File List for Skeptics Groups Newsletters FTP Site Updated March 1, 1993 NOTE: All file names and directory names are case-sensitive! Files/Directories with an asterisk (*) after their names are new this month! Those with an exclamation point (!) have been modified (typically this file and the read me file). Be sure to read file README for further information! Statistics: total 4686k, 126 files, 6 directories :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Directory pub/anson --------- --------- Statistics Summary: total 46k, 2 files, 4 subdirectories NAME SIZE DESCRIPTION ---------------- ------ -------------------------------------------------- Arizona_Skeptic 4096 Directory of Phoenix Skeptics/TUSKS Newsletters. ART_News 4096 Directory of Association for Rational Thought (Ohio Valley Skeptics) Newsletters BASIS 4096 Directory of Bay Area Skeptics Newsletters. Georgia_Skeptic 4096 Directory of Georgia Skeptics Newsletters. REALL_News 4096 Directory of REALL Newsletters. files.lst ! 16791 List of all files in this archive. README ! 4532 General info on this archive. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Directory Arizona_Skeptic -- Phoenix Skeptics and TUSKS Newsletters --------- --------------- ------- -------- --- ----- ----------- Statistics Summary: total 546k, 12 files, 0 subdirectories NAME SIZE DESCRIPTION ---------------- ------ -------------------------------------------------- AZ_JUL91.5-1 32257 _The Arizona Skeptic_, July 1991 AZ_SEP91.5-2 37135 _The Arizona Skeptic_, September 1991 AZ_NOV91.5-3 37396 _The Arizona Skeptic_, Novemeber 1991 AZ_JAN92.5-4 34871 _The Arizona Skeptic_, January 1992 AZ_MAR92.5-5 44232 _The Arizona Skeptic_, March 1992 AZ_MAY92.5-6 46166 _The Arizona Skeptic_, May 1992 AZ_JUL92.6-1 44948 _The Arizona Skeptic_, July 1992 AZ_SEP92.6-2 44554 _The Arizona Skeptic_, September 1992 AZ_NOV92.6-3 46307 _The Arizona Skeptic_, Novemeber 1992 AZ_JAN93.6-4 45337 _The Arizona Skeptic_, January 1993 AZ_MAR93.6-5 48376 _The Arizona Skeptic_, March 1993 AZ_V1-6.IDX 89786 Index of _Arizona Skeptic_ newsletters, Vol. 1, No. 1 through Vol. 6, No. 5 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Directory ART_News -- Association for Rational Thought Newsletters --------- -------- ----------- --- -------- ------- ----------- Statistics Summary: total 268k, 12 files, 0 subdirectories NAME SIZE DESCRIPTION ---------------- ------ -------------------------------------------------- ART1-2.TXT 8912 _Ohio Valley Skeptics News_, October 1991 ART1-3.TXT 13164 _Ohio Valley Skeptics News_, November 1991 ART1-4.TXT 14853 _ART News_, December 1991 ART1-5.TXT 27784 _ART News_, February 1992 ART1-6.TXT 10978 _ART News_, March 1992 ART1-7.TXT 12631 _ART News_, April 1992 ART2-1.TXT 13754 _ART News_, October 1992 Cold-Springs Virgin Mary; Deception; mtg. summary. ART2-2.TXT 19814 _ART News_, January 1993 Ghost investigation; Cinci. Nature Center goes psuedo-science. ART2-3.TXT 28451 _ART News_, April 1993 Stigmata; Statistics misuse by parapsychologists; Demo of "psychic" powers. ART2-4.TXT 39400 _ART News_, June 1993 "Laws" of Quack Science; Failed arguments with non-skeptics; officer reports. ART3-1.TXT 19668 _ART News_, October 1993 Book Review: book on how to survive "satanic ritual abuse" (which has, of course, been "recovered" from "hidden memories"); book review: _Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors_ by Sagan and Druyan; Quackery, cont. ART3-2.TXT 43304 _ART News_, December 1993 UFOs (lots of good background info); James Randi on NOVA (in Russia); cold reading. