Skeptical Eye Newsletters
During the restructuring of this page, the early archive of Skeptical Eye newsleters is at this link.
The current and long-serving editor of the NCAS Skeptical Eye newsletter is
Helen Hester-Ossa.
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Volume 20-2 2009
- Kurtz Receives Klass Award
- Current & coming events
- Prez sez—present
- Prez sez—past
- UFO Investigation
- Science, Magic and Skepticism
- Heavy Mental
- Newton: The Alchemist
- About NCAS
- Write us
Volume 20-1 2009
- Current events
- Prez sez
- 20 Years Ago
- 20th Greetings
- Robert Park Receives Klass Award
- Skeptic on the Loose!
- Brunch at Jackie’s with James Randi
- James Randi Receives Klass Award
- ESP
- Sir Isaac Newton
- “Expelled”
- From the Copy-right Office: Protecting your Elvis Sighting
Volume 19-1 2007
- Michael Shermer Given First Klass Award Oct 12, 2006
- Coming Events:
- March 18 NCAS 20th Anniversary Meeting, with Speaker James Randi
- Monthly Meeting Dates and Locations
- Prez Sez: NCAS Purpose, Goals and Projects, Gary Stone
- Why Darwin Matters, Neil Inglis Reviews Michael Shermer's Book
- A Neurobiology of Sensitivity? Michael Jawar
- Della Porta, Richard Dengrove
- Germ Frenzy, Karl Roberts, Ph.D.
- Where Is The
Line Between Researchers & Revolutionaries?,
by Ye. D. Eydel’man, translated by Gary Goldberg - The Write Stuff: Sorting Fact From Garbage, Fred Kourmadas
Volume 18-1 2006
- Mysterious Delusions: Witchcraft in Salem, Walter Rowe
- The Amazing Meeting 4, hosted by James Randi's JREF
- Michael Servetus—Death by Fire, Neil Inglis
- Origin of Modern Day Occult, Richard Dengrove
- So-called Intelligent Design is Not Science, Gary Stone
- Prez Sez: NCAS Member Survey Results, Gary Stone
Volume 17-1 2005
- April Anti-Fools Special Event Recap
Jamy Ian Swiss, magician: "The Honest Liar";
Todd Robbins, sideshow historian and performer;
James Taylor, sideshow historian/curator;
Brian Morton, Baltimore City Paper columnist and magician;
Dr. Eileen Abels, University of MD, Information Studies - Pres Sez: Purpose Drives Function, Gary Stone
- Movie Review: War of the Worlds, John Weigel
- Imaginary Companions, Marie-Elise Gates, UMD Honors Student
- Early Origins of Psychic Research, Richard Dengrove
- More Than Skin Deep, Sonia Belasco, UMD Honors Student
- Letter: Use of Graphology in hiring by Pilot Pen Company, Marv Zelkowitz
- Letter: NCAS Mourns the Passing of Phil Klass, Gary Stone
- Letter: To the Producers of “ABC News: The UFO
Phenomenon— Seeing Is Believing”, Scott Snell
Volume 16-2 2004
- Pseudoscience & Skepticism in Journalism, Heather Keels, UMD Honor Student
- Cold Fusion, John Mularski, UMD Honor Student
- The Toughest Questions About Intelligent Design, Ken Finger
- More Friday the 13th HiJinks, Scott Snell
- H.G. Wells & the Alien Grey, Richard Dengrove
- Just Plain Harris (#199) James Randi vs. Sylvia Browne March 2, 2004, Paul Harris
- Prez Sez, Marv Zelkowitz
- Letter & Response: Critique of Washington Post Article, "Ike and the Alien Ambassadors", Feb 19, 2004, Jim Giglio
- Complaint to CNN: For reporting an astrologer’s
prediction for the the 2004 U.S. presidential election, Gary Stone
Vol 16-1 2004
- Crime Science on TV, Walter Rowe
- UFO Evidence: burdens of Proof, Jim Giglio, Scott Snell
- Precursors of Flying Saucers: The Good Aliens, Richard Dengrove
- Lucky Day: NCAS Gathers on Friday the 13th, Sharlene Deskins
- Secret Origins of the Bible, Marv Zelkowitz
- In Memorium: Doris Bloch
- Prez Sez:
Marv Zelkowitz
Vol 15-1 2003
- The Psychology of Psychic Readings: Theory, Practice & Showbiz of Talking to the Dead, Ray Hyman, Helen Hester-Ossa
- Modern Dowsing, James Randi, Helen Hester-Ossa
- Seven Warning Signs of Voodoo Science, Bob Park, Helen Hester-Ossa
- Chiropractic Psychosis, and Quackery in Chiropractic, Frederick Kourmadas, Helen Hester-Ossa
- Complaint to Fox News: For insinuating the Apollo Moon Landings were faked, Gary Stone
- Prez Sez Past: Paul Jaffe
- Prez Sez Present:
Chip Denman
Vol 14-1 2002
- Wayne Jonas on Alternative Medicine
- Recommended Reading
- Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction, a book review by WalterRowe
- The Write Stuff:
- Fred Kourmadas' letter, 'Intelligent Design' -- Not!;
- Tim Scanlon's letter regarding Washington State Board of Education Accrediting College of Astrology & Reply
- Jim Giglio's letter to WETA objecting to repeated appearances by Gary Null during pledge weeks.
