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 ... (2142 words)

The New Zealand Skeptics Society supports the scientific consensus on Climate Change. There is an abundance of evidence demonstrating global mean temperatures are rising, and that humans have had a ... (49 words)

The game is … on. I've recently rewatched the new Sherlock and my partner always reacts to that misquote. But the game is on. There has been a good conversation around climate change amongst the ... (322 words)

Human carbon emissions have been described as a planet-wide experiment with a sample size of one. Are there ways for science to accept uncertainties and just point at what could happen, while not ... (2062 words)

It is difficult to know where to begin in response to Jim Ring's letter (NZ Skeptic 110), but somewhat reluctantly, here goes. He writes, "But he never makes a case; he only quotes opinion". Well, I ... (1020 words)

'Climategate' emails show case not closed Keith Muir (NZ Skeptic 109) ends "I rest my case." But he never makes a case; he only quotes opinion. This is unacceptable in Law or Science. The alarmists ... (515 words)

Keith Muir responds to Barry Brill's article, A Climate of Hope, in NZ Skeptic 108. In his article A Climate of Hope, Barry Brill makes the following statement: "It's pretty clear that the ... (891 words)

I agree with Vincent Gray (NZ Skeptic 107), it is not possible to determine an average temperature for the Earth. However it is important to note that even the alarmists agree that the Earth is not ... (265 words)

If climate scientists were credit-rating agencies, climate sensitivity would be on negative watch, says a recent article in the Economist. Barry Brill looks at recent climate sensitivity estimates ... (682 words)

Do you believe in climate change? Based on my past readings of NZ Skeptic of course not. After all this is the skeptic's magazine. I consider whether you believe in climate change is the wrong ... (473 words)

Efficacy of Prayer - an update Since I wrote my piece (NZ Skeptic 75) based on Bruce Flamm's article in Skeptical Inquirer concerning a research paper on the efficacy of prayer, Dr Flamm has reported ... (1164 words)

When it comes to environmental issues, it's not always easy for a skeptic to decide where to stand Over the last few years, there has been a growing community of "environmental skeptics", who ... (2189 words)

It is with sadness that I see that the Skeptic is still accepting articles and letters with political bias. I would like to spend much of this letter countering some of Owen McShane's arguments from ... (1521 words)

Neither theory nor observation support claims that lunar cycles can be used to forecast the weather Ken Ring of Titirangi is New Zealand's best known proponent of the idea that the Moon is an ... (2666 words)

Ancient Celtic New Zealand - More Reasons Not To Believe In connection with David Riddell's article about "Ancient Celtic New Zealand" (Skeptic, Winter 2004) your readers may be interested in my more ... (986 words)