Crystal Skulls, 2012 and other new-age nonsense

Join host Kurly Tlapoyawa and special guest Benjamin Radford as they dissect, decapitate and destroy the new-age nonsense surrounding "Mayan" crystal skulls and the 2012 misinformation machine! SPECIAL GUEST: Benjamin Radford is deputy editor of Skeptical Inquirer science magazine and a Research Fellow with the non-profit educational organization the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He has written hundreds of articles on a wide variety of topics, including urban legends, the paranormal, critical thinking, and media literacy. He is author of six books: Hoaxes, Myths, and Manias: Why We Need Critical Thinking (with sociologist Robert E. Bartholomew); Media Mythmakers: How Journalists, Activists, and Advertisers Mislead Us, examining the ways in which deception is used in various media to influence decision making and public policy; Lake Monster Mysteries: Investigating the Worlds Most Elusive Creatures (with Joe Nickell), a scientific examination of lake monsters around the world; Scientific Paranormal Investigation: How to Solve Unexplained Mysteries; Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction, and Folklore; and The Martians Have Landed!.Radford is a regular columnist for LiveScience.com, Discovery News, Skeptical Inquirer magazine, and the Skeptical Briefs newsletter. Radford created Playing Gods: The Board Game of Divine Domination, the worlds first satirical board game of religious warfare. He has also made two short films: Clicker Clatter (2007), and Sirens (2009).

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