Massimo Polidoro
Massimo Polidoro is an investigator of the paranormal,author, lecturer, and co-founder and head of CICAP, the Italian skeptics group.
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Eusapia Palladino, Queen of the Cabinet, Part 3
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.5, September / October 2009
Notes on a Strange World
There suddenly came a wild, yelling scream. It was such a scream as I have never heard before in my life, not even in...
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Eusapia Palladino, Queen of the Cabinet, Part 2
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.4, July / August 2009
Notes on a Strange World
Eleven extraordinary séances with medium Eusapia Palladino were held in the now-defunct Hotel Victoria in Naples.
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Eusapie Palladino, the Queen of the Cabinet, Part 1
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.3, May / June 2009
Notes on a Strange World
...it was essential that the investigators were knowledgeable of the methods of trickery. But were they really?
Search for the Ark
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.1, January / February 2009
Notes on a Strange World
Along with the Holy Grail, the Ark is the most sought after and elusive of relics.
The Curious Case of Street Lamp Interference
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.6, November / December 2008
Notes on a Strange World
What would you think if street lamps kept turning off when you passed them by?
Hunting for Spooklights
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.5, September / October 2008
Notes on a Strange World
The hot, still night was illuminated by a full moon. The two shadowy figures moving along the empty road wondered if this...
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Just Like Jedi Knights (If Only)
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
News & Comment
You can be the most powerful Jedi knight in the universe, but if I keep my toe down, you are nothing more than a useless C3PO.
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‘I Am Houdini! And You Are a Fraud!’
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.2, March / April 2008
Notes on a Strange World
Though it seems that everything has already been said and written about magician Harry Houdini, every now and then something...
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The Legend of the Pied Piper
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.1, January / February 2008
Notes on a Strange World
It is 1284, and the little German town of Hamelin is infested by a plague of rats. In desperation, the mayor advertises for...
Spook Hills in the Lab
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.6, November / December 2007
Notes on a Strange World
Spook hills, also known as antigravity or magnetic hills, are natural places where cars in neutral seem to move uphill.
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The Man Who Fooled Edison ... but Not Houdini
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.5, September / October 2007
Notes on a Strange World
In one of the earliest letters exchanged between magician Harry Houdini and Sherlock Homes Creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...
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The Quest for the ‘Real’ Robin Hood
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.4, July / August 2007
Notes on a Strange World
Once upon a time, there lived in Sherwood Forest a wronged noblemand whose lands, home, and woman had been stolen and who had...
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The Devious Art of Improvising: Third and Final Lesson
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.3, May / June 2007
Notes on a Strange World
"You say that Uri Geller is a psychic because he did this. Now if I were able to do it, would you say I'm a psychic?"
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The Devious Art of Improvising, Lesson Two
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.1, January / February 2007
Notes on a Strange World
Both Henning and Wilson were staring, quite curious to see how Randi would escape from such an impossible situation.
The Devious Art of Improvising, Lesson One
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.6, November / December 2006
Notes on a Strange World
The great fake psychics are great improvisationists.
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Behind the Mask
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.5, September / October 2006
Notes on a Strange World
"A masked man lived in the Bastille for years and, still wearing a mask, there he died."
Houdini’s Impossible Demonstration
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.4, July / August 2006
Notes on a Strange World
For years, Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were friends. One was an arch-skeptic while the other was a true believer.
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Circles of Light
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Notes on a Strange World
A new enigma is spreading on the Internet. Some call it a new kind of miracle. According to various Web sites, for the past...
In Search of Dracula
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.2, March / April 2006
Notes on a Strange World
I recently had the opportunity to travel through Europe in search of the reality behind some famous ancient legends.
The Walrus Was Paul!
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.1, January / February 2006
Notes on a Strange World
Did you know that Paul McCartney, the ex-Beatle, never left the band because he died in 1966 and was replaced by a lookalike?
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Beware of Poltergeists
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 29.5, September / October 2005
Notes on a Strange World
Poltergeist is a German word that literally means "noisy ghost." It is, in fact, believed that poltergeists...
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The Story of a ‘Greata’ Medium
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
Notes on a Strange World
There once was an Italian Spiritualistic medium who had both the pleasure of astonishing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator...
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There’s a UFO in My Painting!
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 29.3, May / June 2005
Notes on a Strange World
"UFOs are not a recent invention, they were seen by our ancestors as well!"
Was a Quack Doctor Jack the Ripper?
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 29.2, March / April 2005
Notes on a Strange World
In the search for the identity of Jack the Ripper, a recent discovery has attracted the attention of Ripperologists worldwide.
Facts and Fiction in the Kennedy Assassination
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 29.1, January / February 2005
Notes on a Strange World
Investigating historical mysteries is one of the most fascinating and rewarding aspects of the work of a skeptical researcher
The Secrets of Rennes-le-Château
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 28.6, November / December 2004
Notes on a Strange World
What if the Holy Grail was not the legendary cup that held the blood of Christ, but was itself a bloodline?
Lady Homeopathy Strikes Back. . . But Science Wins Out
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 28.5, September / October 2004
Notes on a Strange World
On July 11, 2000, a popular Italian prime-time science program, presented a short segment highly critical of homeopathy.
The Case of the Holy Fraudster
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 28.2, March / April 2004
Notes on a Strange World
The next World Skeptics Congress will be held October 8-10, 2004, in Italy.
Don’t Try This at Home
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 27.1, January / February 2003
Notes on a Strange World
Some of the most astonishing feats ever (supposedly) accomplished by men are the demonstrations of Indian fakirs and gurus.
Ica Stones: Yabba-Dabba-Do!
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 26.5, September / October 2002
Notes on a Strange World
We all know that humans and dinosaurs actually coexisted, even if that only happened in The Flintstones