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TheESP - Ep #217 - Online skepticism vs politics and miracles

TheESP - Ep #217 - Online skepticism vs politics and miracles

FromThe European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP


TheESP - Ep #217 - Online skepticism vs politics and miracles

FromThe European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

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Length:
80 minutes
Released:
Apr 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

ECSO President Claire Kraulik-Klingenberg joins us for this week's episode to bring you news and topics from all over the continent.
Skeptics in the Pub Online is now a thing, popping up everywhere, while power grabbing by authoritarian governments seems to be the new, concerning trend.
We talk about whether Alfred Nobel read his own premature obituary, prompting him to start the awards named after him.
Then poor Pope Francis' struggles are discussed while more Covid-19 magic is coming from Turin.
In the news, religious bullshit spread by the government in Israel, President Lukashenko of Belarus claiming a vodka a day keeps the virus away, Prince Charles not using homeopathy as a cure against COVID-19, Sense About Science calling upon the government for more transparency in their actions against the pandemic, extra caution needed in times of increased online activities, plus the Portugese skeptics' Flying Unicorn Award categories explained. Also, conspiracy theories linking 5G to COVID-19 on the rise, while the German skeptics launch a page explaining COVID-related myths.
The alt-right website Samhällsnytt gets this week's Really Wrong prize for claiming the Swedish health authorities are implementing "death forms".
Enjoy!
Released:
Apr 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The European Skeptics Podcast is an independent project run buy several individuals from across Europe, trying to provide a forum for all European level activism in the field of skepticism. Hosts: András Pintér, Annika Harrison, Pontus Böckman