Category: Miscellaneous

Stanford Research Institute : Founded as the Stanford Research Institute in 1946 by corporate sponsors connected with Stanford University in California, SRI International, as it…

Sagan, Carl (1934–1996) During the late 1980s and the 1990s, American astronomer Carl Sagan was an outspoken skeptic in regard to the existence of extraterrestrials,…

The Skeptical Inquirer is perhaps the bestknown skeptics’ magazine published today. Subtitled The Magazine for Science and Reason, it is published bimonthly by a leading…

Alfred Watkins (1855–1935) At the age of sixty-six, British photographer and businessman Alfred Watkins developed the concept of ley lines, a grid of straight lines…

The Taos hum is a strange, low-pitched humming sound that some people claim to hear at various locations around the world. The name of the…

Also called glossolalia, talking in tongues is unintelligible, seemingly meaningless speech, usually uttered while in an altered mental state. In some cases the phenomenon is…

Kresge, George J. (Kreskin) (1935– ) George Joseph Kresge Jr. became famous as a mind reader during the 1960s and 1970s, when he performed on…

Philip J.Klass (1920– ) Philip J. Klass is one of the leading sceptics in America and has written six books and numerous articles in which…

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926–2004) Best known for her 1969 book On Death and Dying, psychiatrist Elisabeth KüblerRoss was among the first medical professionals to document cases…

Charles Fort (1874–1932) New York author Charles Fort is one of the best-known researchers into unusual phenomena. In fact, two words related to the investigation…