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V.20 No.17 | 4/28/2011
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Seeing What We Want to See—Including UFOs

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People are often unhappy when I can explain an “unexplained” photograph or video. If it’s a hoax, the hoaxers are not happy with me—and neither are the people who fell for it. Nobody likes to be fooled.

V.19 No.21 | 5/27/2010

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Miracle Muscles, Only $14,615

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I am best known for my investigations into paranormal topics such as ghosts, monsters, crop circles and so forth. But my skeptical antennae start to tingle at any extraordinary claim.


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V.19 No.5 | 2/4/2010
David Thomas, president of New Mexicans for Science and Reason
Eric Williams ericwphoto.com

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Skeptic on Skeptic

Fellow investigators talk UFOs in Aztec, N.M.

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New Mexico, land of two national laboratories, is home to lots of scientists. Whether employed developing supercomputers, testing explosives or doing autopsies on extraterrestrial crash victims, there are plenty of PhDs walking around.


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V.18 No.51 | 12/17/2009

Jesus and Mary Appear in Frost; Radford Appears on the History Channel

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Alibi columnist Ben Radford will be on “MysteryQuest” looking for ghosts in haunted parts of Los Angeles. Tune in to the History Channel on Sunday at 9 p.m. for an episode called “Return of the Amityville Horror.”

“Hopefully they didn’t edit out my skepticism!” Radford writes.

Speaking of skeptics, here’s an interesting news release I was e-mailed this morning:

JESUS AND MARY REVEALED TO AN ATHEIST! CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!

In a small town near Farmington, N.M., an atheist has found the image of Mary and baby Jesus on his window in the early morning light of December 11, 2009. ...

The 40-year-old truck driver says he is still skeptical, but believers are sure to find some significance it the frosty windowpane.

What do you think? Is this guy an idiot and that’s the work of the Big Guy? Or is this guy an idiot and that’s just some frost?


V.18 No.45 | 11/5/2009
Radford will thoroughly inspect any haunted bar, particularly if free drinks are involved.
Benjamin Radford

Radford to Disprove Existence of Larry Barker

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The Alibi’s resident paranormal investigator Ben Radford will be on KRQE News 13 tonight showing Larry Barker around some hauntings. He’ll be talking about the KiMo ghost and the ghost in the Old Cuchillo Bar and Store in southern New Mexico.

The segment will air tonight at 10:30 p.m., will repeat during tomorrow morning’s broadcast and should pop up again tomorrow night on FOX.

Next up, disproving the existence of Radford.


V.18 No.40 | 10/1/2009

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Is Sandia Peak Tramway the World’s Longest?

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We’ve all seen the signs.

Whether in TV ads, on billboards or in magazines, one of Albuquerque’s claims to fame is the Sandia Peak Tramway. The twin red and blue cars make their way up the cables to the top of the mountain where tourists, skiers and diners can find magnificent views and a 20-degree temperature drop.

As the Sandia Peak website states, “A trip on the world’s longest aerial tramway transports you above deep canyons and breathtaking terrain a distance of 2.7 miles.” The tram moves at about 12 miles per hour, carrying more than a quarter million people each year. It was completed in 1966, constructed by a Swiss firm for about $2 million. There are four steel cables, each of which is about an inch and a half in diameter, carrying passengers to 10,378 feet.


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