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.
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Tracking the Chupachameleon: Chupacabra Iconography
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.5, September/October 2012
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Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln: A Man (and a Film) for the Ages
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
November 7, 2012
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Briefs Briefs
Skeptical Briefs Volume 22.1, Spring 2012
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Memories of Paul Kurtz
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
October 21, 2012
I heard with a heavy heart that CFI founder Paul Kurtz has died...Available in the Print Edition. Subscribe Here.
Diving HeadOn into Pseudoscience
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.4, July/August 2012
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‘The Master’
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
September 30, 2012
In the new film The Master, Philip Seymour Hoffman plays the leader of a New Agey, quasi-religious cult which draws troubled people into their fold.Sexism, Activism, and All-Male Clubs
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
September 28, 2012
What should we do about private organizations who have sexist policies? Sometimes we stand up to them; sometimes we don't.The Zanzibari Cat
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
September 24, 2012
Public Figures Who Lie About Sports Achievements
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
September 13, 2012
Rep. Paul Ryan recently lied about running a marathon in under 3 hours, but he's not the first to exaggerate sports achievements.Bearing the Burden: On Being Chosen to Suffer
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
September 6, 2012
Many people, from those taking care of disabled children to those dealing with traumatic events, believe that they have been specially chosen to bear that burden. Is this healthy or harmful?Another Abduction/Rape Highlights Glaring Failure of Psychic Detectives
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
August 27, 2012
Another young woman abducted and raped for year highlights the utter failure of psychic detectives.One Month After ‘Batman’ Massacre, Still No Evidence of Film Influence
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
August 22, 2012
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Dealing with Believers During Skeptical Investigation
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.3, May/June 2012
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MacOzymandia: Visit to a Scottish Cemetery
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
August 3, 2012
A Spiritualist Ghostbuster’s Crystal Skull
Skeptical Briefs Volume 21.4, Winter 2011-2012
A Canadian spiritualist ghostbusting actor walks into a bar wearing New Age crystals and a crystal skull around his neck, goes up to the bartender, and orders a vodka. . . . No, this weird mashup is not the setup to a joke (certainly not a funny one) but instead more or less describes one of the strangest intersections of Hollywood, New Age paranormal belief, ghost hunting, and alcohol.
Real-Life ‘Dark Night’: Did Batman Inspire Killings?
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
July 20, 2012
Science, the New Age, and the Search for Truth
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
July 18, 2012
Good science is universal. Properly controlled scientific experiments should yield the same results regardless of who is doing the testing. Male or female, British or Turkish, young or old, Muslim or Jew, it doesn't matter. Science's universality is one of its greatest attributes. Much pseudoscience and the paranormal, by contrast, is individual and idiosyncratic.
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Skepticism One Wikipage at a Time
Skeptical Briefs Volume 21.4, Winter 2011-2012
Interviews
Talking with Wikiskeptic Susan Gerbic-Forsyth
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Briefs Briefs
Skeptical Briefs Volume 21.4, Winter 2011-2012
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Seth MacFarland’s “Ted”: Rude Living Teddy Bear Takes Boston by Storm
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
June 29, 2012
Film Review: Pixar’s “Brave” Aims High But Falls Short
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
June 21, 2012
Still Skeptical of Blogs
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
June 13, 2012
Why blogs suck: It's probably true that most blogs are crap-but it's a shame that we must work so hard to find the non-crap.How Not to Unexplain a UFO Debunking
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
June 4, 2012
A brief and enlightening exchange with a UFO believer over a skeptical analysis.Available in the Print Edition. Subscribe Here.
Skepticism One Wikipage at a Time
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.2, March/April 2012
Interview
Talking with Wikiskeptic Susan Gerbic-Forsyth
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Do Einstein’s Laws Endorse Ghosts?
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.2, March/April 2012
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Is The ‘Real-Life Barbie’ a Media Myth?
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
May 14, 2012
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Interviewing the Native Skeptic
Skeptical Briefs Volume 21.3, Fall 2011
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An interview with Noah Nez, who blogs about skepticism within the Native American community.
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Skeptical Briefs Volume 21.3, Fall 2011
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People Don’t Read, and Why It Matters to Skepticism
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
April 30, 2012
A lot of the time people simply don’t read--and this hold implications for both skepticism and public discourse.Available in the Print Edition. Subscribe Here.
Briefs Briefs
Skeptical Briefs Volume 21.2, Summer 2011
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Psychic Claims to Have Predicted Japanese Earthquake, Psychic Claims Tip on Long Island Serial Killer, Russian Alien UFO Video Surfaces
