TheESP – Ep. #464 – The lying liars lie

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Last summer, something monumental happened. One of Uncuffed's founding producers, Greg Eskridge, came home after more than 30 years in prison. In this episode we’ll bring you back to that emotional day last summer when he walked out of the San Quentin gates, free at last. Our work in prisons is supported by the California Arts Council, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, independent foundations, and donations from listeners like you. Learn more, sign up for Uncuffed news, and support the program at www.weareuncuffed.org Follow us @WeAreUncuffed on Instagram and Facebook Transcripts are available within a week of the episode coming out at www.kalw.org/podcast/uncuffed…

πριν περίπου ένα χρόνο 1:03:03

After discussing Nazi salutes, placebo surgery, scientology follow-up, Massimo Polidoro’s new book and several recommendations for other podcasts, we eventually get down to the meat of the show. In TWISH we hear about Delta, the science TV program that aired 61 years ago on 31 of January. Then, we look to the news:

SWEDEN: Swedish Skeptics Awards
CENTRAL EUROPE: Disinformation and conspiracy beliefs in East-Central Europe show significant differences
BALTIC SEA: Follow-up on the alleged cable sabotage in the Baltic Sea
UK: Is Google actually gonna crack down on fake reviews?
SWEDEN: Against scientific consensus, the age of criminal responsibility could be lowered to 14

Putin and Russia collect a yet another Really Wrong Award, this time for disinformation in schools.

Enjoy! (if that’s the word)

https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-464.html

Segments:

0:00:27 Intro

0:00:52 Greetings

0:20:46 TWISH

0:27:57 News

0:54:17 Really Wrong

0:58:59 Quote

1:00:50 Outro

1:02:05 Outtakes

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TheESP – Ep. #464 – The lying liars lie

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SWEDEN: Swedish Skeptics Awards
CENTRAL EUROPE: Disinformation and conspiracy beliefs in East-Central Europe show significant differences
BALTIC SEA: Follow-up on the alleged cable sabotage in the Baltic Sea
UK: Is Google actually gonna crack down on fake reviews?
SWEDEN: Against scientific consensus, the age of criminal responsibility could be lowered to 14

Putin and Russia collect a yet another Really Wrong Award, this time for disinformation in schools.

Enjoy! (if that’s the word)

https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-464.html

Segments:

0:00:27 Intro

0:00:52 Greetings

0:20:46 TWISH

0:27:57 News

0:54:17 Really Wrong

0:58:59 Quote

1:00:50 Outro

1:02:05 Outtakes

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TheESP – Ep. #468 – Education Fail 51:46

πριν 5 μέρες51:46

51:46

We are still fascinated by the on-going planetary alignment and this week is an even better opportunity to watch it. And if it’s cloudy and a Thursday, go back inside and join the SITP Online virtual pub , it’s highly recommended! In TWISH we hear about Émile Coué who popularized autosuggestion which in a way paved the way for all self-help books that we are still riddled with today. Then of course, we have the news: NORWAY : Heat record blown away in northern Norway GERMANY : Election results AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND : Shaman on the run INTERNATIONAL / WALES : Trust in politics on the decline EU : The European economy needs immigration – that’s science! INTERNATIONAL : Nominations for the John Maddox Prize now open The Really Wrong award goes to education in general in the EU – lots of people are still creationists and believe that early humans lived along dinosaurs … Enjoy! https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-468.html Segments : 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:52 Greetings 0:09:04 TWISH 0:19:29 News 0:42:02 Really Wrong 0:47:43 Quote 0:49:44 Outro 0:51:06 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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TheESP – Ep. #467 – Tesla-skam 51:21

