News.

• Bike Helmets.
  • Bicycle helmet debate reignited.
• Turing Test.
  • Computer passes ‘Turing Test’ for the first time.
  • Robert Llewelyn: Eugene Goostman was much brighter than I imagined.
• MH370 Book.
  • MH370: No accident say NZ authors.
  • Hamilton Fluoridation.
• Mobile Phone Cancer Link.
  • Mobile phone warning for men: keep it out of your pocket.

Religion in 60 Seconds.

• Scientology.
  • Dianetics.
  • Wikipedia Article.

Where the Hell.

• Holding Breath in Tunnel.
  • Man caused three-car crash by holding breath in tunnel.
  • Man holding breath in tunnel causes crash.

Miss Media.

• Sheep Genome Sequenced.
  • Farm and Ranch Guide: Sheep genome reveals secrets of wool and forage digestion.
  • Sheep genome shows links between wool, health.
  • NZ Herald: Scientists crack the code of sheep genomes.

Kiwi Scientist.

• Sir Peter Gluckman.
  • Wikipedia.
  • PMCSA Website.

Interview.

• Mark Hanna.
  • Know Your Rights.
  • ACC Acupuncture Treatment Profiles.
  • Society for Science Based Healthcare.

Calendar.

• Women in Science conference.
• The demise of New Zealand’s freshwaters: politics and science.
• Otago Winter Lecture Series.
• Skeptical Activism - NZ Journal of Natural Medicine.
• Dying in Vain? The Death of Savita Halappanavar.
• NZ Skeptics Conference 2014.

Hosted by:

• Dell Mitchell,
• Mark Honeychurch,
• Simon McAuliffe,
• Timothy Atkin.

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