Guest Appearance on the “After Dark Radio Show”

by Admin | Jun 18, 2015 | Chupacabra, Cryptozoology, Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, Psychology, Skepticism

I was a guest on the “After Dark Radio Show” recently, talking about everything from ghost hunting pseudoscience to the 1967 Patterson Bigfoot film to the nature of skepticism. Check it out, you can read it HERE. 

New CFI Blog: Asmodeus, Stanley Fish, and the Fiction of Privacy

by Admin | Jun 15, 2015 | Investigation, Media Literacy, Research, Skepticism

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...

Misleading Infographic Circulates for ‘Mosquito Week’

by Admin | Jun 11, 2015 | Investigation, Media Literacy, Psychology, Science, Skepticism

Earlier this month an infographic circulated on social media comparing the number of people killed by different animals. By far the highest of the group was mosquitoes, and that’s not only misleading, it’s simply wrong. I’ve traveled extensively in...

A Skeptic’s Brief Conversation With a TV Producer

by Admin | May 2, 2015 | Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, Research, Skepticism

I’ve dealt with TV producers for many years, and a lot of the conversations go something like THIS….

The Problem of False Confessions

by Admin | Apr 30, 2015 | Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, News, Psychology, Skepticism

Arguments in a sensational murder trial wrapped up recently in a New York City courtroom. The victim was 6-year-old Etan Patz, whose 1979 disappearance shocked and riveted the city. A man named Pedro Hernandez is on trial for Patz’s murder, but the prosecution has a...