The Radford Files: A Skeptical Visit To Machu Picchu Hardheaded types like scientists and skeptical investigators are sometimes portrayed as dour debunkers devoid of magic and awe. They are seen as eggheads [...] Benjamin Radford \ Nov 20, 2008 Read More
Obama Sign Snatchers It was just there. Then it wasn’t. About two weeks ago, I put up an Obama sign in my front yard. It lasted [...] Benjamin Radford \ Nov 06, 2008 Read More
Fear, Pity And Loathing At The State Fair Apparently, the New Mexico State Fair doesn’t want my kind. When I go to the fair, I can take or leave the funnel [...] Benjamin Radford \ Sep 25, 2008 Read More One of several “World’s Smallest” women at a state fair in New York, circa 1999. (Benjamin Radford)
Survive An Alien Abduction Thousands of people say they were abducted by aliens, and you might be worried you’ll be next. If you suddenly find yourself floating [...] Benjamin Radford \ Aug 07, 2008 Read More (Eric J. Garcia)
Ben Radford Gives The Low-Down On Bigfoot Sex A common myth about Bigfoot—the huge, hairy, unknown beast reported by many but rarely if ever photographed—is that there’s only one of them. [...] Benjamin Radford \ Jul 31, 2008 Read More (Eric J. Garcia)
Impeachment? What Impeachment? You probably didn’t hear about it, but on June 11, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduced 35 articles of impeachment against President Bush in [...] Benjamin Radford \ Jun 26, 2008 Read More (Eric J. Garcia)
Bigfoot And Biscardi In New Mexico In early May, a Bigfoot hunter named Tom Biscardi came to New Mexico. He was following up on a few sightings and claimed [...] Benjamin Radford \ Jun 05, 2008 Read More (Eric J. Garcia)
Astrology, Prejudice And Racism Unlike astrologers, I don’t think people should be stereotyped and subjected to prejudice. (I use prejudice in its original meaning: forming an opinion [...] Benjamin Radford \ May 22, 2008 Read More
Well, Excuuuuuse Me ... Miley’s Sorry. Really Sorry. Miley Cyrus, star of the “Hannah Montana” series, is sorry because, um—well … it’s not really clear what she’s sorry for, but whatever [...] Benjamin Radford \ May 15, 2008 Read More
Selling Secrets To Suckers The Secret is still No. 1 . Rhonda Byrne’s best-selling New Age self-help book has been on the best seller lists for 60 [...] Benjamin Radford \ Apr 24, 2008 Read More