- Paul Jaffe's letter, during the anthrax scare when, commending NCCAM Director, Stephen Straus, for unequivocally reporting to a U.S. Congressional committee that no procedure from the world of Complementary and Alternative Medicine is of proven effectiveness against anthrax.
- Therapeutic Touch, a book review by Eugene Ossa
- Skeptics Workshop 2002: Beyond the Basics, with James Randi and Bob Park
- The Flying Saucer’s 18th Century Precursors, by Richard Dengrove
- Media Notes: "Skeptical Mind is a Sound Mind", Silver
Spring Gazette,
Feb 6, 2002, discusses 1987 formation and current activities of NCAS
Vol 13-1 2001
- "Jamy Ian Swiss is the Honest Liar", Helen Hester-Ossa's review of this NCAS presentation at the Cecile Goldman Theater, Washington D.C. April 21, 2001
- Festschrift for S.J. Gould: Marv Zelkowitz's review of the Skeptics Society's Annual Meeting, October 7, 2000 honoring evlution expert Gould.
- The Skeptic’s Faust: Richard Dengrove's analysis of evidence for a historical Faust
- Understanding Belief — How We Know What Isn’t So - NCAS Weekend Workshop
- The Amazing Chi Machine, by Fred Kourmadas
- FortFest 2000: A report on the 30th conference on anomalous phenomena presented by the International Fortean Organization (INFO) Nov 3-5, 2000 in College Park, MD, by Neil Inglis
- The Write Stuff:
- Neil Inglis offers tips on writing effectively to misguided journalists
- Jim Giglio's letter to Maryland Attorney General about "dangerous [false] claims" made by Alternatives magazine about herbal cures for juvenile diabetes.
- Gary Goldberg's letter to Washington Post Astrologer, Charlene Lichtenstein, and her reply
- Media Notes:
- Stephanie Hall's article, "Folklore and the Rise of Moderation Among Organized Skeptics", which includes close observation of NCAS activities
- Skepchik and NCAS member Sheila Gibson's column in Skeptic magazine
- Chip Denman was awarded by NSA and the University of Maryland's Laboratory for Physical Sciences for his talk on science/pseudoscience
- Newman Energy Machine Report, by Jim Giglio
- One Cosmos, Two Very Different People: An improbable collaboration between Ann Druyan of Carl Sagan Productions and millionaire Joe Firmage, by Eric Choi
- The Man Behind the Curtain, about John Edwards, by ZoAnn Lapinsky
- Notes from New York: the Day. About being in NYC on 9/11 by Jamy Ian Swiss
- The Mind of a True Believer, by Barry Blyveis
- Prez Sez: Paul Jaffe, recaps recent NCAS accomplishements
- Letter to NCAS: Invitation to NCAS members to participate
in a "Sensitivity Survey" by independent researcher, Michael Jawar
Vol 12-2 2000
- A Weekend at the DC MUFON Symposium (Part 2)
- Media Notes
- Alternative Engineering — A Postmodern Parable
- American Lunacies
- 16th & 17th Century Parodies of Astrologers
- Science Fair Judging
- The write Stuff: NCCAM Focuses on Solid Scientific
Investigation
Vol 12-1 2000
- Ghostbusting 101 - Part 2 - Searching for Ghosts, Joe Holbert
- Discoverie of Witchcraft
- Teaching the Blind to Read
- The Write Stuff
- Gardner
Book
Vol 11-4 1999
- Ghostbusting 101 - Part 1 - NCAS Workshop
- The Bible Codes
- Natural, Shmatural, These People Scare Me!
- A Weekend at the Washington MUFON Symposium (Part 1)
- No Link Between Saucer Crash Tale and 1950 UFO Report