I recently wrote a piece for LiveScience.com about my investigation into the Champ lake monster, and was pleasantly surprised to see it appear on the web site of The Weather Channel... You can read it HERE.
Media Literacy
Bigfoot in New Mexico?
I'm briefly mentioned in a story about Bigfoot in New Mexico. And yes, the state is mostly desert, and yes that makes Bigfoot extremely unlikely to exist here, and yes, it doesn't matter to the true believers... You can see it HERE!
Special Edition of MonsterTalk on Undead Apocalypse game!
A new special edition of MonsterTalk is now out! Blake Smith and I discuss my new monster-themed board game Undead Apocalypse, which launched on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.com earlier this week, and also talk to artist Jeff Zornow, who did the art for the game,...
My New Article, Dowsing: The Pseudoscience of Water Witching
Dowsing is an unexplained process in which people use a forked twig or wire to find missing and hidden objects. Dowsing, also known as divining and doodlebugging, is often used to search for water or missing jewelry, but it is also often employed in other applications...
Did Kind Act Cause a Woman to Lose $590 Million?
My new piece on Discovery News combines media criticism, statistics, and myth debunking: News reports are claiming that a woman won a $590 million lotto destined for someone else who kindly let her cut in line. But is it true? Find out HERE!
Was 8 Year Old Girl Killed for Her Organs?
The family of a young British girl traveling in their home country of India is accusing a medical clinic of killing their daughter for her organs. Gurkiren Kaur Loyal's family said she was being treated for dehydration in Punjab when she died. You can read the story...
Child Abductions By Strangers Very Rare
My piece on Discovery News about the rarity of stranger child abductions; kids are in far greater danger of being abused, abducted, or killed by their parents than any stranger. You can read it HERE.
Why People Believed Fake Bomb Detectors Worked
A man who sold bogus bomb detectors likened to dowsing rods in Iraq and elsewhere was convicted of fraud in a British court last week. You might think that if the bomb-detecting devices were completely worthless, that would soon become clear to those people whose...
New Review of ‘The Martians Have Landed: A History of Media-Driven Panics & Hoaxes’
Sharon Hill of Doubtful News reviews my latest book (with Robert Bartholomew), The Martians Have Landed, for eSkeptic! You can read it HERE.
Can Handwriting Identify Better Employees?
Can a person’s handwriting reveal their personality and aptitude for a job? That’s what many handwriting experts, called graphologists, claim — and millions of people may be denied jobs because of this controversial practice. My article on graphology was recently...