Ben Radford
Benjamin Radford is a scientific paranormal investigator, Managing Editor for Skeptical Inquirer magazine, and author or co-author of three books and hundreds of articles on skepticism, critical thinking, and paranormal investigation. He also wrote and directed two short films, and takes on extra projects in an apparent effort to deplete any free time.
Predator Panic: A Closer Look
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.5, September / October 2006
Special Report
“Protect the children.” Over the years that mantra has been applied to countless real and perceived threats.
CSI: Turning from Science to Psychics
July 29, 2006
What happens when psychic powers are used for much more important and practical purposes, such as solving crimes?
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Body of Evidence
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.4, July / August 2006
Book Review
Reviews of books by Gillian Bennett and Jacqueline Simpson.
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Please Pass the Globster
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.4, July / August 2006
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"What is a globster and where can I find one?"
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The Wrong Stuff: Men’s Magazine’s Psychic Columnist
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.4, July / August 2006
News & Comment
While popular women's magazines have for decades featured regular astrology columns, magazines aimed at the men's market have...
Beastly Numbers
June 6, 2006
June 6 isn't just any date, it is (or could be) a day of evil and bad luck, a date containing the reputed "Number of the Beast."
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Mysteries of the Coral Castle
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
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"Edward Leedskalnin cut, quarried, and raised a castle consisting of over 1,000 tons of coral rock."
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James Randi’s Amazing Meeting in Las Vegas
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
News & Comment
James Randi's fourth annual "Amazing Meeting" was held in Las Vegas Nevada, January 27-29, 2005.
Stranger Danger: How Real Is It?
April 7, 2006
If you saw an innocent child being kidnapped by a stranger, would you help?
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‘Natural’ Childbirth
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.2, March / April 2006
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What's behind the current anti-science move toward the "natural" birth process?
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Art Bell’s Show Broadcasts Sylvia Browne Failure about Mine Tragedy
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.2, March / April 2006
News & Comment
Self-proclaimed psychic Sylvia Browne, the best selling author and a regular on Larry King Live...
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Rare Woodpecker, presumed Extinct, Found in Arkansas
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.2, March / April 2006
News & Comment
A chance sighting in Arkansas's Cache River National Wildlife Refuge of a presumed extinct woodpecker led to a 2005...
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Geller Revisited
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.1, January / February 2006
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What's that fellow Uri Geller up to these days? I've heard nothing about him for years.
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The First Ibero-American Conference on Critical Thinking
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.1, January / February 2006
Special Report
The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal took an important step in establishing a skeptical...
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Science Looks for Bigfoot but Finds Bison
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.1, January / February 2006
News & Comment
Bigfoot's been a busy beastie recently, especially in Canada. In April 2005, a Manitoba ferry operator videotaped a large...
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Science Sheds Light on Giant Squid
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.1, January / February 2006
News & Comment
Since men took to sea, stories of fearsome leviathans have haunted those brave enough to venture beyond dry land.
Ogopogo the Chameleon
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.1, January / February 2006
Feature
Lake Okanagan's lake monster has undergone many transformations over the centuries. Will the real Ogopogo please rise up?
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Bigfoot in Life and Legend
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 29.6, November / December 2005
Book Review
Review of Bigfoot Exposed: An Anthropologist Examines America's Enduring Legend. By David J. Daegling.
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New-Agey Feldenkrais
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 29.6, November / December 2005
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My sister-in-law is a Feldenkrais practitioner. She always wants to give us treatments. What is this?
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Teen in Aruba, Others Still Missing Despite Psychics
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 29.6, November / December 2005
News & Comment
Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway disappeared in the early hours of May 30, 2005, while on vacation in the Dutch Caribbean...
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Center for Inquiry Granted Representation at the United Nations
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 29.6, November / December 2005
News & Comment
CFI, which is the parent organization of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal,,,
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Plane Crash Survival: Miracle or Skill and Science?
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 29.6, November / December 2005
News & Comment
On August 2, 2005, amid heavy rain and lightning, Air France Flight 358 from Paris, France, to Toronto, Canada, crashed.
Halloween Scare Feeds False Fears
October 25, 2005
While children dress up as scary creatures and trick-or-treat, parents, police, and medical centers follow another ritual.
Science Looks for Bigfoot
September 3, 2005
In April (2005) a Manitoba ferry operator videotaped a large, dark, indistinct creature moving along a riverbank.
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Questioning the Obesity Myth
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 29.5, September / October 2005
Book Review
Review of The Obesity Myth: Why America's Obsession with Weight Is Hazardous to Your Health. By Paul Campos.
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Isaac Newton, Astrologer?
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 29.5, September / October 2005
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Are astrologers correct in saying that Isaac Newton believed in, and practiced, astrology?
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Deadly Rituals: Nun Dies During Convent Exorcism
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 29.5, September / October 2005
News & Comment
An exorcism at a convent in me small Romanian town of Tanacu resulted in the death of Maricica Irina Cornici...
New Exorcism Film Highlights Deadly Rituals
September 1, 2005
The Exorcism of Emily Rose is about a priest accused of negligence resulting in the death of a nineteen-year-old woman.
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Seeking a Sixth Sense
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
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Following the December 26, 2004, Asian tsunami, many media reports said that animals and aboriginal tribesmen somehow sensed...