Nice short piece on the Pokemon phenomena, with a reference to my work solving the mystery of the famous seizure episode, check it out HERE. You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford" (not "Ben Radford") on Vimeo.
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UK Girl’s Suicide Blamed on WiFi
A British mother is claiming that her troubled teen killed herself because of an allergy to WiFi; my analysis for Discovery News is HERE. You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford" (not "Ben Radford") on Vimeo.
How to Make Sense of Medical Warnings
For those who didn't see it earlier, I wrote a recent piece for Discovery News explaining how news stories exaggerate risks of disease, and how to understand relative vs. absolute risk in journal findings... you can read it HERE. Hopefully it will help calm some...
BBC Travel Promotes ‘Walking Palm Tree’ Myth
A BBC travel reporter writing a piece about Ecuador’s Sumaco biopark repeats a common myth as fact: Specifically that there is a palm tree that “walks” across the forest floor. I investigated this claim years ago, and wrote about it in both Skeptical Inquirer magazine...
Italian Supreme Court Cleared Scientists in Earthquake Case
The Italian Supreme Court finally cleared six scientists of manslaughter in a case about failing to warn residents of a 2009 earthquake. This case highlights scientists' difficulty in communicating risk to the public; you can read it HERE. You can find more on me and...
My Appearance on PBS Newshour on Aliens and UFOs
I was recently quoted on the PBS Newshour about bringing science and investigation to claims about aliens and UFOs. You can read it HERE. You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford" (not "Ben Radford") on Vimeo.
I’m Quoted in Smithsonian on… Fashion!
I'm quoted in a piece at Smithsonian.com about fashion, and why buttons are on the left side for women's clothing... You can read it HERE! You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford" (not "Ben Radford") on Vimeo.
A Look at the Origin of Superstitions
Black cats and broken mirrors, my oh my! I'm quoted in a recent Yahoo News piece on the origins of various superstitions... you can read it HERE. You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford" (not "Ben Radford") on Vimeo.
A Look at Last Week’s “Exorcism Live” TV Show
On October 30, Destination America aired a 2-hour live special about a group of ghost hunters trying to exorcise a house; my article on it is HERE.
Losing Weight With the Placebo Effect?
From the Radford Files archives: There’s an interesting new twist in the quest to lose weight: fake gastric banding surgery. These patients want the benefit of the surgery—in which a band is placed around the stomach to prevent overeating—but don’t want...