Blog Archives for September, 2009

New Canadian Lake Monster on Vancouver Island?

A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
September 27, 2009

A Canadian researcher, in cooperation with the local tourism board, looks for a lake monster

Psychic Detectives’ Failure Lets Killer Escape Death Penalty

A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
September 21, 2009

Over 500 self-proclaimed psychics gave information about a missing woman; if any had been right, a killer would get justice.

3 Comments

Patrick Swayze and the Fallacy of Dying Celebrity Wisdom

A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
September 17, 2009

Why do the public and news media think that dying celebrities have special wisdom about life and death?

1 Comment