Welcome to 2013! The quest for knowledge of the paranormal goes forward into another year… James Stein is a Professor of Mathematics at California State University whose previous books include The Right Decision: A Mathematician Reveals the Secrets of Decision Theory and How Math Explains the World. In a book that was...
**Happy Holidays, everyone. Enjoy this month’s issue of Pagan Pages magazine and, as always, another installment of my paranormal column, Across the Great Divide. This time I’m going to discuss the phenomenon of the Gray Lady apparition.** Most people mistakenly combine all apparitions under the blanket “ghost” moniker, or...
I recenty uploaded 12 images from my Autumn Day in Dodge Park. They are now available as prints on my deviantArt site- http://t.co/mDt2FXZR
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the American Library Association’s Banned Book Week. 30 years of tracking, cataloging, documenting, and reporting attempts to remove books from the shelves of schools, libraries, and bookstores forever. 30 years. The truth of the matter is that censorship has existed for as long...
This month in my paranormal column, Across the Great Divide, I discuss a growing problem that does not belong in civilized society let alone as a part of scientific study. “Ghost Hunting Doesn’t Involve Breaking the Law” It seems that no matter how much I or other professional paranormal...
This month in my paranormal column, Across the Great Divide, I bring a thought-provoking article about the perception of believing. Whatever your view on paranormal activity is, this is sure to make you think. “The Perception of Believing” It is often said that seeing is believing. That is to...
Over these many months this column has shed light on some very real current events around the world in which the freedom to read has been challenged by individuals, or groups, armed with torches lit by the flames of ignorance. This week offers updates on some of those stories....
Businesses featured on paranormal television shows are attempting to milk their 15 minutes of fame long after the cameras have left the building. I get that- to a degree. They’re in business to make money; but they do so by making a mockery out of the science of paranormal...
The banning of books has become the new “Oprah Effect.” As governments and other organizations try to crack down on the spread of material they find offensive, the popularity of those works rises when they are labeled “deviant.” Today, books continue to be challenged or banned in the United...
As orca attacks on trainers become increasingly violent, the warnings of Rose and other scientists fall on deaf ears, only to be realized with Brancheau’s death. Kirby covers the media backlash, the eyewitnesses who come forward to refute SeaWorld’s PR spin, and the groundbreaking OSHA case that challenged the...