Released on: August 13, 2008, 1:42 am

Press Release Author: Joni Johnston

Industry: Marketing

Press Release Summary:
Author and managing editor of The Skeptical Inquirer magazine, Ben Radford, takes
aims those who claim to assist police in solving crimes, and talk to the deceased.


Press Release Body: Del Mar, CA, August 13, 2008 -- Join Alex Tsakiris for an
interview with Skeptical Inquirer Magazine's Ben Radford on psychic mediums, psychic
detectives, and how the Skeptical community deals with controversial science
research. During the hour-long interview Radford draws a distinction between
scientific investigation of paranormal claims and mere stories:

I like a good story as much as anybody. I like ghost stories. I like tall tales,
but don't call them science. Don't call them reality if they're not. What I've
found is that the believers far more often ignore the skeptical answers than the
skeptics ignore the believer."

Radford also discusses his participation in psychic detective investigations and his
take on the psychic medium research of Dr. Gary Schwartz at the University of
Arizona.

A complete transcript of the interview is available at:
http://www.skeptiko.com/blog/?p=30.

Benjamin Radford is managing editor of, The Skeptical Inquirer. He has written over
300 articles on various topics, including urban legends, mass hysteria, mysterious
creatures, and media criticism, and is the author of three books on science and
skepticism. Radford has appeared on The Discovery Channel, CNN, National Geographic
Television, the Learning Channel, and the Discovery Science Channel as well as MTV.

About Skeptiko

Skeptiko is the first scientifically oriented Podcast exploring new research in
controversial areas of science such as telepathy, psi, parapsychology,
near-death-experience, reincarnation, and after-life encounters. Each episode
features open, honest debate on new scientific discoveries. The show includes
interviews with top research scientists and their critics.
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