Karen Stollznow, PhD, is a linguist with a background in history and anthropology. She is the author of Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic and Red, White and (True) Blue, and is a researcher of anomalous claims. Her accomplishments include the Bad Language column for Skeptic Magazine, host of the Monster Talk podcast, Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, and Research Fellow of the James Randi Educational Foundation.