There are many scientific and skeptical objections to astrology, including the fact that the constellations have shifted since astrology was devised, that many real-world tests have failed to find statistically meaningful patterns in the lives of people born under...
Media Appearances
‘A Study in Fear’ Hits London Theaters Soon!
There's a play being produced in London next month based (in some small part) on my book Investigating Ghosts! It's titled "A Study in Fear" and you...
Quoted in New Article on Ghost Hunting
I'm quoted in a new article on ghost investigation and different psychological explanations for ghostly experiences. Here's an excerpt: Despite decades of testing, there is no scientific proof of the existence of ghosts. Part of that is because no one can agree...
Squaring the Strange #99: Movie Curses!
Squaring the Strange time! Join us for a deep dive into some popular movies of the past few decades and their associated curses . . . some that are due to genuinely tragic or strangely coincidental circumstances, others that have been a bit cultivated by those wishing...
New Book: “The Joker Psychology: Evil Clowns and the Women Who Love Them”
At last it can be revealed: I've got a section in a new book titled "The Joker Psychology: Evil Clowns and the Women Who Love Them." It's officially out, for your scary clown lovin' pleasure...
I’m Quoted in GQ! Kind of…
I've been quoted in countless publications from the New York Times to Ladies Home Journal, but I've finally made it! I'm referenced as "one guy" in a new GQ article: You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford"...
Squaring the Strange: The Chase Vault Mystery
Squaring the Strange is out! This episode is a walk-through of my investigation into the facts, theories, and folklore of a mysterious burial vault on Barbados. Due to strange natural phenomenon, ghosts, or a curse, the dead are said to not be able to rest within its...
Quoted in a History Article on Lucky Rabbits Feet!
This is cool: I'm quoted in a new article about luck and rabbit's feet--which of course weren't lucky for the rabbit! You can read it HERE. You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford" (not "Ben Radford") on Vimeo,...
Squaring the Strange: Organ Theft Urban Legends
The new episode of Squaring the Strange is about organ theft urban legends, a favorite subject of mine. Richard Saunders of The Skeptic Zone joins us to discuss organ theft tales! The notion of waking up one day without a few organs, the biological equivalent of being...
Squaring the Strange: Psychics and the Holly Bobo Murder
In 2011 I had just written an article for Discovery News about a bogus psychic in Long Island when a young woman named Holly Bobo went missing in Tennessee. Her abduction made national news, and I decided to monitor psychic predictions and information about her...