Three articles: "Remembering Dr. Barry Beyerstein," "Religion and Skepticism" by Yves Barbero, and "Cosmetic Acupuncture: I’ve Got Youth Under My Skin" by Paul DesOrmeaux. Reprinted from the October-December, 2007 BASIS
	Three articles and a book review: "Oscar, the Hospice Cat -- Or Kitty Kevorkian?" by John R. Cole, BAS Board, “I want to believe”: A Skeptics Appraisal to the book: “I want to believe”: A Skeptics Appraisal to the book: “UFO Abductions: A Dangerous Game” by Philip J Klass, Aromatherapy: Does It Pass the Smell Test? by Paul DesOrmeaux, and "Musings on Magic" by Yves Barbero Reprinted from the July-September, 2007 BASIS
	Two articles: "The Curious Q-Ray" by Ged Gasperas, Ph.D., and "Divided We Stand" by Yves Barbero Reprinted from the April-June, 2007 BASIS
	Three articles: "Abducted: How People Come to Believe They Were Kidnapped by Aliens" a book review by Ms. Franchescha Biffi, LCSW, "Pure Drivel about Charity" by Yves Barbero, and "Amway’s Recruitment Tactics Similar to those of Cults" by Patrick O’Reilly, Ph.D. Reprinted from the January-March, 2007 BASIS
	Three articles: "Skeptics -- Hard-Nosed vs. Supportive" by John R. Cole, "Garlic Necklases, the Illiad, Vitamin C, and other Ingeneious Non-Cures for the Common Cold" by Paul DesOrmeaux, and "True Believer" by Yves Barbero Reprinted from the October-December, 2006 BASIS
	Two articles: "Stupid Chain Emails" by Tully McCarroll. and "A Speculation on Intelligence" by Yves Barbero Reprinted from the July September, 2006 BASIS
	Two articles: "Co-opting Alternative Medicine - The Psychology of Alternative Medicine (Part II)" by Terrence J. Sandbek, Ph.D. and "Wiccan Footnote" by Yves Barbero Reprinted from the April-June, 2006 BASIS
	Two articles: "Co-opting Alternative Medicine - The Psychology of Alternative Medicine" by Terrence J. Sandbek, Ph.D. and "The Prophet Falls Flat" by Yves Barbero Reprinted from the January-March, 2006 BASIS
	A review: "Cults in our Midst," and two articles, "The Gospel According to Kilroy," and "Parsing Creation." Reprinted from the October-December, 2005 BASIS
	Two reviews: "A Culture of Conspiracies," and "It's a Conspiracy'" and an article, "Design of Intelligence." Reprinted from the July-September, 2005 BASIS
	Two Articles: "A History of Addiction," and "Sloppy Generalized Thinking: 'Torture Doesn’t Work'" Reprinted from the April-June, 2005 BASIS
	An Article: "Protecting Kids from Education." Reprinted from the January-March, 2005 issue BASIS
	Two Articles: "Your Astrology Defense Kit," and "Parsing NASA." Reprinted from the October-December, 2004 BASIS
	Two Articles:"Propaganda, Then and Now," and "Influence and Persuasion" and a Book Review: "What's Wrong with the Rorschach." Reprinted from the July-Septemer, 2004 BASIS
	Three Articles about Pseudoscience in Psychology by several experts Reprinted from the March, 2004 BASIS
	Two Articles: "Space Cadet," "Margaret Singer Dies," and a Book Review: "The Final Séance." from the November-December, 2003 IssueBASIS
	Censorship by Pressure Groups: Review of Diane Ravitch's The Language Police by Yves Barbero Reprinted from the January-February, 2003 BASIS
	The Science Fiction Rule by Yves Barbero Reprinted from the September-October, 2002 BASIS
	Review of Robert Park's Voodoo Science by Lawrence S. Lerner, Ph.D. Reprinted from the September, 2001 BASIS
	Deepak Chopra and Maharishi Ayurvedic Medicine by Thomas J. Wheeler, Ph.D. Reprinted from two 1994 issues of BASIS
	Cryonics by Brian Siano Printed in the March, 1991 BASIS
	Astrology—Fraud or Superstition? Yes! by Ged Gasperas, Ph.D. Printed in the May, 2000 BASIS
	Seances, Mediums, and Messages and Channeling (In Two Parts) by Patrick O'Reilly Past Chair, Bay Area Skeptics Printed in the July and September, 1999 BASIS (both parts are posted)
	Book Review: "The Big-Con" by Yves Barbero Printed in the March, 2000 BASIS
	Scientific American Does Pseudoscience by John Blanton from The Skeptic, December, 1997 (publication of North Texas Skeptics) Reprinted in the May, 1998 BASIS
	Y2K: What Me Worry? (with a post Y2K note) by Yves Barbero Printed in the March, 1999 BASIS

Complete Sample Issues of BASIS in Adobie Acrobat Format March 1999 September 1999 November 1999 March 2000

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