This week we geek out some more about space, mention the demonstrations in Stockholm and the upcoming Cologne virtual skeptics in the pub. Some German children’s stories from the past are absolutely horrible and then we celebrate the birthday of Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space. Pope Francis went to Iraq endangering the public and himself and reported back that there was “a woman on the plane”. Then we have a covid-19 update before we get into the news:

Order of Physicians sanctions doctors who spread antivax misinformation
New book: Fact-checking vaccinations
Facebook struggles with checking non-English content
Electric cars do not produce more particle pollutants
Latest study reveals more about the placebo effect
The Good Magic Award 2021 winner announced
Skeptiker Schweiz changes name to Kritisch Denken
The UK General Chiropractic Council gets the prize for being Really Wrong.

Enjoy!

Segments:
Intro; Greetings; This Week; Pontus Pokes the Pope; Covid-19 Update; News; Really Wrong; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-takes

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