BIO: Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D.

Are aerial planktonic bioforms scudding through the Venusian skies? Does a phantom army assemble annually at the foot of Mt.Kilimanjaro? Can some people become invisible spontaneously? Did the legendary Pied Piper of Hamelin actually exist? Was the mighty T.Rex covered with feathers? Is chronic knuckle-cracking harmful to your hands? Are UFOs from another time,another dimension,or another planet?

These are among the intriguing enigmas that I regularly probe on my cable TV show,"MYSTERIES FROM BEYOND THE OTHER DOMINION," which was 1 of the 4 original series to debut on the SCI-FI CHANNEL in 1992. Actually,I have produced some 227 half-hour Public Access episodes. Within each episode, I cover a broad range of fascinating topics,such as the scientific evidence for UFOs and ETs, paranormal phenomena, cryptozoological entities, enigmatic structures,and anything else of an intriguing and unusual nature. On one episode,for example,I presented the evidence for the use of a levitation rod in the building of the Great Pyramid of Cheops, showed audience members how to create a "witch bottle" to protect themselves from evil forces,and discussed the feathered covering on the king of the dinosaurs, T.Rex.

Included within each program is the World of Bizarre Medicine,where I pull out a prop from a black bag relating to a medical topic,such as a bottle of pink fluid for stomach ailments as a lead-in to a device(the Diz-O-Matic) being used to study human nausea at a Pennsylvania university.In the Vault of Strange Deaths segment,I extract a 3"x5" card pertaining to an unusual death,such as a hunter who shot a grouse...the bullet passed through the bird and then struck and killed his brother! On the "Cosmic Theatre" segment,I air 4-7 minutes of a sci-fi/horror/mystery film(in the public domain so I have full rights to show it),followed by my rating on the Ruehl Scale from 1st(best) to 10th magnitude(worst).And,I pull a trivia question from "its paper prison"(i.e.envelope) related to a topic being covered.

I have also produced the following pilot episodes:

THE AMAZING WORLD OF BIZARRE MEDICINE

THE AMAZING WORLD OF MILITARY FACT & FICTION

THE AMAZING WORLD OF CRIME & PUNISHMENT

THE AMAZING WORLD OF FOOD & DRINK

THE AMAZING WORLD OF CLASSIC TV

THE AMAZING WORLD OF BIZARRE VIDEOS

THE AMAZING WORLD OF ANIMAL FACT & FICTION

COSMIC THEATRE

With respect to my credentials,I hold a Ph.D. in theoretical nuclear physics(UCLA),have a weekly column ("Weird Science" (previously entitled "Ruehl's Riddles")) in the SUN supermarket tabloid,and have published some 1,786 technical papers and popular articles in a wide spectrum of newspapers, magazines,and journals(such as Nuclear Physics, Chinese Journal of Physics,Indian Journal of Physics, Acta Physica, Canadian UFO Report, National Enquirer, and the National Examiner). Additionally, I regularly lecture before various colleges, organizations, aerospace firms(such as Hughes,Lockheed,and ITT),and expos (such as the Whole Life Expo) and conventions (such as the Babylon 5 Con,Dr.Who Con, and Space:1999 Con).

And,I have guested on a passel of TV and radio talk shows,such as Roseanne, Martin Short Show, Pat Sajak Show, Jenny Jones, Donahue, After Hours, Camp Midnite, Off-Hand, Let's Rap, Mid-Morning L.A.Show, Morning Edition, Sound Off, People 7, Inland Report, People's Forum,Tom Snyder Show,Steve Edwards Show,and the Michael Jackson show. Furthermore,I regularly appeared as a guest expert on EXTRA and Strange Universe,and hosted my own segment,"The Dr.Ruehl Show," on Weird TV.

May the Power of the Cosmos be with You!

Dr.Franklin Ruehl,Ph.D.


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