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Colin Dickey

Colin Dickey is the author of The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters & Our Obsession with the Unexplained and Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places.

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August 7, 2017
Colin Dickey
A Brief History of Invisible Waves
How the discovery of X-rays and infrared made us doubt the senses.
June 8, 2017
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The New Paranoia
Democrats have always prided themselves on being a voice of political sanity. So why has Trump's election turned the left into a breeding ground for conspiracy theories?
April 26, 2017
Colin Dickey
Why the United States Government Embraced the Occult
A new book chronicles decades of extravagant attempts to weaponize psychic powers.
February 28, 2017
Colin Dickey
The Case for Becoming a Hermit
Why we expect special wisdom from the people who reject society.
February 14, 2017
MagazineColin Dickey
A View to a Kill
By focusing on high-definition thrills, nature documentaries obscure more than they reveal.
January 11, 2017
Colin Dickey
Cash for Words: A Brief History of Writing for Money
Money taints everything, why not writing too?
November 2, 2016
Colin Dickey
Thomas De Quincey and the Making of a Murderer
A new biography reveals how the drug-addled essayist legitimized our excitement for murder.
October 19, 2016
Colin Dickey
The Suburban Horror of the Indian Burial Ground
In the 1970s and 1980s, homeowners were terrified by the idea that they didn't own the land they'd just bought.
September 19, 2016
Colin Dickey
The Foolish Errand of Time Travel
In James Gleick’s new book, humans invented time travel to counter the regret that we only have one life to live.
July 21, 2016
Colin Dickey
The Spiritualist Origins of Ghostbusters
Communicating with the dead hasn't always been about male bonding.
April 11, 2016
MagazineColin Dickey
A Maddening Sound
Is the Hum, a mysterious noise heard around the world, science or mass delusion?
March 14, 2016
Colin Dickey
The Fatalism of Gun Worship
A new book shows our history of helplessness in the face of accidental shootings.
February 11, 2016
MagazineColin Dickey
The Sex Lives of Sea Creatures
We have a habit of looking to the animal kingdom to validate the way we love.

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