My new CFI blog, an interview with Mike Celestino about edgy comedy, pop culture skepticism, and his planned new documentary "The Scully," can be read HERE!
Media Appearances
My Appearance on the Season Premiere of “The Dead Files”
My research and investigation into the famous "White Witch of Rose Hall" in Montego Bay, Jamaica (the topic of chapter 12 in my book Scientific Paranormal Investigation: How to Solve Unexplained Mysteries) appears on the April 25 season premiere of the Travel Channel...
Did ‘Mother’s Intuition’ Prevent a Kidnapping?
One of my better investigations from last year: On Nov. 7 a Utah woman awoke suddenly with the sense that something was wrong in the house, and she and her husband were able to stop a man who’d just abducted their 5-year-old daughter Lainey. Was it mother's intuition?...
Special Guest on ‘The Mile High Sanity Project’ Discussing Paranormal Investigation
The Mile High Sanity Project podcast welcomes special guest Ben Radford (me!) for a discussion on paranormal investigation. What qualifies as paranormal? Have any of us ever had a paranormal experience? Ever had ghost sex? Check it out HERE!
Did a Guardian Angel Help Save a ‘Miracle Baby’?
Utah police who rescued a "miracle baby" from a car in a river last weekend claim that a mysterious voice called to them. Many are suggesting it was a guardian angel, but in my new piece for Discovery News I offer another explanation, you can read it HERE.
Special Guest on ‘Cryptologic Radio’ Show
I was recently a guest on the Cryptologic Radio show, talking about monsters, Bigfoot, chupacabras, and skepticism. You can listen to it HERE.
My Chupacabra Research Featured on KOB-TV
My appearance earlier this week on Albuquerque NBC affiliate KOB talking about my chupacabra research is now online. Overall it's a pretty good piece, I did my best to summarize my book and 5 years of research into 3 minutes... You can watch it HERE.
New Skeptical Inquiree column: “The Skepticism of Clara Peller”
In the next issue of Skeptical Inquirer I name one of the most under-appreciated or unrecognized skeptics of the past few decades... There were many I could go with, but I thought I'd choose a woman who popularized one of the best-known skeptical quotes in history:...
Brian Williams and the Psychology of False Memories
My new article for Discovery News on Brian Williams and the psychology of false memories is now out, check it out HERE.
Mysterious ‘Human Finger’ Found on Aussie Beach
Last month what looked like a human finger was found on a beach in northern Australia; police were called but in the end scientists solved the mystery... you can read my article about this displaced digit HERE.