The most common cause of wrongful convictions in the judicial system is mistaken identification — US Department of Justice
Continue readingThe Sirius Mystery
ROBERT Temple’s book The Sirius Mystery suggests that astronauts from Sirius visited Earth in ancient times, 5000 years or more ago. These beings were amphibious humanoids, with the lower body fish-tailed. The evidence for this amazing assertion hangs largely on legend and folklore plus one piece of very puzzling astronomical evidence.
Continue readingThe Tarot Scam, or Cold (Frosty) Readings
Tarot readings really do work — for the reader.
Continue readingRichard Pearse
Did he or didn’t he?
Continue readingFirewalk Firm Escapes Court Action
A company which made staff walk barefoot over burning coals in a training exercise has escaped prosecution. Seven sales trainees suffered burns during the “motivational” session run by insurance giant Eagle Star. Two of the workers needed specialist treatment at a burns unit.
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I AM looking for ideas. For the last four years, I have had a challenge to psychics for them to find a promissory note with a value of $50,000. For the first six months, it was located within five kilometres of my tourist activity – Stuart Landsborough’s Puzzling World in Wanaka. I had two serious psychic challenges, each of whom seriously failed!
Continue readingThe Greedy and the Needy
In which we look at another easy way to make money from home. No training or prior experience required!
Continue readingScience and Ink
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Skepsis
I START with another example of chemists’ lack of ethics and the gullibility of the public. In November 28 issue of the Listener, the ever suspicious Pamela Stirling did a good expose on Cellasine, the new herbal cellulite “remedy”, which sold out in a few days when it came here.
Continue readingThe Importance of a Good Cup of Coffee
IT’S A funny old world, I was thinking to myself on the way home from coffee with a friend. Except, it wasn’t coffee, it was decaff, and, to add insult, instant. During which she’d helped me to a generous serving of the state of the universe as she saw it.
Continue readingCorrection
Bernard Howard has pointed out a typing error in his Summer editorial: there were seven founding member of the NZ Skeptics, but only five were named. The piece should have included Mr Ray Carr and Dr Jim Woolnough (both of Auckland and both now deceased). Dr Howard goes on to say that Dr Woolnough was a distinguished physician who put his career on the line by carrying out an abortion in the “bad, old days”, and Mr Carr was a long time humanist and skeptic. Sincere apologies for the omission.
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