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Dork Tower busts ghosts

Explore why ghost hunting shows fall short in scientific investigation, highlighted by the satire in the Dork Tower web comic.

Written byPhil Plait
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As you might expect, I am not a big fan of ghost hunting shows. Stopping every ten seconds and dramatically whispering "Did you hear that?" is not exactly the best way to run a scientific investigation. So I'm pleased to see satires and such of those programs, and I think the web comic Dork Tower does it pretty well here. Man, there've been a lot of good sciencey skeptical web comics lately. Keep 'em coming, folks. It's one of the best ways to spread the word.


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