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Hayley Stevens is a Wiltshire-based paranormal investigator using scientific scepticism to solve spooky mysteries. Described in The Times as 'The Scully end of "The X-Files Spectrum', Hayley is the host for The Spooktator podcast which examines the weirder elements of life, society, and the media, and also writes the award-winning 'Hayley is a Ghost' blog.

When it comes to science, the standard has to be truth and accuracy – not false balance

When it comes to matters of science, giving equal time to promoters of misinformation might make for 'good TV', but it is wholly irresponsible

The Estes method is an update to the ghost hunter’s Spirit Box, with all the same flaws

A modern take on the Spirit Box, the Estes Method is similarly doomed to fail, as long as ghost hunters continue to put their biases ahead of the science

Tony Stockwell on tour – the dying embers of the celebrity psychic era?

Where big touring psychics used to play to thousands in grand theatres, these days they perform in small, rural venues, for audiences of their remaining die-hard fans

Could Loch Ness Monster sightings really be attributed to an aroused whale penis?

Viral posts claimed that sightings of the Loch Ness Monster were actually just aroused whale penises, but this eye-catching explanation simply doesn't fit the facts

An unhealthy dose of viral conspiracy

As conspiracy theories flood social media and users struggle to tell fact from fiction, we need to find better ways to stop misinformation from spreading.

Electrician sheds light on viral Birmingham ghost mystery

Hayley Stevens explains how the recent ghost captured on a Birmingham CCTV camera may have a far more mundane explanation.

The Mysterious Wels Catfish

Hayley Stevens interviews a candidate for our notorious lake monsters The wels catfish can live for at least thirty years and can grow to incredible...

Beware the App-aritions!

Hayley Stevens gets her smartphone out and goes ghost-hunting Imagine the scene - a darkened room, the promise of ghosts. Only a candle illuminates the...
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