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Endlich Mastodon eingerichtet. Wem sollte ich dringend folgen?
#psychology #tech #skeptics #nerdy #feminism #science #data

@Luminous_J no scientists are quoted in these articles.
[edit: this might be an unfortunate name overlap, never mind this part - I can't even find anything about this TOXFREE group except this 'study'. Did you know they sell products?
That should ring alarm bells. A company selling 'toxic-free' items seeks to discredit all its competition?]

[edit ii: and why is a mid-Europe-focused consumer campaigning group all over the UK press today? https://tudatosvasarlo.hu/toxfree-life-for-all-english/ ]

Lots of foods and everyday items have carcinogens in them. The key phrase here is 'the dose makes the poison'. Not only that, but you're not eating your headphones. They claim there's a risk of absorption - with what proof?? None. No immediate health risk but they're concerned about the kids. This has all the hallmarks of a PR campaign and not science.

But thank you for sharing this, it's really interesting and a great case study for being skeptical of health news claims!
#skeptics #health #science #BadPR

2026 Feb 17 NZ Skeptics Newsletter: The Geniuses in Charge

In this week’s newsletter

Climate Platitude Bingo
Uncanny Valley
Hidden Messages in the Epstein Emails?
Dead Skeptics Society: Thomas William Driver, aka Professor Robert Kudarz, Part 2

https://mailchi.mp/5df2e64f335d/skeptic-news-the-geniuses-in-charge

#nz #skeptics

This video of the falling snow is from my now deleted TikTok account.
The music is from the NZ band Skeptics 🖤

#snow #nature #colorado #skeptics #nz #music #video #nzmusic #snowing

NZ skeptics podcast: Menopausal Mirror Honey Tapes – Yeah… Nah!

This episode covers:

Menopause Supplements
Wham, Bam, Autism scams and a grand slam: Telepathy Tapes, Autistic Barbie, and a systematic review.
Reflect Orbital: Engineering marvel or just smoke and mirrors?

Newsletter issues these articles appear in: 2026-01-20

https://podcast.skeptics.nz/podcast/menopausal-mirror-honey-tapes/

#nz #skeptics

this Rebecca Watson video is absolutely superb

https://youtu.be/ZoO9FZXUgv4

#SexistNonsense #EpsteinFiles #Skeptics #SecularHumanists #Atheists

"Epstein Files Reveal How Pathetic Richard Dawkins & Other Men Are"

https://youtu.be/ZoO9FZXUgv4

#politics #skeptics

Talking about psychics while walking into work. Is it real? Who knows! But it's a story to tell.

#fyp #psychics #tarot #skeptics #story #memories #Colombia #teaching #Fulbright #France #UnitedStates

2026 Feb 02 NZ Skeptic Newsletter: Unholier than Thou

In this week’s newsletter

Christian Hot Readings
Dead Skeptics Society: Thomas William Driver, aka Professor Robert Kudarz, Part 1
Show me the Toes!
Book review: “The Alarmist”
Astrological Computing

https://mailchi.mp/f8a4881ce73f/skeptic-news-unholier-than-thou

#nz #skeptics

Ed Zitron at Where's Your Ed At's magnum opus to end 2025. He's coined a new term called The Enshittifinancial Crisis to describe what happens after Cory Doctorow's enshittification. Ed is an AI viability skeptic. This is free to read. It's 19k words long. He claims it's a 72 minute read. Took me 2 and a half hours to read and absorb. Enjoy! #AI #skeptics #skepticism #analysis 🤖💵↙️

https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-enshittifinancial-crisis/

02 Jan 2026 NZ Skeptic Newsletter: What’s next, Menopausal Barbie?

In this week’s newsletter

Menopause Supplements
Wham, Bam, Autism scams and a grand slam: Telepathy Tapes, Autistic Barbie, and a systematic review.
Reflect Orbital: Engineering marvel or just smoke and mirrors?

https://mailchi.mp/498f1b9e7d58/skeptic-news-whats-next-menopausal-barbie

#nz #skeptics