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Directory BASIS -- Bay Area Skeptics Newsletters --------- ----- --- ---- -------- ----------- Statistics Summary: total 2267k, 63 files, 0 subdirectories NAME SIZE DESCRIPTION ---------------- ------ -------------------------------------------------- BASISJAN.87 27605 _BASIS_, January, 1987 BASISJAN.88 39491 _BASIS_, January, 1988 BASISJAN.89 37237 _BASIS_, January, 1989 BASISJAN.90 40196 _BASIS_, January, 1990 BASISJAN.91 33205 _BASIS_, January, 1991 BASISFEB.87 29166 _BASIS_, February, 1987 BASISFEB.88 36809 _BASIS_, February, 1988 BASISFEB.89 38634 _BASIS_, February, 1989 BASISFEB.90 43615 _BASIS_, February, 1990 BASISFEB.91 38971 _BASIS_, February, 1991 BASISMAR.87 31915 _BASIS_, March, 1987 BASISMAR.88 37471 _BASIS_, March, 1988 BASISMAR.89 35464 _BASIS_, March, 1989 BASISMAR.90 46165 _BASIS_, March, 1990 BASISMAR.91 37423 _BASIS_, March, 1991 BASISAPR.87 32409 _BASIS_, April, 1987 BASISAPR.88 39484 _BASIS_, April, 1988 BASISAPR.89 37900 _BASIS_, April, 1989 BASISAPR.90 39646 _BASIS_, April, 1990 BASISAPR.91 39095 _BASIS_, April, 1991 BASISAPR.93 10286 _BASIS_, April, 1993 BASISMAY.85 39784 _BASIS_, May, 1985 BASISMAY.87 38118 _BASIS_, May, 1987 BASISMAY.88 38425 _BASIS_, May, 1988 BASISMAY.89 39295 _BASIS_, May, 1989 BASISMAY.90 41287 _BASIS_, May, 1990 BASISMAY.91 38259 _BASIS_, May, 1991 BASISJUN.82 7496 _BASIS_, June, 1982 BASISJUN.87 36482 _BASIS_, June, 1987 BASISJUN.88 38342 _BASIS_, June, 1988 BASISJUN.89 37273 _BASIS_, June, 1989 BASISJUN.90 42750 _BASIS_, June, 1990 BASISJUL.82 8198 _BASIS_, July, 1982 BASISJUL.87 33387 _BASIS_, July, 1987 BASISJUL.88 39627 _BASIS_, July, 1988 BASISJUL.89 41269 _BASIS_, July, 1989 BASISJUL.90 45689 _BASIS_, July, 1990 BASISAUG.82 29598 _BASIS_, August, 1982 BASISAUG.87 37299 _BASIS_, August, 1987 BASISAUG.88 38920 _BASIS_, August, 1988 BASISAUG.89 39031 _BASIS_, August, 1989 BASISAUG.90 40235 _BASIS_, August, 1990 BASISSEP.82 17654 _BASIS_, September, 1982 BASISSEP.87 43457 _BASIS_, September, 1987 BASISSEP.88 36396 _BASIS_, September, 1988 BASISSEP.89 41107 _BASIS_, September, 1989 BASISSEP.90 36586 _BASIS_, September, 1990 BASISSEP.92 45506 _BASIS_, September, 1992 BASISOCT.82 21370 _BASIS_, October, 1982 BASISOCT.87 40335 _BASIS_, October, 1987 BASISOCT.88 35526 _BASIS_, October, 1988 BASISOCT.89 41878 _BASIS_, October, 1989 BASISOCT.90 34920 _BASIS_, October, 1990 BASISOCT.92 43766 _BASIS_, October, 1992 BASISNOV.87 42831 _BASIS_, November, 1987 BASISNOV.88 37306 _BASIS_, November, 1988 BASISNOV.89 42310 _BASIS_, November, 1989 BASISNOV.90 41651 _BASIS_, November, 1990 BASISDEC.82 27751 _BASIS_, December, 1982 BASISDEC.87 38272 _BASIS_, December, 1987 BASISDEC.88 37237 _BASIS_, December, 1988 BASISDEC.89 39188 _BASIS_, December, 1989 BASISDEC.90 38873 _BASIS_, December, 1990 