I'll be giving a talk in Manhattan in a few weeks on one of my favorite topics: psychics! Psychic detectives seem to be everywhere: on TV, in the news, on cable shows. TV hosts such as Larry King and Montel Williams regularly promote psychic detectives, and many of...
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Appearance at Minnesota State University-Mankato, April 12
I will be speaking at the Minnesota State University-Mankato, on the evening of April 12. More details to come! The Psychic and the Serial Killer: Examining the Best Case for Psychic Detectives When a serial killer struck in 1982 New Jersey, a psychic detective...
An Australian man is on trial for allegedly killing his parents for their inheritance; he did so after a psychic told him that he was owed "an abundance of riches." Read the rest HERE.
Quoted in an NPR Story About Prophecy–And the Farmer’s Almanac
There's been something wacky with the weather this winter, and many forecasters never saw it coming. Among them was The Old Farmer's Almanac, the quirky, centuries-old mix of historical data, prognostications and folk wisdom. Millions of people consult the almanac,...
Controversial ESP Study Fails Replication
A study published last year in a scientific journal claimed to have found strong evidence for the existence of psychic powers such as ESP. The paper, written by Cornell professor Daryl J. Bem, was published in The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and...
Journalist Exposes Psychic Failure in Holly Bobo Case
Last year I wrote several news articles about psychics' failure to help find missing woman Holly Bobo. Now, in the same vein, there's a new refreshingly skeptical news report about the Holly Bobo case. You can read it (and see the video) HERE. Good job, Jennifer...
Quoted in the Maine Morning Sentinel on Psychic Detectives
The Maine Morning Sentinel published a piece questioning the claims made by psychic detectives, and included some comments from me. Kudos to Doug Harlow, the reporter, for including some skepticism! You can read the story HERE.
Discovery News: Unexplained Mysteries of 2011 and 2012
As we head inexorably toward 2012, I wrote a piece for Discovery News looking back at some of the strangest mysteries of this past year, and some of the mysteries that remain with us as we enter the new year. What's behind, and what's ahead? You can read the story...
‘Best Case’ For Psychic Detectives- Audio Interviews Available
I investigated the best case for psychic detectives, offered by Skeptiko podcast host Alex Tsakiris, in 2008. It was claimed to be one of the strongest cases in history, due in part to the fact that (according to a TV show Alex watched) two police detectives support...
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...