by Admin | Aug 29, 2015 | Magic and witchcraft, Media Appearances, News, Psychics, Psychology, Skepticism
Some advice from the cult British writer…
by Admin | Aug 28, 2015 | Benjamin Radford, Chupacabra, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, News, Skepticism
I’ll be the guest science speaker tonight at Albuquerque’s Bubonicon science fiction/fantasy conference, speaking about solving the chupacabra mystery and its connection to sci-fi movies. Check it out HERE!
by Admin | Aug 28, 2015 | Psychics, Psychology, Skepticism
It occurred to me the other night that if psychics were real and their powers proven, there would no need to torture anyone, since whatever information the torturer wants to know could be easily obtained by asking a psychic…
by Admin | Aug 27, 2015 | Chupacabra, Cryptozoology, Investigation, Media Literacy, Skepticism
I’m finishing an interesting article on the pseudohistories of the chupacabra: The Hispanic vampire turns 20 this month and was created in large part by the 1995 film “Species.” However those who believe the monster exists have offered a wide variety...
by Admin | Aug 26, 2015 | Folklore, Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, Psychology, Skepticism
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...
