Benjamin Radford is deputy editor of Skeptical Inquirer science magazine. He has written thousands of articles on a wide variety of topics, including urban legends, mysterious phenomena, critical thinking, and media literacy. He is author, co-author or contributor to over twenty books including Bad Clowns, Mysterious New Mexico and Investigating Ghosts.
Best known as a science-based investigator into unusual phenomena, Radford was a longtime columnist for outlets including LiveScience.com and Discovery News. Radford also wrote and directed two short films and co-founded an award-winning podcast.
Radford has a Masters degree in Education and a Bachelors degree in Psychology, and is a member of the American Folklore Society.