From Fortean Times, an interview with George Hansen, author of The Trickster and the Paranormal. An interview with Stacy Horn, author of Unbelievable: Investigations into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Telepathy, and Other Unseen Phenomena, from the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory. "Ghostbusters" is real: An interview with Peter Aykroyd, author of A History of Ghosts: The True Story of Seances, Mediums, Ghosts, and Ghostbusters. Touched by an Alien: Some Utahns claim their encounters with extraterrestrials are too close for comfort. What's the proper conversation starter when greeting an alien? How about, "Please don't kidnap us and poke us. We hate that." A conversation between Joshua Blu Buhs, author of Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend, and Sigrid Schmalzer, author of The People’s Peking Man: Popular Science and Human Identity in Twentieth-Century China. A review of On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears by Stephen T. Asma. Ever since its inception, the Smithsonian has been the subject of wild rumors about the Hope Diamond, Noah’s Ark and more. How to fake science, history and religion: A review of Invented Knowledge: False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-Religions by Ronald H. Fritze. The Secret: An article on the Group of Seven’s infatuation with the occult mysticism of Madame Blavatsky. The God of Skeptics: Heretics, nonbelievers, and doubters worship the Amazing Randi — so what will free thinkers do when he's gone? Wendy Grossman finds that the dramatic dice are loaded against skeptics.