Welcome to the NZ Skeptics newsletter.
This week there's more climate change news, protest by farmers, tradies and ute drivers, and more COVID dishonesty revealed.
And make sure you scroll to the bottom - there's exciting details about our upcoming joint Australia/New Zealand conference in November.
Over the past few weeks there have been various extreme weather events that are now being attributed to climate change, whereas once scientists were more cagey on the issue - saying that it's never ... (478 words)
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So, on the back of increasing effects of climate change this week saw the “Howl of a Protest” event run by Groundswell NZ - a group that purportedly represents farmers and tradies and ute owners who ... (325 words)
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Yes, the pandemic is still with us, and alarmingly new strains are emerging. Evolution does what evolution does. Currently the Delta variant is in the news, and it is more transmissible than the ... (195 words)
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The drug Ivermectin is an anti-parasite drug (used on worms and head-lice), and has been touted as a treatment for COVID-19. On the anti-vaxx Facebook groups I monitor, it's frequently cited as the ... (359 words)
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Sticking with the COVID theme, I reported in a previous newsletter about the website set up to allow medical professionals and “concerned citizens” to sign their name to the statement: “I support New ... (202 words)
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As I've written before, one of the main purveyors of vaccine misinformation is the anti-vax, conspiracy theory group Voices for Freedom. You will have seen their distinctive branding with their blue, ... (306 words)
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