Elections, Vaccines, Colour Therapy and more!

Welcome to the NZ Skeptics weekly newsletter. This week, you've got me, Craig Shearer, Chair of NZ Skeptics.

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In recent weeks we've reported several times on election outcomes - and, of course the recent US election continues to dominate the news. Far from it being over with a clear victory for Joe Biden and ... (186 words)

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The world continues to be gripped by the COVID pandemic. Given that most of us are unable to travel internationally it's difficult to experience first-hand exactly how the rest of the world is ... (129 words)

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This past week has seen the news of development of successful vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. The vaccines have a claimed efficacy of nearly 95%. This is good news, and a triumph for science and ... (305 words)

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This week saw Dr Siouxsie Wiles take the supreme winner award at the Stuff-Westpac NZ 2020 Women of Influence Awards. Siouxsie, along with her artistic partner Toby Morris, has done a fantastic job ... (75 words)

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This week Richard Saunders, from the Australian Skeptics pinged me online with a video of relevance to NZ Skeptics. Back in the 1990s Australian journalist Mike Willesee did a piece on a New ... (160 words)

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My personal journey into skepticism began back in the early 90s before the internet was publicly available, but podcasts now form a significant chunk of the skeptical content that I consume. My ... (180 words)

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