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Skeptics

Bent Spoon award ‘honours’ lack of critical thinking

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 05 September 201205 September 2012

NZ Skeptics have bestowed the yearly ‘Bent Spoon Award’ for un-skeptical behaviour upon Consumer magazine, on account of the magazine’s […]

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NZ Skepticism alive and kicking

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 29 August 201129 August 2011

Ahead of the New Zealand Skeptics’ annual conference, the Otago Daily Times‘ Shane Gilchrist interviewed media spokeswoman Vicki Hyde about […]

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Dr Paul Ashton: Near Zero Inc – a sadly prophetic company name

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 17 August 201017 August 2010

From NZSeptic: Between August 2006 and May 2007, 490 investors (many from NZ) put $5.3m into NearZero Inc, a US-based […]

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