“If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.” –Benjamin Franklin I was recently and publicly called a “fat hater” on Facebook by someone I know. It was in response to an...
Investigation
Reaction to Faster Than Light Claims Expose Anti-Skeptic Myth
One of the most common charges leveled against skeptics and scientists is that they refuse to acknowledge the existence of paranormal phenomenon (psychic abilities, ghosts, extraterrestrial visitors, etc.) because it would destroy their worldview. Skeptics and...
My ‘Exploding Irishman’ SHC Article on MSNBC
An Irish coroner recently concluded that Michael Faherty, a 76-year-old Irishman who burned to death in his home in December 2010, was the victim of the mysterious spontaneous human combustion. I wrote about it for MSNBC, and even quoted my colleague Dr. Joe Nickell...
New MonsterTalk Podcast Episode: The Big Bad Wolf!
MonsterTalk #041 - The Big Bad Wolf - is now out. The first of a 2-part look at man eating wolves. Interview with author Jay Smith about The Beast of Gevaudan. A great interview with the author of a great book! Hear the podcast HERE.
Time Magazine References My Pokemon Investigation
In an article on mass hysteria, a Time magazine article referenced my investigation of the 1997 Pokemon Panic (which appears as a chapter in my book Scientific Paranormal Investigation). My co-author Bob Bartholomew, with whom I wrote up the case for the Southern...
“Tracking the Chupacabra” a Finalist in NM Book Awards
My book Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction, and Folklore, published earlier this year by the University of New Mexico Press, has been named a finalist in the 2011 New Mexico Book Awards in the "Political/Current Events" category! The winners...
Mass Hysteria Hits Asian Factories
Researchers from the United Nations recently met in Cambodia to solve the mystery of why large numbers of female workers in that nation have succumbed to an unknown (and temporary) illness. But rather than a physical illness as the source, the scientists may want to...
Appearance on New Documentary Film Panel Discussion 9/18
"When the new documentary film Miss Representation premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, audiences were riveted, and Oprah Winfrey acquired its broadcast rights. Writer/Director Jennifer Siebel Newsom interwove stories from teenage girls with provocative interviews...
Interviewed for CBS News on Magnetic Serbs
When I was a kid growing up, I had a lot of ideas about what I wanted to be: film director, stuntman, writer, butler, etc. But I was recently interviewed by CBS News about a topic I'd researched: Serbian kids who claim to be magnetic. Who knew I'd grow up to be...
Benjamin Radford Interviewed About Canadian Bigfoot Report
A man in Alberta, Canada, claims to have videotaped a Sasquatch / Bigfoot in the northern Rocky Mountains. Canadian radio personality Rob Breakenridge asked me for a skeptical analysis of the reports, and a recent photo. You can listen to the radio show HERE.