Ouija Board

The Coma Man Hoax: Rom Houben's "Communication" Is "Ideomotor" Ouija Board Effect

Michael Shermer | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living


Michael Shermer

Sorry to be the spoiler of a feel-good story -- that of Rom Houben, the Belgian man who allegedly "woke up" from a 23-year long coma -- but the hard truth must win out over hopeful emotions.

How Seeing a Ghost This Weekend Can Win You $1 Million

Keith Thomson | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living


Keith Thomson

Anyone who can do so little as bend a fork or move a piece of bread with his mind or prove that anything psychic, supernatural or paranormal of any kind exists or ever has, gets a million bucks.