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The ESP - Ep. #366 - The frontline of disinformation

The ESP - Ep. #366 - The frontline of disinformation

FromThe European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP


The ESP - Ep. #366 - The frontline of disinformation

FromThe European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Feb 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We start this episode with talking about why earthquakes can not be predicted then ponder on the issues of resigning female leaders, before we move on to TWISH where this week we commemorate the 152nd anniversary of the publication of Darwin's The Descent of Man.

Because Pontus is away, Pàpa Francesco (AKA Frankie) gets another week off the hook.

On the news this week:
UK - The first woman appointed the government's chief science adviser
UK - Treasury takes back £ 1.6 billion previously promised for science
GERMANY - INH publishes new article on "the memory of water"
INTERNATIONAL - Cranky Uncle translation project calls for contributors in various languages
AUSTRIA - Massive HPV vaccination campaign on the way
INTERNATIONAL - EDMO report "From the Pandemic to the War in Ukraine: One Year and a Half of Disinformation" comes out
GERMANY - The Münster Circle publishes memorandum with call for pharmacies to drop Homeopathy
ISRAEL - Disinformation squad revealed by international group of undercover investigative journalists

This week's Really Wrong Price goes to the German Homeopathic Doctors Association for recommending alternative products as a solution to stock shortages of real medicine.

Enjoy!
Released:
Feb 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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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