by Admin | Sep 4, 2015 | Benjamin Radford, Books, Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, Psychology, Science, Skepticism
A journalism researcher named Craig Silverman published a report on best practices for debunking online misinformation in journalism and the skeptical community: “I recently completed a fellowship with the Tow Center for Digital Journalism that saw me study how news...
by Admin | Sep 2, 2015 | Cryptozoology, Investigation, Media Literacy, Research, Skepticism
When adventurer Steve Fossett went missing Sept. 3, 2007, Web users were enlisted to help in Fossett’s rescue from the comfort of their own homes. Using a program called Mechanical Turk, high-resolution satellite imagery of the search area was collected from a...
by Admin | Aug 31, 2015 | Folklore, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, News, Psychology
In this NPR piece from a few years ago I was interviewed about the accuracy of the Farmer’s Almanac (spoiler: I’m skeptical). An interesting look at “folk” predictions can be found HERE: Ben Radford, deputy editor of the science...
by Admin | Aug 30, 2015 | Books, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, Psychology, Research, Skepticism
I’m quoted in a new book on critical thinking titled “Sharp Thinking.” At least I think I am… it’s in Hebrew. Here’s the cover.
by Admin | Aug 30, 2015 | Folklore, Investigation, Media Literacy, Science, Skepticism
Benjamin Radford Skeptics often encounter—or are cornered by—people making all sorts of claims. Most of them, such as those tested by me, Jim Underdown of CFI-West, the JREF, and others, are sincere people. They are very rarely hoaxers or liars but instead...
