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