Phactum Archives

Here are archive copies of past issues of the Phactum newsletter. They are in PDF format; you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open them. If you don't have the Adobe reader, click here to download it --->

Note: Most of these files are over 1 MB in size. They will take several minutes to download over a dialup internet connection. (If you have broadband, there should be no problem.)

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The January, 2011, edition of the Phactum has an article about the 1938 "War of the Worlds" radio episode panic. For those who have never heard this production, here is an MP3 file of the entire broadcast: Mercury Theater, October 30, 1938. (CAUTION: This file is 27 MB. Don't try to open it if you're on a slow internet connection.)