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.
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 ... (637 words)
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Now for a bit of an amusing item. For some time, skeptical organisations around the world have offered prizes to people able to demonstrate paranormal ability. The Australian Skeptics have a $100,000 ... (345 words)
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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. We've previously written about ... (462 words)
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Reach out and touch gauze: The exposure of a Medium in 1890s Petone, NZ On May 17th, 1894, news of an arrest made in Petone the previous night hit the broadsheets and started spreading across the ... (2082 words)
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