Luke Oldfield discusses the art of engaging with a ‘Non-Opinion’. This article was written for the New Zealand Skeptic Journal issue number 114. MSoF hopes to write regular articles for the Journal. Become a member of the NZ Skeptics to get a copy. When the doors to Hamilton’s first Carl’s Jr. franchise finally swung [...]
I was interviewed on Sunday for the Skepticism Today podcast about fluoridation. Skepticism Today is an hour-long monthly skeptical podcast talk about recent news and events of interest to skeptics – both NZ based and international. Episode 3 has been released today. My interview is at 16:04. Have a listen here. Also for those who [...]
There is a new society in NZ called "Society for Science Based Healthcare" (SBH). It is a New Zealand based advocacy group that aims to promote a scientific basis for healthcare in New Zealand and oppose non-science based areas of healthcare. Recently you might have heard of them from their latest win. MSoF and SBH [...]
Each year the New Zealand Skeptics bestows the Bent Spoon Award for the New Zealand organisation which has shown the most egregious gullibility or lack of critical thinking in public coverage of, or commentary on, a science-related issue. The 2013 Bent Spoon Award is awarded to the Hamilton City Council. For ignoring the decision of [...]
