Over the weekend, I attended the New Zealand Skeptics Conference at Auckland University. It was a great weekend, with consistently good speakers. Not only did we have the hosts of the popular Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast and George Hrab from the Geologic podcast over from America, we also had a lot of fantastic … Continue reading New Zealand Skeptics Conference: Fighting Pseudoscience →
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint regarding advertising of the homeopathic product “No-Jet-Lag“” in an Auckland pharmacy. The complaint, which was lodged with the ASA by the Society for Science Based Healthcare in July, alleged that the
Drinkable Sunscreen Hard to Swallow
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Ad From NZ’s Largest Natural Health Retailer Misleading
Health 2000 is New Zealand’s largest natural health retailer. They have many stores throughout New Zealand, and also advertise online via their website and with an email newsletter. Every couple of months they publish a free magazine that can be
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