Richard Progovitz
Biography:
Certified Mold Inspector and mycologist, Richard F. Progovitz worked for IBM for 25 years as a mechanical engineer. He is on-call with the Lourdes Hospital's Poison Control Center in New York State, to aid in identification of wild mushrooms that people have consumed. He has given numerous lectures and seminars on fungi (mushrooms and molds), and is known for his creation of sets of edible and poisonous Wild Mushroom Flash Cards.
Past Shows:
Plasma Lights and Ghosts
Paranormal researcher Joshua P. Warren of L.E.M.U.R. returned to the show, to discuss his team's creation of a plasma that resembles the anomalous Brown Mountain Lights. By reproducing certain elements found at Brown Mountain in their laboratory such as layers of quartz and magnetite (which forms a capacitor), they were able to set off discharges at different angles that created the illusion of a ball of light moving inside a plasma chamber, he explained. Interestingly, he noted that the US is experimenting with plasma for non-lethal weaponry, in which a gun could be set to stun rather than kill. Warren also shared some of his ghost hunting techniques. He said that still cameras are ideal for capturing phenomena because with their high shutter speeds, they can catch things that can't be seen with the naked eye. He also commented that he is partial to digital cameras because they can capture part of the infrared spectrum. ... More »
Host: George Noory