Ben Radford
Benjamin Radford is a scientific paranormal investigator, a research fellow at the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, deputy editor of the Skeptical Inquirer, and author or co-author of six books and over a thousand articles on skepticism, critical thinking, and science literacy. His newest book is The Martians Have Landed: A History of Media Panics and Hoaxes. Radford is also a columnist for Discovery News and LiveScience.com.
Dragon*Con 2010 and a Call for Investigation
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
September 16, 2010
Investigation is only part of skepticism, but it is a vital part. Hopefully future conferences will include more investigation.Top 5 Surreal Moments at Dragon*Con
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
September 10, 2010
Dragon*Con was a great time, but five experiences in particular have stuck with me as being especially surreal.Is it Possible to Study the ‘Paranormal’?
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
August 18, 2010
A question from the public: How does an investigator study subjects never proven to exist?Chasing the Ghost Bird
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.3, May / June 2010
The ivory-bill has captured the imagination of people the world over for a very long time.
New Prayer Study: Need Glasses or Hearing Aid? Ask God!
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
August 4, 2010
A new, badly flawed prayer study suggests that God will heal hearing and vision problems if someone else asks Him to.Reflections on Camp Inquiry 2010
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
July 26, 2010
A memorable week at CFI's summer camp for kids, Camp InquiryNew Film “Inception” Bends Both Minds and Logic
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July 18, 2010
Ghost Photo on Front Page of New York Times
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June 28, 2010
Psychic Carla Baron Called Out on Claim of Solving Natalee Holloway Case
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
June 14, 2010
Famous psychic Carla Baron says she solved the Holloway case; that's news to the police, FBI, and Holloway's parents.What Martin Gardner Taught Me
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June 2, 2010
Martin Gardner, one of the all-time great skeptics, taught me how skeptics can help the public with real-world problems.BP Oil Spill: Just Wondering Where the Psychics Are…
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
May 26, 2010
Psychics should be asked—after each and every tragedy and national disaster—to explain their failures.Rescuing Oiled Wildlife: Expensive and Ineffective
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
April 30, 2010
The desire to clean oiled wildlife is admirable and noble, but the most obvious solution is not always the best one.Available in the Print Edition. Subscribe Here.
The Psychic and the Serial Killer: Examining the ‘Best Case’ for Psychic Detectives
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.2, March / April 2010
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An examination of the 'best case' of psychic detective abilities offers insight into how extraordinary claims are made, exaggerated, and clung to despite...
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Bigfoot Beliefs in Cultural Context
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.2, March / April 2010
Book Review
Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend by Joshua Blu Buhs.
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BodyTalk: Boon or Bogus?
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.2, March / April 2010
Skeptical Inquiree
Q: I work for a national corporation and recently noticed pamphlets advertising "BodyTalk" therapy distributed around the workplace. Now a BodyTalk...
British Government Study Finds Homeopathy Worthless
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
April 22, 2010
A recent UK committee investigating homeopathy provides yet another nail in the coffin for this pseudoscienceReview of “Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be” by Daniel Loxton
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.3, May / June 2010
Online Extra
Two very different books about evolution crossed my desk recently. The first, by Richard Dawkins, is titled The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence...
How Global Warming Creates Monsters
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
April 8, 2010
Benjamin Radford reveals an interesting link between Bigfoot and global warming. From his upcoming book on the chupacabra.Valuing Solutions Over Problems, Explanations Over Mysteries
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
March 30, 2010
A brief discussion about the nature of mysteries and the value in finding their solutionsBlog on psychic detectives riles the believers—especially those who don’t read carefully
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
March 17, 2010
A Discovery News blog results in a poster's reply that seems to prove that psychic detectives are real!Psychics: Be a Hero, Save Lives, and Earn $2 Million!
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
March 8, 2010
$2 million and hero status awaits any psychics who can solve Toyota's problemsGhost Hunters International Team Finds Evidence of Fictional Character’s Ghost!
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February 24, 2010
