NZ Skeptics Articles

SIDS breakthrough? Cryptocrash, Wind control, and an event in skeptical history

16th May 2022

This week we’re covering a few different topics. I look at some potential good news in relation to SIDS and look back at claims made about it in the past. We’ve got some bizarre claims of paranormal ability related to wind control (don’t think I’ve ever come across that one before), and I look at the recent crash in cryptocurrency markets.

Bronwyn contributes again this week with an item about a skeptical event in history.

Craig Shearer

Possible enzyme link to SIDS identified

Craig Shearer - 16 May 2022

Possible enzyme link to SIDS identified

I was interested to read an article about the unexpected death of babies. This used to be called Cot Death, but is now referred to as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). There's also a broader term Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - which encompasses SIDS but also includes sleeping accidents.

Cryptocrash

Craig Shearer - 16 May 2022

Cryptocrash

Late last week saw some carnage in crypto markets - dubbed the crypto crash. We've covered cryptocurrencies and their associated technologies, such as NFTs many times.

365 days of Skeptical History

Bronwyn Rideout - 16 May 2022

365 days of Skeptical History

On May 17th, 1894, news of an arrest made in Petone the previous night hit the broadsheets and started spreading across the country and even over the ditch. While it wasn't a case of murder, there was certainly no small amount of mayhem and mystery which left reporters hoping for some scandalous revelations to be made.