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BodyTalk: Boon or Bogus?
by Ben Radford
Volume 34.2, March / April 2010
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Q: I work for a national corporation and recently noticed pamphlets advertising "BodyTalk" therapy distributed around the workplace. Now a BodyTalk...
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Hyperbaric Therapy for Autism: Airy Promises
by Ben Radford
Volume 34.1, January / February 2010
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With the recent news that autism cases are on the rise, I'm sure the number of dubious "treatments" are increasing as well...
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The Myth of the Walking Tree
by Ben Radford
Volume 33.6, November / December 2009
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While on a tour of the rainforest during a recent vacation, our guide showed us a tree with a very unusual root system.
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Exercising the Brain Gym
by Ben Radford
Volume 33.5, September / October 2009
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What can you tell me about the Brain Gym? It seems to make all sorts of amazing claims and is apparently very popular...
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The Deadwood Ghost Photo
by Ben Radford
Volume 33.4, July / August 2009
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"My brother and I stayed at the historic Franklin Hotel in Deadwood, South Dakota. I'm not a big believer in the paranormal..."
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The Pseudoscience of Personalysis
by Ben Radford
Volume 33.3, May / June 2009
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"Look, that green rectangle represents my motivation to control things!"
Curious Contrails: Death from the Sky?
by Ben Radford
Volume 33.2, March / April 2009
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Is someone or something criss-crossing our skies with poisonous vapor trails that fall to Earth?
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XanGo Juice: Miracle or Myth?
by Ben Radford
Volume 33.1, January / February 2009
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"It costs $40 a bottle, and according to several anecdotes I've heard, cures just about any disease."
Secrets of Spectacularly Skewered Skin
by Ben Radford
Volume 32.6, November / December 2008
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What explains the ability of some people to insert sharp spikes into their skin without bleeding or pain?
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The Sweet Spirit Sounds of Rosemary Brown
by Ben Radford
Volume 32.5, September / October 2008
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Whatever happened to Rosemary Brown, who claimed to take down dictation from Liszt, Schubert, and other dead composers?
The Mysterious Phoenix Lights
by Ben Radford
Volume 32.4, July / August 2008
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In April 2008, residents of Phoenix called police and local news media to report four bright, red lights hovering over the city.
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Bark at the Moon
by Ben Radford
Volume 32.2, March / April 2008
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"My local newspaper runs a weekly column about planting flower and vegetable gardens by the phases of the moon and the signs..."
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The Science of Chemistry
by Ben Radford
Volume 32.1, January / February 2008
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I have an inquiry about Internet dating and relationship Web sites. At least one claims in its advertising to use science to...
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A Time to Die
by Ben Radford
Volume 31.6, November / December 2007
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On the Montel Williams show, Sylvia Browne recently stated that most people die within three months of...
The (Non)Mysterious Orbs
by Ben Radford
Volume 31.5, September / October 2007
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People keep showing me pictures that have "orbs" in them. They usually look like round spots of light.
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Might Fright Cause White?
by Ben Radford
Volume 31.4, July / August 2007
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Can hair turn white overnight, from stress or from fright?
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Measuring Near-Death Experience
by Ben Radford
Volume 31.3, May / June 2007
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While researching near-death experience, I came across a so-called Greyson Scale, which is claimed to be...
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Male Pregnancy
by Ben Radford
Volume 31.2, March / April 2007
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"I came across a news story and Web site about a pregnant man. Can this be true?"
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Soul Scales
by Ben Radford
Volume 31.1, January / February 2007
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"Have you heard about the claim that a person's sol can be weighed?"
Searching to Noah Vale
by Ben Radford
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
by Ben Radford
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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Please Pass the Globster
by Ben Radford
Volume 30.4, July / August 2006
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"What is a globster and where can I find one?"
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Mysteries of the Coral Castle
by Ben Radford
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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‘Natural’ Childbirth
by Ben Radford
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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Geller Revisited
by Ben Radford
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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New-Agey Feldenkrais
by Ben Radford
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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Isaac Newton, Astrologer?
by Ben Radford
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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Seeking a Sixth Sense
by Ben Radford
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...