by Admin | Aug 7, 2015 | Conspiracy theories, Folklore, Investigation, Magic and witchcraft, Media Appearances, News, Psychology, Research, Skepticism
Police in Florida suggest that a triple murder in Pensacola late last month is connected to witches, Wiccans, and/or Satanists. My new article on why that’s almost certainly false, with a discussion of previous crimes police wrongly attributed to Satanists or...
by Admin | Aug 4, 2015 | Cryptozoology, Investigation, Media Literacy, Psychology, Research, Science
A Chinese zoo is monitoring some of their animals to see if they can predict earthquakes; the premise has some possible merit, but they need a refresher on research methodology… My analysis is HERE.
by Admin | Aug 1, 2015 | Conspiracy theories, Folklore, Investigation, Media Literacy, News, Psychology, Research, Science, Skepticism
My recent Discovery News article examines the history of anti-vaccination campaigns and explains some reasons why they’re still with us, and probably always will be; you can find it HERE.
by Admin | Jul 28, 2015 | Investigation, Media Literacy, Research, Skepticism
I was recently interviewed on the subject of spontaneous human combustion; I wrote a good and fairly concise analysis on the topic for LiveScience.com, you can find it HERE.
by Admin | Jul 25, 2015 | Folklore, Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, News, Psychology, Skepticism
When James Holmes shot and killed dozens at a Colorado movie theater in 2012, many people claimed he was inspired by a Batman villain. I was skeptical at the time, and as far as I know I’m the only journalist who closely examined the news media’s claims...
