-registration is required; see below. Ever wondered how a person...
“Tracking the Chupacabra” reviewed in “The Latin Americanist” scholarly journal
A review of my book Tracking the Chupacabra appears in "The Latin Americanist" journal (56:2); it's not available online yet but when I get some excerpts (good or bad), I'll post them. You can see the issue HERE.
Mass Hysteria Confirmed at New York School
A bizarre illness affecting nearly 20 students at a Western New York Junior-Senior High school now has an official diagnosis: mass hysteria.The students, almost all of them girls, and mostly friends, began experiencing involuntary jerks and tics. Sometimes their...
Hoaxing Author Shoots Self For Publicity
It was a tragic, ironic twist to an otherwise heartwarming story: A hitchhiking author working on a book about the kindness of strangers was shot by one of those strangers. Ray Dolin told police that he was shot in the arm by a stranger in a car, apparently at random,...