πριν 12 μέρες51:21

51:21

We talk a little bit of the upcoming Germany federal elections this weekend and in TWISH we hear about Carl von Rokitansky the Austrian physician, pathologist, humanist philosopher and liberal politician and founder of the Viennese School of Medicine of the 19th century. How he managed to dissect tens of thousands of bodies is baffling and just a little bit scary… Then, we turn to the news: UK : Prof. Jim Al-Khalili gets Darwin Day Medal SWEDEN : Murder of Quran burner FRANCE : Didier Raoult can’t stop spreading bullshit ITALY : Italian ‘mystic’ may face trial after DNA match with blood on Virgin Mary statue INTERNATIONAL : Elisabeth Bik Science Integrity Fund launches We hand out a Really Right Award (for once) and a little surprisingly it goes to the UK government for an ambitious project to spot climate change tipping points . We also have a Norwegian Word of the Week , tune in to find why Elon Musk may not be thrilled about it. Enjoy! https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-467.html Segments : 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:51 Greetings 0:09:28 TWISH 0:17:35 News 0:38:12 Really Right 0:41:13 Word of the Week 0:47:25 Quote 0:49:05 Outro 0:50:27 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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TheESP – Ep. #466 – Science and Politics 52:45

πριν 19 μέρες52:45

52:45

Lots about guns and politics this week, as well as science , homeopathy and a little bit about lost pants . In TWISH we hear about Descartes and his suspicious death in 1650. Was it murder? Here is a list of the news: SWEDEN : Mass shooting in Örebro GERMANY : Is this the descent of Homeopathy? SWEDEN : Government wants stricter laws regarding guns – Sweden Democrats in uproar UK : Evidence week a big success SCOTLAND : Alien abductee trousers(?) The Really Wrong Award goes the Swedish government for their misuse of science to legitimize killing half the wolves. Enjoy! https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-466.html Segments : 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:50 Greetings 0:07:12 TWISH 0:16:14 News 0:44:42 Really Wrong 0:49:17 Quote 0:50:41 Outro 0:52:04 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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TheESP – Ep. #465 – The moon and the planets, with Marcel-Jan Krijgsman 51:46

πριν 26 μέρες51:46

51:46

This week we interview Marcel-Jan Krijgsman , Dutch amateur astronomer , data engineer and science communicator . Enjoy! https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-465.html Segments : 0:00:33 Intro 0:00:56 Greetings 0:11:04 Interview 0:45:58 Farewell 0:50:08 Outro 0:51:30 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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TheESP – Ep. #464 – The lying liars lie 1:03:03

πριν 5 weeks1:03:03

1:03:03

After discussing Nazi salutes , placebo surgery , scientology follow-up , Massimo Polidoro’s new book and several recommendations for other podcasts , we eventually get down to the meat of the show. In TWISH we hear about Delta , the science TV program that aired 61 years ago on 31 of January. Then, we look to the news: SWEDEN : Swedish Skeptics Awards CENTRAL EUROPE : Disinformation and conspiracy beliefs in East-Central Europe show significant differences BALTIC SEA : Follow-up on the alleged cable sabotage in the Baltic Sea UK : Is Google actually gonna crack down on fake reviews? SWEDEN : Against scientific consensus, the age of criminal responsibility could be lowered to 14 Putin and Russia collect a yet another Really Wrong Award , this time for disinformation in schools . Enjoy! (if that’s the word) https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-464.html Segments : 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:52 Greetings 0:20:46 TWISH 0:27:57 News 0:54:17 Really Wrong 0:58:59 Quote 1:00:50 Outro 1:02:05 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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TheESP – Ep. #463 – Welcome to the Post-Shame Era 54:59

πριν 6 weeks54:59

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The ECDC has declared January cervical cancer awareness month which we support 100%. We also want encourage local skeptical actions such as speaking up when companies promote nonsense and Pontus gives us an example of how easy it can be, if you just take a few minutes and speak up. We also mention that the planets are lined up in a cool way at the moment, so turn your eyes to the skies! In TWISH we hear about Vladimir Bekhterev who was at least as significant in psychology as Pavlov was, but made the mistake to talk badly about Stalin and as a result was almost entirely written out of history. Then, we look at the news: INTERNATIONAL : It’s confirmed: 2024 was the first year with an average temperature 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels INTERNATIONAL : Pro-Russia disinformation pops up on BlueSky BALTIC SEA : Damaged cables in Baltic Sea not Russian sabotage? EU : X asked to disclose internal documents about algorithms over fears that far right gets boost UK : Meta and the scrapping of fact-checking The Croatian deputy prime minister Josip Dabro confirms all our preconceived ideas regarding stupid populist politicians and gets the week’s award for being Really Wrong . Enjoy! https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-463.html Segments : 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:50 Greetings 0:15:50 TWISH 0:25:46 News 0:45:49 Really Wrong 0:49:16 Quote 0:53:17 Outro 0:54:32 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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TheESP – Ep. #462 – Bogus Vagus Hocus Pocus 57:49

