Mike Dash

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Mike Dash (b. 1963) is a Welsh writer, journalist and researcher. Born in London, he attended the University of Cambridge and King's College London, and holds a PhD in naval history for the thesis British Submarine Policy 1853–1918.

Dash worked for 20 years as editor and publisher of the journal Fortean Times, which specialises in the study and research of strange and anomalous phenomena. He is regarded as one of the most serious modern investigators into such phenomenon,^[1] preferring the use of first hand sources and other historically accurate information. His works investigate misconceptions and errors in the field of strange phenomena. In Borderlands (1997), Dash repeatedly notes that researchers of unusual phenomena must always be wary of potential hoaxes; time and again people have perpetrated elaborate pranks or hoaxes with little motive other than to fool others.

Dash has published five books, and a number of articles and papers in Fortean Times and later spin-off titles such as the academic annual Fortean Studies, published from 1994 through 2000.

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• The Limit: Engineering at the Boundaries of Science. BBC, 1995. ISBN 0-563-37117-X.
• Borderlands: The Ultimate Exploration of the Unknown. Dell, 1997. ISBN 0-440-23656-8.
• Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused. Crown, 2000. ISBN 0-609-60439-2.
• Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny. Three Rivers Press, 2003. ISBN 0-609-80716-1.
• Thug: The True Story of India's Murderous Cult. Granta Books, 2005. ISBN 1-86207-604-9.

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• Mike Dash: Author, journalist, historical researcher and commentator