Cryptozoology

A skeptical perspective on the Scottish UFO and Paranormal Conference 2023

Earlier this year, Glasgow hosted the Scottish UFO and Paranormal Conference, with speakers spreading all manner of baseless and unevidenced paranormal speculation.

Meteorological phenomena can account for ‘unexplained’ Loch Ness Monster sightings

Loch Ness Monster sightings are overwhelmingly misidentifications of other phenomema - including rare cloud patterns and weather conditions

Monsters of our minds: Why cryptids live only in our imagination

Cryptids may seem like unfalsifiable hypotheses, as we can't prove they don't exist, but we can still track their cultural evolution over time

If you should go at midnight: legends and legend tripping in America

In his new book, sociologist Jeffrey S. Debies-Carl examines 'legend tripping': the adolescent rite of passage of seeking out purported sites of creepy or paranormal experiences

What’s in Lake Champlain? Analysing historic sightings of the cryptid known as “Champ”

By tracking sightings of the Lake Champlain cryptid over 10 years, we can see that reports significantly increased once the public expected to see something

Wave good bye to Nessie: the wake phenomenon that can explain many Loch Ness sightings

The movement of wakes left by large boats can look deceptive, and to the untrained eye could easily be mistaken for a monster in Loch Ness

Thoroughgoing scepticism: applying a critical thinking toolset, and following the evidence

Whether it comes to the Loch Ness Monster, UFOs, the historicity or Jesus or the proposed solutions to the climate crisis, it's important for skeptics to follow the evidence

The longest Nessie sighting on record: Cameron’s 1965 Loch Ness report

While many eye witnesses have claimed to see something mysterious and paranormal in Loch Ness, Ian Cameron's 1965 report remains one of the longest and most enduring alleged sightings
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