by Admin | Aug 22, 2011 | Investigation, News, Psychics, Research, Skepticism
The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) has announced that it is publicly offering $1 million to celebrity “psychic mediums” including James Van Praagh, Allison DuBois, Convicted Felon Sylvia Browne, Carla Baron, John Edward, and others if they can...
by Admin | Aug 10, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Folklore, Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, News, Psychics, Psychology, Research, Skepticism
Times of social stress, hardship, and uncertainty spur interest in all kinds of divination and prophecy. The public goes to see psychics and fortunetellers more often in times of economic depression than prosperity, times of loss rather than love. It’s human nature,...
by Admin | Mar 18, 2017 | Benjamin Radford, Media Appearances, Skepticism
My article on the scope of skepticism from Skeptical Inquirer magazine is now online: “Pseudoscience, superstition, and nonsense will always be with us in some form, wasting human resource and preying on the vulnerable. As long as there is darkness, skeptics...
by Admin | Oct 15, 2016 | Bad Clowns, Benjamin Radford, Books
Over the past month schools throughout Alabama have been threatened by several people claiming to be clowns. Responses to the threats—many of them originating (or shared) on social media—have resulted in increased police patrols and in some cases full lockdowns....
