Skeptical Thoughts

The ASA have had issues recently with the amount of complaints us skeptics have been submitting to them for dodgy medical claims. It appears that as a result of a particular complaint about an ... (223 words)

An Australian woman, Shona Leigh, has publicly spoken about how she supposedly cured herself of cervical cancer with cannabis oil. This story seems to be popular in NZ because of the new Labour ... (221 words)

Elon Musk's company SpaceX successfully launched their first Falcon Heavy rocket this week, after a recent successful launch in New Zealand by RocketLab. It's been a good time for private space ... (402 words)

Georgian College in Toronto has cancelled a course in homeopathy, due to negative feedback. The proposed new course was going to cost about $5,000 a term, and included a module on homeopathic ... (93 words)

Companies in the US are selling "raw" water, which means the water has been untreated. At $50 for 9 litres, it seems pretty expensive for something that's likely to leave you sick. The idea seems to ... (197 words)