Welcome. Since 1986, NZ Skeptics members have been sharing curious, critical writing about extraordinary claims in New Zealand and beyond - from classic NZ Skeptic journal pieces to newer newsletter and media commentary.
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I'm a big fan of the Assassin's Creed series of games, where you play an assassin in a virtual reality simulation of history. For me I think a large part of the attraction is a mix of how well the parkour parts of the game flow when you're in towns and cities, along with the completionist inside me that loves to 100% complete games that have a large task list of missions and collectables.
Approx. 8 min read
9 November 2026
Last night I was watching the first episode of a 2024 TV legal drama called 'Matlock'. For those who are old enough to recognise that name - it isn't a remake of the detective show. Anyway, what caught my ear in this show was when the main character Madeleine Matlock (played by Kathy Bates) said she had managed to get past law firm security and stand unnoticed in a partners' meeting because older women are 'invisible'.
Credit to the YouTuber Jen and her channel Fundy Fridays for putting out a video on this development; I still recommend watching Jen's earlier videos on The Botkin Family and the now-defunct Vision Forum that the Botkins were associated with:
On The Climate Brink on the 27th of October Zeke Hausfather wrote that “Off-grid data centers have 60-80% higher emissions”.
A few weeks ago I wrote about mouth tape, and threatened to buy some from Temu. So, while recording the Yeah… Nah! Podcast a few weeks ago, I jumped onto Temu, added a $5 box of tape to my basket, and clicked to check out:
1 May 1989
Approx. 9 min read
1 November 1995
Approx. 17 min read
1 August 1994
Approx. 9 min read
1 February 1995
Approx. 8 min read
Award-winning author and long-time Skeptic Margaret Mahy delivered the after-dinner speech at the 1993 Skeptics Conference. This is an abridged version of her talk.
1 February 1994
Approx. 16 min read
This article is drawn from interviews with Allan Coukell on the NZ National Radio science programme "Eureka!" in 2001.
1 May 2002
Approx. 9 min read
How to be a Global Warming Skeptic
1 November 2019
Approx. 12 min read
