Articles tagged with "exposure"

Response to Lance Kennedy's UV article

14 September 2026

Response to Lance Kennedy's UV article

I do not have the expertise to discuss the specific science claims made about the benefits of sunlight, but I was nevertheless troubled by the following aspects of the article.

UV or not UV

14 September 2026

Lance Kennedy's article from a couple of weeks ago seems to have put the cat among the pigeons. I messaged Bronwyn and Katrina the day before I sent out the last newsletter, saying about Lance's article on UV exposure “_Lance's might be a little pseudoscientific but we'll let our readers figure that out and respond_”. It turns out I could be “kind of psychic”, as we've received responses from not one but three readers.

Ultra violet

31 August 2026

Ultra violet

We all know the old (and true) slogan about moderation in all things. Rather too often, excess is harmful. This applies to ultra violet radiation on human skin, mostly meaning sunlight.

Sensing Murder hasn't helped NZ Police

30 July 2017

Emails have been released about the show Sensing Murder from OIA requests, and have brought to light (unsurprisingly) that the show has not materially helped the Police, and in some circumstances is considered to be a potential problem for ongoing cases.