TheESP – Ep. #251 – 1st of the Next 250

This week we reflect a on the new vaccines that are coming. Annika sings(!) to celebrate the quiz performance of Pontus, Brian and Claire last week and then she tells us about a memorial for fallen aliens, announced ten years ago this week. Pontus Pokes the Pope for a whole lot of serious things and for liking a sexy butt on his Instagram account. Then we get into the news:Patriarch Irinej and his Darwin-Award worthy storyNew book out about teaching biology in schools with health education and skepticismThe Debunking Handbook 2020 – German translation now availableFrench debate about making covid-vaccination mandatoryDarwin’s notebooks reported stolen from Cambridge University LibraryGerman Green Party no longer backs homeopathyWorld Wild Web – A new critical thinking gameSpanish Government to decide what is harmful fake newsPortuguese court rules based on misunderstanding science of covid testsSurprisingly, acupuncture is useless for people recovering from breast surgeryNo, Danish study doesn’t show masks are uselessAlso, the stupid (and very expensive) “Qi-tech” devices get this week’s Really Wrong award.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.