TheESP – Ep. #241 – One Million Unanswered Prayers

This week we first chat about András lending his …

An episode of the The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP podcast, hosted by TheESP.eu, titled "TheESP – Ep. #241 – One Million Unanswered Prayers" was published on September 24, 2020 and runs 70 minutes.

September 24, 2020 ·70m · The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

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This week we first chat about András lending his voice acting skills to a sketch in the Skeptic Zone, Pontus teases the coming release of his sci-fi novel the Dooma and then we talk about the upcoming Italian CICAPFest. This year the conference takes place online for the three weeks(!) between 25 September and 18 October. There will be over 150 meetings and 185 speakers, and it will all be for free!After that we get into the news:No, dozens of countries didn’t order COVID-19 tests in 2018Life on Venus?Warmest summer ever for Northern hemisphereThe world’s troubling hotspots of vaccine hesitancyNHS issued 2,000 homeopathic prescriptions in 2019 despite banA healthy diet more important than weight?Ig Nobel Prizes 2020The prize for being Really Wrong goes to Richard Gamble for “the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer” near Birmingham, England.Enjoy!Segments:Intro; Greetings; This Week; Pontus Pokes the Pope; News; Really Wrong; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-takesEvents Calendar: https://theesp.eu/events_in_europe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week we first chat about András lending his voice acting skills to a sketch in the Skeptic Zone, Pontus teases the coming release of his sci-fi novel the Dooma and then we talk about the upcoming Italian CICAPFest. This year the conference takes place online for the three weeks(!) between 25 September and 18 October. There will be over 150 meetings and 185 speakers, and it will all be for free!After that we get into the news:No, dozens of countries didn’t order COVID-19 tests in 2018Life on Venus?Warmest summer ever for Northern hemisphereThe world’s troubling hotspots of vaccine hesitancyNHS issued 2,000 homeopathic prescriptions in 2019 despite banA healthy diet more important than weight?Ig Nobel Prizes 2020The prize for being Really Wrong goes to Richard Gamble for “the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer” near Birmingham, England.Enjoy!Segments:Intro; Greetings; This Week; Pontus Pokes the Pope; News; Really Wrong; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-takesEvents Calendar: https://theesp.eu/events_in_europe

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