I did an interesting interview with Leslie Kean, author of a recent book titled UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record. Of particular interest was the fact that one of the high-profile UFO photos she discussed in her book has since been...
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Most Anti-U.S. Terrorism Committed By Americans, Not Muslims
Historically it is not foreign Muslim extremists but instead Americans — often Christians — who have been responsible for the vast majority of anthrax terrorism. Read more about it on LiveScience.com.
How To Kill a Vampire
Everyone knows how to kill a fictional vampire — a stake through the heart — but does that apply to "real" vampires as well? With so many different claims about vampires, what's a wannabe Buffy to do? The most important issue is to know some of the "rules." Read...
Step Right Up! Bare Breasts! Equal Rights! UFO Literature!
"Free your breasts! Free your mind!" That's the rallying cry of the group GoTopless.org, which held a series of recent events around North America promoting a woman's right to bare her breasts in public. Is this pro-nudity, equal rights group an unlikely covert front...
Dragon*Con Skeptics Track Panels
As many of you know, I will once again be appearing later this week at the infamous Dragon*Con conference in Atlanta. In addition to my Scientific Paranormal Investigations Workshops (see earlier post), I will be appearing on the following panels: Title: Ghosts...
ABC News Carries My Expose of Psychics
ABC News recently carried a piece I wrote about the failure of psychic detectives, and the James Randi Educational Foundation's $1 Million Challenge. I'm especially proud of the article because it goes in some depth about psychic claims, and credits Randi for his...
Tracking the Chupacabra Goes Into Second Printing
My book Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction, and Folklore is going into a second printing. The book, published by the University of New Mexico Press, has been getting spectacular reviews (one of my favorite reviews is, "arguably the greatest...
Space Still Available for Investigation Workshops at Dragon*Con
Back by popular demand! My Paranormal Investigations Workshop Last time we sold out, so we've added a second workshop (details below). NOTE: YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR THE WORKSHOP! Ever wondered how to scientifically investigate ghosts, Bigfoot sightings, miracles, or...
UFO Over Chinese Airport: Aliens or Cloud?
According to a Chinese newspaper, air traffic at a major Chinese airport was temporarily halted on Wednesday Aug. 17 — not because of a power failure or bad weather, but because of a potentially threatening Unidentified Floating Object….It's amazing what a little...
My Discovery News Column on Miracles Generates Controversy
Last week I wrote a column for Discovery News about a boy who recovered from drowning, and whose recovery was considered by his friends and family to be a miracle from God. It turned into quite a controversial piece, generating over 100 comments from readers, as well...