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Vicki Hyde and skepticism – New Zealand Herald

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 20 December 201220 December 2012

In the New Zealand Herald, Sarah Daniell poses 12 questions to Vicki Hyde, spokeswoman for the NZ Skeptics Society, just […]

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Ken Ring lunacy gets spooned

In the News, Reflections on Science  |  Published: 15 August 201115 August 2011

The media coverage of ‘moon man’ Ken Ring’s theories has been given the dubious honour of the Bent Spoon, the […]

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NZ Skeptics Conference – Is Science Just Mysticism in a Lab Coat?

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 28 September 2009

Bernard Beckett is a High School Teacher and writer. In 2005 he spent a research year at the Allan Wilson […]

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NZ Skeptics Conference – Is Economics a Science or a Religion?

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 28 September 200901 October 2009

Brian Easton is well known as an economist, a profession which he arrived at through a scientific route at the […]

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NZ Skeptics Conference – Strange Occurrences: our approach to paranormal investigation

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 28 September 2009

James Gilberd is 46, has a Bachelor of Design, photography major, Victoria University 1997, and works as a commercial photographer […]

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NZ Skeptics Conference – Undercover for Cancer

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 28 September 200929 September 2009

Loretta Marron BSc Assoc Dip Bus(Accnt) AAII MACS “The Jelly Bean Lady”. Following a successful treatment of breast cancer in […]

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NZ Skeptics Conference – The Slippery Slope of Conspiracy Theories

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 28 September 200928 September 2009

Matthew Dentith is currently finishing his doctoral dissertation on the evaluation of Conspiracy Theories as a species of belief. When […]

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NZ Skeptics Conference – Circumcision: a cure looking for a disease

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 28 September 2009

Hugh Young is almost a foundation member of the Skeptics. A retired broadcaster and editor, he collects words (published in […]

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NZ Skeptics Conference – Unwarranted skepticism; disbelief in a finite world

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 28 September 200928 September 2009

Dr John Robinson is an applied mathematician who has researched long-term trends and forecasting. His scientific training includes degrees in […]

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NZ Skeptics Conference: Letters to the Editor – Responses to Bob Brockie’s Dominion Post science column

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 28 September 200928 September 2009

Dr Bob Brockie has worked as a scientist at the British Museum, the National Institute of Health, DSIR, DOC, Palermo […]

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