At the CSICON conference recently, my colleague Richard Saunders gave a presentation on his investigation of the "Power Bands" scam. He asked my assistance on the stage to demonstrate how the supposed methods by which the bands show their efficacy are merely simple...
Psychology
Interviewed by Columbus Dispatch on Ghost Hunters
I was interviewed last week by a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch on ghost hunting science and pseudoscience. It seems a local ghost hunting team asked him to participate in a ghost hunt, and he wanted the real deal on the science end of things. You can read it...
European ‘Wild Child’ Mystery Grows
Last month a teenager walked into the City Hall in Berlin, Germany, and told office workers, "I'm all alone in the world, I don't know who I am. Please help me.” Those words launched an international investigation and mystery that continues to this day.... Read the...
UFOs Sighted Over Utah- My Analysis on MSNBC
On the evening of Oct. 1, a series of strange lights were seen in the skies over the city of Washington Terrace, in northern Utah. The UFOs — more than a dozen in all — were first seen just after 11:30 p.m. and glowed a strange fiery red as they as they headed north...
Haters, Bias, and Skeptical Inquiry
“If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.” –Benjamin Franklin I was recently and publicly called a “fat hater” on Facebook by someone I know. It was in response to an...
Time Magazine References My Pokemon Investigation
In an article on mass hysteria, a Time magazine article referenced my investigation of the 1997 Pokemon Panic (which appears as a chapter in my book Scientific Paranormal Investigation). My co-author Bob Bartholomew, with whom I wrote up the case for the Southern...
Mass Hysteria Hits Asian Factories
Researchers from the United Nations recently met in Cambodia to solve the mystery of why large numbers of female workers in that nation have succumbed to an unknown (and temporary) illness. But rather than a physical illness as the source, the scientists may want to...
Soap Stars Go Nude to Protest Age Discrimination
A group of British soap opera actresses appear naked this month in a magazine to raise awareness of age discrimination on television. The fact is that there are few good TV and film roles written for older people, male or female. Actors undeniably have a longer shelf...
Discovery News Article on Near-Death Experiences
Many people believe in ghosts and heaven, and about three in 100 Americans report actually having near-death experiences. These typically include an awareness of being dead, out-of-body experiences, meeting dead people, entering tunnels of light, and so on. But these...
My MSNBC Article on UFO Reports and Flaps
MUFON, the world's largest UFO organization, claims that there has been a spike in UFO reports. My discussion of UFO reports and flaps appeared on MSNBC and can be found HERE.