NZ Skeptics Articles

Gold

Gold (his only name) founded the New Zealand Skeptics in the Pub, and was chair of the NZ Skeptics from 2010 to 2014.

A climate of change

1 May 2014

At TAM 2013 the last talk was by Peter Boghossian and it was on Authenticity. One of the take-away messages I got from that talk was that you should stand by your words and if someone is offended by them let them know that you're sorry that they were offended. But stand by what you said, if you really trust in it.

A word from the Chair

1 May 2014

The game is … on. I've recently rewatched the new Sherlock and my partner always reacts to that misquote.

Travelling on...

1 November 2012

NZ Skeptic Chair-entity Gold stopped by the NZ Skeptic offices recently on his way from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Looking rather hairier than when he started, and having "worn out a foot" in Palmerston North, he is now travelling by cycle. The original plan was to follow Te Araroa, the walkway that runs the length of the country, but since swapping feet for wheels he has detoured through Napier and Rotorua. The journey is raising money for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal, Women's Refuge and, of course, the NZ Skeptics, as well as giving the web programmer a chance to recover from the OOS that was threatening his career. He'll be settling in Wellington at the completion of the ride.

3000 km for skepticism

1 February 2012

Some time back I noticed that I was getting the first signs of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). I'm a web developer and spend way too much time in front of a keyboard and mouse. It's a common enough thing among people in my industry. From what I can tell one of the best 'treatments' for it is to just stop for a bit. So I am.

Battling the Bands

1 February 2012

Gold takes local action against PowerBalance, with encouraging results.

NZSitP: Year Zero

1 August 2010

Gold looks back at the first year of Skeptics in the Pub.