It's nice to occasionally be able to talk about nonsense outside of New Zealand. In this case, the Sydney Morning Herald recently printed - and then retracted - an article about a supposed new form of water called hexagonal water, made up of H3O2 molecules.
Essential oils are one of those trendy products that seem to be very popular at the moment, and they seem to be a great money-maker for their manufacturers and retailers, with the estimated market size of over $17 Billion dollars globally in 2017.
"Alkaline and hydrogen-rich" water is being touted as the latest cure-all.
Alison Campbell learns some interesting facts about water chemistry
Having a basic knowledge of the principles of chemistry can help one evade the pitfalls of many pseudosciences - but it's not infallible. This article is based on a presentation to the 2011 NZ Skeptics Conference.
Bob Brockie gets himself a qualification in acupuncture
Bob Brockie looks at the link between genius and eccentricity
Bernard Howard proposes an answer to a curly question.