From NZSkeptics: Nik discusses the phenomena of Catastrophism, the belief that humanity’s demise is impending. In particular, the notion that […]
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Dr Helen Petousis-Harris: The demonization of fat
From SkepticsNZ: Some of the links between diet and health outcomes in the 1970s were very tenuous. However these have […]
Continue readingDr Michael Edmonds: Dealing with wingnuts – which way to turn
Richard Dawkins refers to some opponents as “wingnuts”, and often applies significant pressure to them. But are there other ways […]
Continue readingMedia Coverage: CSC taking NIWA to court over data accuracy
Reports emerged over the weekend that the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition (CSC) will be taking the National Institute of […]
Continue readingThe Press: Toll of climate change manageable
Bjorn Lomborg writes in an opinion piece in The Press that, while climate change is real, man-made and needs to […]
Continue reading3 News/NZPA: Call for earlier focus to help troubled youth
Professor Sir Peter Gluckman has said that we need to focus more on young children (under 6), as that is […]
Continue reading3 News/NZPA: Kea even more cunning if they get a preview – study
A Japanese university professor has discovered that kea – New Zealand alpine parrots – are even smarter than previously thought. […]
Continue readingJournals not court is place for scientific debate – experts
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) faces a legal challenge by climate sceptics group the Climate Science […]
Continue readingStuff/Manawatu Standard: Kiwi device to make broadband 50 per cent faster
Laura Jackson writes in the Manawatu Standard about a device, developed in Palmerston North, which is apparently able to speed […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Suicide, superbugs, skepticism and salutations
Suicide coverage – does it hurt? Suicide reporting laws were under scrutiny again this week as Chief Coroner Judge Neil […]
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