22 June 2026 Skeptic News: Newsletter Designed

In this week's newsletter

- The G.A.T.E. Program: A conspiracy theory for elder millennials
- The (Hyper)Loop: Monorail, Monorail, Monorail…
- Good News for Climate?
- Flow State
- Majorana 2: A new state of matter?

https://mailchi.mp/9dbfd2f521d5/skeptic-news-newsletter-designed

#nz #skeptics

Skeptic News: Newsletter Designed

22 June 2026 Skeptic News: Newsletter Designed

In this week’s newsletter

– The G.A.T.E. Program: A conspiracy theory for elder millennials
– The (Hyper)Loop: Monorail, Monorail, Monorail…
– Good News for Climate?
– Flow State
– Majorana 2: A new state of matter?

https://mailchi.mp/9dbfd2f521d5/skeptic-news-newsletter-designed

#nz #skeptics
Skeptic News: Newsletter Designed

‘A Lot of Leeway’: SpaceX’s High-Grade Debt Brings Out Skeptics
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=a-lot-of-leeway-spacexs-high-grade-debt-brings-out-skeptics
Latest: <p>When Moody’s Ratings first evaluated Nvidia Corp
#skeptics #leeway #spacex #brings
‘A Lot of Leeway’: SpaceX’s High-Grade Debt Brings Out Skeptics

When Moody’s Ratings first evaluated Nvidia Corp. almost a decade ago, it settled on a Baa1 investment-grade rating, taking comfort in its relatively light debt load and more than $1 billion of free c...

@Techaltar if you haven't heard of Skeptics in the Pub, you may find some support through that.
There's a discord if you're so inclined.

Conspiracy thinking is a key topic of interest and some expertise.
Deradicalisation is hard and complicated though, I'm sorry you have to deal with this.

https://sitp.online/
#sitp #skeptics #conspiracyTheories

Science fiction? Musk’s lofty SpaceX goals unrealistic, skeptics say
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=science-fiction-musks-lofty-spacex-goals-unrealistic-skeptics-say
<p>Perfecting launches with Starship will not be enough, warns Scott Hubbard, a former senior NASA official
#unrealistic #skeptics #science #fiction
Science fiction? Musk’s lofty SpaceX goals unrealistic, skeptics say

Perfecting launches with Starship will not be enough, warns Scott Hubbard, a former senior NASA official. The post Science fiction? Musk’s lofty SpaceX goals unrealistic, skeptics say appeared first o...

Episode #436 | Skeptics with a K | Merseyside Skeptics Society

<p>Mike asks if the Turing Test is really a meaningful tool for gauging the state of artificial intelligence, and the team has the last few announcements for QED 2025.</p><p>Online tickets for the final QED are still available, <a href="https://qedcon.org/"><b>pick up yours today</b></a>. You can also chat with us on the <a href="https://discord.gg/d5tN8vaFsy"><b>Skeptics in the Pub Discord server</b></a>.</p><p>You can sign up for the Skeptics with a K Patreon at <a href="https://patreon.com/skepticswithak,"><b>https://patreon.com/skepticswithak,</b></a> or to support Merseyside Skeptics as well as the podcast, donate at <a href="https://patreon.com/merseyskeptics"><b>https://patreon.com/merseyskeptics</b></a></p>

📼| SkeptixTalk with Susan Blackmore

Susan is one of the most colourful figures in the international sceptical community. In conversation with @hummler.bsky.social , she recounts how she evolved from a student determined to prove the existence of supernatural phenomena into a leading figure in the sceptical movement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i76PuBKHhLw

#sceptics #skeptics #skepticism #scepticism

"Skeptikerin werden - Skeptikerin sein" - Susan Blackmore im SkeptixTalk

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Join us in Liverpool this October..?
It would be lovely to see/meet you 😊
#skeptics #science #conference #Liverpool #liverpoolEvents #esc2026
https://escliverpool.org/
ESC Liverpool 2026 | European Skeptics Congress | 16-18 October 2026

Episode #436 | Skeptics with a K | Merseyside Skeptics Society

<p>Mike asks if the Turing Test is really a meaningful tool for gauging the state of artificial intelligence, and the team has the last few announcements for QED 2025.</p><p>Online tickets for the final QED are still available, <a href="https://qedcon.org/"><b>pick up yours today</b></a>. You can also chat with us on the <a href="https://discord.gg/d5tN8vaFsy"><b>Skeptics in the Pub Discord server</b></a>.</p><p>You can sign up for the Skeptics with a K Patreon at <a href="https://patreon.com/skepticswithak,"><b>https://patreon.com/skepticswithak,</b></a> or to support Merseyside Skeptics as well as the podcast, donate at <a href="https://patreon.com/merseyskeptics"><b>https://patreon.com/merseyskeptics</b></a></p>