"Fat denial" by parents (and sometimes by kids themselves) is a significant contributor to the prevalence of childhood obesity. A lot of parents don't (or refuse to) recognize that their kids are overweight, and in fact many adults underestimate their own weight; my...
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Mysterious Rain of Lampreys in Alaska
Several foot-long lampreys have apparently fallen out the sky recently in Fairbanks, Alaska. They’ve been found in a shopping center parking lot and on lawns, and residents are unnerved by the creepy, toothed eel-like fish. You can read my analysis about it HERE.
New CFI Blog: Asmodeus, Stanley Fish, and the Fiction of Privacy
Governments spying on citizens has been a perpetual boogeyman for many Americans, and the topic is in the news once again. In my new blog on the subject of privacy I discuss the medieval Peeping Tom demon Asmodeus and some myths about the seemingly sacred principle of...
A Skeptic’s Brief Conversation With a TV Producer
I've dealt with TV producers for many years, and a lot of the conversations go something like THIS....
Near-Death Experiences Linked to Oxygen Deprivation
My new article on the link between oxygen deprivation and near-death experiences is now up at Discovery News, you can read it HERE!
My Appearance on the Season Premiere of “The Dead Files”
My research and investigation into the famous "White Witch of Rose Hall" in Montego Bay, Jamaica (the topic of chapter 12 in my book Scientific Paranormal Investigation: How to Solve Unexplained Mysteries) appears on the April 25 season premiere of the Travel Channel...
Boko Haram Attacks One Year Later: Why ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ Failed
It's been a year since Boko Haram abducted 300 girls in Nigeria, and not only do they remain missing but the group is stronger than ever and has abducted even more children. I take no pleasure in noting that the wildly popular "Bring Back Our Girls" campaign was a...
Teen Forced Into Chemotherapy Now In Remission
A Connecticut teenager forced by the Supreme Court to accept cancer treatments is in remission.... You can read more HERE.
Did ‘Mother’s Intuition’ Prevent a Kidnapping?
One of my better investigations from last year: On Nov. 7 a Utah woman awoke suddenly with the sense that something was wrong in the house, and she and her husband were able to stop a man who’d just abducted their 5-year-old daughter Lainey. Was it mother's intuition?...
Toronto Star Retracts Flawed Anti-Vaccine Story
Last month I wrote an article for Discovery News about how the Toronto Star had published a prominent article scaremongering about the HPV vaccine Gardasil, promoting scary anecdotes over sound science. Well, last week the newspaper finally and formally removed the...