πριν 7 weeks57:49

57:49

Happy to be back again and we start by welcoming some new publications by Brian Eggo and Edzard Ernst . In TWISH we wonder if 13 January is Skeptics Day and then we dig into the news: FRANCE : Godfather of modern far-right movement Jean-Marie Le Pen dies aged 96 UK / ESTONIA : Nurosym – an example of scam health device UK : Poll shows more than half of UK voters dislike Elon Musk and his meddling with UK politics This week’s Really Wrong Award was just as hard to guess as the sun going up or down – Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are going full MAGA on us and it is terrible to see. Enjoy! https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-462.html Segments : 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:50 Greetings 0:09:48 TWISH 0:13:26 News 0:42:37 Really Wrong 0:53:53 Quote 0:55:51 Outro 0:57:06 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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TheESP – Ep. #461 – Orbán to go Barefoot? 1:08:42

πριν 8 weeks1:08:42

1:08:42

Quite a few things to dive into this week: the Medici popes , some listener feedback , cool dinosaur tracks and some sad news from France . In TWISH we we have an epiphany and then we go through the news: NORWAY / UK : Who Believes in Alternative Medicine? RUSSIA : Cancer vaccine announced, with no published evidence UK : Over 40% of cancer patients use complementary and alternative medications while receiving anticancer treatment INTERNATIONAL : Another year of Retraction Watch being awesome! Want to work for and with them? INTERNATIONAL : Recent global temperature surge intensified by record-low planetary albedo HUNGARY : Viktor Orbán travels to India, posts photo with Ayurvedic guru Several Hungarian organizations close to the government signs up with IFTCC who claims that banning conversion therapy is a threat to human rights – can you be more Really Wrong ? Enjoy! https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-461.html Segments : 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:51 Greetings 0:17:18 TWISH 0:27:54 News 0:57:21 Really Wrong 1:04:59 Quote 1:06:37 Outro 1:07:52 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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TheESP – Ep. #460 – Faith or reason? 36:26

πριν 9 weeks36:26

36:26

With András unavailable, we drag Annika out of retirement to launch the new year! In TWISH we hear about Martin Luther’s excommunication and while Pontus always enjoy seeing someone stand up to the Pope, Martin Luther himself was far from flawless. Then we have the news-round: SWEDEN / INTERNATIONAL : Multi supplements are at best unnecessary and at worst dangerous EU : Amalgam is history INTERNATIONAL : World endures ‘decade of deadly heat’ as 2024 caps hottest years on record Elon Musk , already adorned with the shameful Rusty Razor Award of 2024, add this week’s Really Wrong Award to his collection, this time for supporting the German AfD party . Enjoy! https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-460.html Segments : 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:52 Greetings 0:03:19 TWISH 0:13:46 News 0:29:18 Really Wrong 0:33:05 Quote 0:34:44 Outro 0:35:59 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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TheESP – Ep. #459 – Holy Year, holey door 42:59

πριν 9 weeks42:59

42:59

We close the year with some topical items related to the season. Happy New Year! https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-459.html Segments : 0:00:25 Intro 0:00:49 Greetings 0:05:28 TWISH 0:21:13 Special segment 0:39:37 Quote 0:41:35 Outro 0:42:50 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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TheESP – Ep. #458 – Who checks the fact checkers? 49:11

πριν 11 weeks49:11

49:11

A little correction to start with, and then in TWISH we hear about the Jesuit and scientist Tommaso Ceva . Of course, we also have the news: SWEDEN : Private clinics on public contracts promoted nonsense cures, denied sick patients and cheated HUNGARY : Government’s own fact checkers cause for concern in Europe UK : Boycott against Arla for trying to reduce methane emissions INTERNATIONAL : New comprehensive review of homeopathy is actually BS UK : Follow up on Church of England scandal ROMANIA : Presidential elections called off after Russian meddling The EU has a regulation stating that farmers have to prioritize homeopathy before real veterinary medicine to keep their “organic” label, and for that the EU is Really Wrong . Enjoy! Segments : 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:51 Greetings 0:07:33 TWISH 0:11:56 News 0:39:36 Really Wrong 0:45:56 Quote 0:47:11 Outro 0:48:26 Outtakes https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-458.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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TheESP – Ep. #457 – Tschüss! 1:10:48

