Albuquerque author and investigator Benjamin Radford (me) will be presenting a free talk on The Mysterious Crystal Skulls. Crystal skulls are among the strangest and most mysterious artifacts in the world. They have been seen in the world’s finest museums, inspired...
Media Appearances
Recent Interview in Atlanta’s “Creative Loafing” newspaper
Recently I was interviewed by Creative Loafing, the premiere alternative weekly paper in Atlanta, Georgia, about my work and investigations. There's also an in-depth Q&A with me; you can read it HERE.
Guest Speaker on JREF Caribbean Cruise, Dec. 9-16
I will be joining The Amazing Randi and a team of star skeptics (including D.J. Grothe, Jennifer Michael Hecht, Brian Thompson, Carrie Poppy, and Toni Van Pelt) for a cruise held by the James Randi Educational Foundation. Some claim that the Mayan calendar predicts...
Ghost Porn Presentation an Arousing Success
My presentation at Atlanta's Dragon*Con conference last weekend on The Sexx Files: Ghost Porn was enthusiastically received by a packed house and standing room only crowd! I also gave a talk on truths and myths about mass hysterias, also known as mass sociogenic...
‘MonsterTalk’ Wins Parsec Podcast Award
MonsterTalk, a podcast co-hosted by myself, Blake Smith and Karen Stollznow, won a Parsec, a national podcasting award. The Parsecs are annual awards created to recognize excellence in science fiction podcasts and podcast novels. MonsterTalk won in the “Best Fact...
My Scientific Paranormal Investigation at Dragon*Con!
For those who missed it last time... Benjamin Radford Scientific Investigation Workshop Members ONLY Price - $40 (per workshop) Non-Members Price - $140 (per workshop) **Workshop sizes are limited so sign up early to make sure you have a spot! Ever wondered how to...
Crop Circle Appears in Washington State
When a four-part crop circle pattern roughly resembling a Mickey Mouse head appeared last week in a wheat field outside of Seattle, Wash., farmers Greg and Cindy Geib were surprised — but not shocked... You can read the full story HERE.
Quoted in the Plain Dealer on Racial Bias in New Reporting
I'm quoted in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on racial bias in news reports: "As author Benjamin Radford wrote last year in an analysis for Discovery News, 'If you disappear, you better hope you're young, white, female and cute, or the media may not care.'" You can read...
Scientific Paranormal Investigation Workshop at Dragon*Con
Benjamin Radford Scientific Investigation Workshop Members ONLY Price - $40 (per workshop) Non-Members Price - $140 (per workshop) **Workshop sizes are limited so sign up early to make sure you have a spot! Ever wondered how to scientifically investigate ghosts,...
My Appearance on ‘Good Morning America’
I appeared on ABC's Good Morning America yesterday, giving my analysis of a new "best ever" Loch Ness monster photograph. A producer read an article I wrote for LiveScience.com and was impressed, deciding that I would bring some scholarship and credibility to the...