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Directory Georgia_Skeptic -- Georgia Skeptics Newsletters --------- --------------- ------- -------- ----------- Statistics Summary: total 748k, 16 files, 1 subdirectories NAME SIZE DESCRIPTION ---------------- ------ -------------------------------------------------- GS04-01.TXT 18575 _The Georgia Skeptic_, January/February 1991 Psychic Predictions Fizzle for 1990, _Bare-Faced Messiah_ Book Review, the Marie Celeste, _The Nemesis Affair_ Book Review. GS04-02.TXT 34809 _The Georgia Skeptic_, March/April 1991 The Astral Plane, Laboratory Proof of Evolution, UFOs in Vidalia, Georgia, _Evolution and the Myth of Creationism_ Book Review, The Hundredth Monkey, _The Mask of Nostradamus_ Book Review. GS04-03.TXT 35161 _The Georgia Skeptic_, May/June 1991 Marfa Lights, Crop Circles, Bigfoot/UFO Connection, Visions of Virgin Mary, Kecksburg UFO Crash, Dental Fillings, _Deadly Blessings_ Book Review, Richard Hoagland. GS04-04.TXT 45927 _The Georgia Skeptic_, July/August 1991 Joseph Campbell (Pt. I), Critical Thinking and the Bermuda Triangle, Apocalypse, _Innumeracy_ Book Review, Qi Gong, NCAHF Position on Acupuncture. GS04-05.TXT 51362 _The Georgia Skeptic_, September/October 1991 Atlanta Crop Circles, [Crop] Circular Reasoning, Joe Nickell, William Cooper, Dolmen Mystery, Whitley Strieber says "Bye-bye!" to Ufology Astronomy vs. Astrology, New Age in College. GS04-06.TXT 50462 _The Georgia Skeptic_, November/December 1991 Atlanta Crop Circles - Solved! Crop Circles Updates, 30 Days to an OBE (Pt. 1). GS05-01.TXT 61752 _The Georgia Skeptic_, January/February 1992 Phenomicon 1991, Ancient and Modern Deceptions, 30 Days to an OBE (Pt. 2), Planetary Activation, Wondergirl from Georgia. GS05-02.TXT 37646 The Georgia Skeptics, March/April 1992 Conyers Apparitions, Pasta Jesus, Evidence of Early Super-Culture, Pseudoscience and the Media. GS05-03.TXT 44389 _The Georgia Skeptic_, May/June 1992 Mystery of the Golden Door - Solved! Marian Appa- ritions, Robert Baker on Hypnosis, Lulu Hearst, Quackery. GS05-04.TXT 40116 _The Georgia Skeptic_, July/August 1992 Magic for Skeptics, _Unearthing Atlantis_ Book Review, Special Fiction Supplement, _Creative Loafing's_ "Paradigms" Column. GS05-05.TXT 40455 _The Georgia Skeptic_, September/October 1992 Pseudohistory, FDA Raid on Clinic, Pseudoscience and the Paranormal, Lost Continents of Mu and Lemuria. GS05-06.TXT 56097 _The Georgia Skeptic_, November/December 1992 Unconvincing Faith Healer, STS-48 "UFO", Nessie Emigrates, Local TV Coverage of the Paranormal, Marfa Lights Revisited, Ear Candling, Skeptics Answer Frequently Asked Questions, Astrologers and Psychics Predict "Win" for Bush. GS06-01.TXT 71454 _The Georgia Skeptic_, January/February 1993 Local Psychic's Predictions Fail, _Angels and Aliens_ Book Review, 1992 CSICOP Conference. GS06-02.TXT 52381 _The Georgia Skeptic_, March/April 1993 "Fire in the Sky", Paranormal Fraud Exposed, At a Loss for a Prophet, Georgia Skeptics Media Watch. GS06-03.TXT 61470 _The Georgia Skeptic_, May/June 1993 Georgia Skeptics Media Watch Initial Press Releases, Skepticism and Falsifiability, The Blood Readers, Spoon Bending and