πριν 12 weeks1:10:48

1:10:48

We start with the sad news that this is Annika’s last episode as a regular host. Over the last four years she has brought her unique perspective and insights (and puns!) to the show. But being part of a weekly podcast is tough commitment while at the same time balancing a fulltime job, raising a family and participating in other skeptical activities. We will miss her! And we hope to see her back again from time to time for guest appearances. In TWISH this week we celebrate the birth of Robert Koch , one of the ‘fathers of microbiology’ (together with Louis Pasteur ). Then we have a look at the news: INTERNATIONAL : Adult skills in literacy and numeracy declining or stagnating in most OECD countries INTERNATIONAL : Online influencers in urgent need of factchecking tools INTERNATIONAL : How the far right is weaponising AI generated content in Europe UK : Update: Sentence announced for ‘slapping therapist’ Hongchi Xiao UK : Resignation at the Royal Society SWEDEN : Indian sect called ‘Oneness’ opens huge center RUSSIA : FSB raids international scamming organisation Milton Group The Really Wrong Award for this week goes to ‘all politicians worldwide’ for their inability to address the climate crisis . Then we close out with a Word of the Week and a Quote . Enjoy! https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-457.html Segments : 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:52 Greetings 0:04:15 TWISH 0:13:07 News 0:56:34 Really Wrong 1:00:36 Word of the Week 1:06:09 Quote 1:09:04 Outro 1:10:19 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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TheESP – Ep. #456 – Don’t Bend it like Beckham 52:26

πριν 13 weeks52:26

52:26

After the usual pre-amble, we hear about the first prediction of a transit of Venus in TWISH . Calculated by Kepler himself you can only go go “Yay, science!”, and salute the guy. Then we get to the news: INTERNATIONAL : Company linked to cloned journals of major publishers denies cloning journals of major publishers AUSTRIA : The Golden Board in front of the head goes to… Healy UK : The UK ‘Assisted Dying Bill’ – reasons for concern? INTERNATIONAL : 20th translation of the Debunking Handbook now out! INTERNATIONAL : ‘Grey content’: how mainstream journalism accidentally fueled covid vaccine hesitancy Why is it that all celebrities go bonkers and want to sell nonsense products? We don’t know, but David Beckham is no exception and for that he is Really Wrong . Enjoy! Show notes: https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-456.html Segments : 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:52 Greetings 0:08:08 TWISH 0:13:45 News 0:43:47 Really Wrong 0:49:08 Quote 0:50:14 Outro 0:51:29 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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TheESP – Ep. #455 – AI Jesus 50:29

πριν 14 weeks50:29

50:29

We start with some reflections on COP29 and then we send our big congratulations to Richard Saunders on receiving his Lifetime Achievement Award from the Australian Skeptics. Well deserved indeed! Another well deserved but shameful award goes to King Charles who received the New Zealand Skeptics’ Bent Spoon Award . In TWISH we look back at the founding of the Royal Society all the way back in 1660. Then, it’s time for the news: INTERNATIONAL : Measles cases at a massive surge GERMANY : Court ruling states that informed consent is important when using SCAM NORWAY : Update: true con artists – the Princess and the Shaman have not paid the suppliers for their wedding AUSTRIA : Finalists of the Golden Board announced SWITZERLAND : Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus This week’s Really Wrong Award goes to the Dutch minister of Education Eppo Bruins for his plans to slash education funding . Enjoy! Segments: 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:50 Greetings 0:11:56 TWISH 0:17:01 News 0:43:00 Really Wrong 0:46:48 Quote 0:48:32 Outro 0:49:47 Outtakes https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-455.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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TheESP – Ep. #454 – Make Earth Flat Again 44:19

πριν 15 weeks44:19