Arizona Skeptic - Vol 2 No 1 - 1988
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic investigates claims of paranormal phenomena and pseudoscience. It details the 'disgrace' of Jim Lippard, former Executive Director of the Phoenix
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Arizona Skeptic - Vol 2 No 2 - 1988
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic explores various pseudoscientific claims through a skeptical lens. Dr. Michael Preston's dualistic theory of consciousness and his claims about hy
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 2 No 3 - 1988
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic features a list of predictions for 1989 made by the Phoenix and Tucson Skeptical Societies, covering areas like natural disasters, politics, arts,
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 2 No 4 - 1989
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic focuses on defensive skepticism, with Michael Stackpole outlining strategies for engaging with New Age beliefs by defining terms, checking sources
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 3 No 1 - 1990
The January 1990 issue of The Arizona Skeptic presents a list of 51 predictions for 1990 made by the Phoenix Skeptics, highlighting their 1989 accuracy rate. The magazine also feat
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 3 No 2 - 1990
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic critically examines the 'Secret Mission' theory of the Challenger disaster, arguing that the proposed nuclear missile payload is physically imposs
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 3 No 3 - 1990
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic features an article by Michael A. Stackpole titled 'Ethical Skepticism,' detailing his experience at a Rev. Peter Popoff prayer meeting where he o
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 4 No 1 - 1990
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic delves into the nature of self-deception and its relation to paranormal beliefs, using biorythms as a case study. It examines the 'Cross of Chaos'
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 4 No 2 - 1990-1991
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic presents the Phoenix Skeptics' 1991 predictions, highlighting their claimed accuracy rate. It features a detailed critique by Jim Lippard of creat
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 5 No 1 - 1991
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic focuses on research methodology and skepticism. A key article details a lecture by Harvard professor Robert Rosenthal on experimenter expectancy e
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 5 No 2 - 1991
This article critically examines L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics, published in 1950, by comparing its core concepts to existing psychological theories and writings predating its publica
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 5 No 3 - 1991
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic details a protracted dispute initiated by Jim Lippard's article "Some Failures of Organized Skepticism" concerning alleged misrepresentations by A
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 5 No 4 - 1992
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic presents a list of 52 predictions for 1992 made by the Phoenix Skeptics, covering a wide range of topics from politics and the economy to social i
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 5 No 5 - 1992
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic critically examines common assumptions and statistics. An article by Max Singer challenges the widely held belief that heroin addicts in New York
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 5 No 6 - 1992
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic presents two contrasting firsthand accounts of the Marfa Lights. James Long describes regular, moving lights observed in 1990, while Hal Finney re
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 6 No 1 - 1992
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic critically examines L. Ron Hubbard's claims of scientific validity for Dianetics, contrasting them with Karl Popper's criterion of falsifiability.
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 6 No 2 - 1992
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic debunks the popular myth that humans only use 10% of their brain's potential, tracing its possible origins to misinterpretations of early neurolog
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 6 No 3 - 1992
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic reports on the 1992 CSICOP conference, featuring discussions on multicultural approaches to science, gender bias, and pseudoscience. Experts debat
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 6 No 4 - 1993
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic presents the Phoenix Skeptics' 1993 predictions, highlighting their claimed 50%+ accuracy rate. It also covers the 1992 CSICOP conference with ses
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 6 No 5 - 1993
This issue of The Arizona Skeptic critically examines claims of UFO abductions and the media's portrayal of them. CSICOP challenges the film 'Fire in the Sky' as a true story, citi
Arizona Skeptic - Vol 7 No 1 - 1994
The issue features an article by Hans Sebald detailing his personal experience with unexplained beeping sounds in his home, which he ultimately attributed to smoke detector batteri