Benjamin Radford Wins Book Award Benjamin Radford was one of three University of New Mexico Press authors who won 2015 Southwest Book Awards from the Border Regional Library Association. Radford’s book, Mysterious New Mexico: Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land...
Media Appearances
New Book “Bad Clowns” Now on Kindle!
My new book Bad Clowns, published by the University of New Mexico Press, is now available on Amazon.com for Kindle. Published copies of the book will be available early April. I'm an old school author who prefers paperbacks, but if you prefer e-books then here's your...
YouTube Segments: “Benjamin Radford on Chupacabra”
Late last year I recorded about a dozen short (1-2 minute) segments for a NPR station on various skeptical subjects. Here are five of the audio segments now available on YouTube, on the subject of the chupacabra. You can find them HERE. You can find more on me and my...
YouTube Segments: “Benjamin Radford on Chemtrail Conspiracies”
Late last year I recorded about a dozen short (1-2 minute) segments for a NPR station on various skeptical subjects. Here are four of the audio segments now available on YouTube, on the subject of Chemtrail Conspiracies. You can find them HERE. You can find more on me...
Mentioned in Scientific American Blog on Tetrapod Zoology!
My brilliant zoologist friend Darren Naish wrote a retrospective piece for Scientific American about various interesting zoology-related news stories from last year--including a "monster mystery" I played a role in revealing. It's a fun read, check it out, you can...
Abandoned Hospital Mystery Light Solved
The mystery of a Christmas tree in a vacant New Orleans building window has been solved--and provides lessons to skeptics on psychological priming, eyewitness expectations, and why people see things that aren't there. You can read the story HERE. You can find more on...
Anti-Vaccination Parents Richer, Better Educated
A recent study published in the “American Journal of Public Health” examined the demographics of California school students who had requested and received exemptions from mandatory vaccinations for nonmedical reasons. My recent article for Discovery News examines why...
High Schooler’s Query on Rose Hall
Haven't got any hate mail or death threats so far this year, so here's a nice one recently: "Hi! I am doing a semester project on the Rose Hall Plantation. I have looked at a total of eleven (11) sites to try and unmask the mystery surrounding Annie Palmer. I read...
My Guest Appearance on “Jimmy’s Sick World”
My not-entirely-resume-building appearance on the Swedish-language show "Jimmy's Sick World" discussing the chupacabra is now out, for those who are interested... you can find it HERE. You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford" (not "Ben...
Quoted in PBS NewsHour on UFOs and Aliens!
I was quoted about a month ago on the PBS Newshour about bringing science and investigation to claims about aliens and UFOs. 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.