Madonna, Alien Abduction Seminar Held in Atlanta, Jurassic Park, Learn to See Auras. GS06-04.TXT 28073 _The Georgia Skeptic_, Fall 1993 "Pulling the Wool Over Their Eyes" -- Magic for Skeptics II, "Spirit Writing" Photographs -- Exposed, The Form of Angels, Ovulation vs. Cretinism, Is Gary Larson Psychic? :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Directory Georgia_Skeptic/Figures_GS06-04 -- Figures for GS06-04.TXT --------- ------------------------------- ------- --- ----------- Statistics Summary: total 384k, 4 files, 0 subdirectories NAME SIZE DESCRIPTION ---------------- ------ -------------------------------------------------- FIG-1.JPG *150310 "Spirit Writing" Figure 1, caption reads: "Spirit Message" demonstrated at CSICOP's Magic For Skeptics Seminar last April. Also shown are noted skeptics Joe Nickell and James Randi. Ghosts do occasionally give good advice. FIG-2.JPG *103593 "Spirit Writing" Figure 2, caption reads: (left) Polaroid Spectra System camera with film pack. (right) Polaroid One-Step camera with film pack. Not pictured are the Polaroid Impulse and the new Captiva cameras. Techniques described in the text are applicable to these cameras as well. FIG-3.JPG * 64657 "Spirit Writing" Figure 3, caption reads: Read the article first! RANDI.JPG * 57364 "Pulling the Wool Over Their Eyes" Caption reads: James Randi invokes ghostly spirits to answer a question about Harry Houdini. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Directory REALL_News -- REALL Newsletters --------- ---------- ----- ----------- Statistics Summary: total 427k, 14 files, 0 subdirectories NAME SIZE DESCRIPTION ---------------- ------ -------------------------------------------------- AUTHINDX.TXT * 1574 Author Index for Volume 1 SUBJINDX.TXT * 6015 Subject Index for Volume 1 REALL1-1.TXT 51405 _The REALL News_, February 1993 Pencil-Neck Aliens, Paranormal Fraud Exposed, Dr. Eugenie C. Scott on Creationists in Public Schools, Myths & Reality, Origins of REALL. REALL1-2.TXT 29859 _The REALL News_, March 1993 Proper Criticism by Ray Hyman. REALL1-3.TXT 38480 _The REALL News_, April 1993 Misconceptions of Evolution, Saucers for Sale. REALL1-4.TXT 29531 _The REALL News_, May 1993 The Saucer Error, Jacki Mari -- Psychic, _The Faith Healers_ Book Review, Psychics on TV. REALL1-5.TXT 30558 _The REALL News_, June 1993 Vampires, Conversation with a Creationist, Ancient Secrets of the Bible (Pt. II) on CBS. REALL1-6.TXT 31902 _The REALL News_, July 1993 Alien "Booger" Menace, "Dark Suckers", Backless Aliens. REALL1-7.TXT 32891 _The REALL News_, August 1993 Psychics and Law Enforcement, Effective Letter Writing. REALL1-8.TXT 46580 _The REALL News_, September 1993 Noah's Ark on CBS, Predicting the Lottery. REALL1-9.TXT 26317 _The REALL News_, October 1993 Who is Susan Blackmore? _The Omega Project_ Book Review. REALL110.TXT 27455 _The REALL News_, November 1993 Illinois Science Teachers Association Convention, Electronic Skepticism. REALL111.TXT 27277 _The REALL News_, December 1993 5 "Laws" of Quack Science, Psuedo-Science Terms REALL2-1.TXT * 31442 _The REALL News_, January 1994 Noah's Ark Hoax Update, Child Abuse or Science Abuse? Subject/Author Index to Volume 1