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 five books and hundreds of articles on skepticism, critical thinking, and science literacy. His newest book is Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction, and Folklore. Radford is also a columnist for Discovery News and LiveScience.com.
Sci Fi Investigates, Finds Only Pseudoscience
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.2, March / April 2007
Special Report
Despite its breathless claims, the series provides little science and few answers but a lot of unintended skeptical laughs.
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Soul Scales
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.1, January / February 2007
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"Have you heard about the claim that a person's sol can be weighed?"
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New Report Casts Doubt on Gulf War Syndrome
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.1, January / February 2007
Special Report
A study recently published by the National Academy of Sciences casts doubt on the reality of Gulf War Syndrome...
Ghost Photos: Scams, Slipups, and Spirits
November 3, 2006
One thing that ghosts, Bigfoot, and UFOs have in common is a lack of hard evidence for their existence.
Searching to Noah Vale
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.6, November / December 2006
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In this world there are things that seem on the verge of being discovered every so often, yet never quite materialize.
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Go, Go, Ghost Gadgets
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.5, September / October 2006
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"On the Sci-Fi Channel show Ghost Hunters, these guys run around with thermal imaging cameras, EMF detectors...
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New Psychic Detective (Un)Reality Series: Haunting Evidence
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.5, September / October 2006
News & Comment
Following the success of Court TV's "documentary" series Psychic Detectives, the network has launched a new program.
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Alleged Psychic Convicted of Murder
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.5, September / October 2006
News & Comment
Susan Polk, a self-proclaimed psychic, was convicted on June 16, 2006, of second-degree murder.
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,,,