TheESP – Ep. #258 – Small Evil vs. Big Evil

This week Annika has got some real nutty advice in the mail. She has also made a cameo on the Skeptic Zone, check it out!. Things are flying in the air, in Norway it was a meteor (landing as a meteor-ite, thank you very much) and in Sweden it was a real(?) UFO!Rudolph II (“Holy Roman Emperor, Batman!”) died in 1612, but his contribution to our understanding of the universe lives on. Pope Francis’ bishops are dropping like flies as if God doesn’t exist, we get a Covid-19 update and then it’s time for us to look at the news:The COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook by S. LewandowskyAntivaxxers minority but very loudThe journal Nature retracts paper linking BMI with honestyTalk to me – Corona Edition, App launched in English and GermanWikipedia just turned 20EFSA approves mealworms as human foodConsultation launched over gene edited food in EnglandOur forests on track to reaching a tipping pointFake doctor withdraws from lawsuitWe finish with a Really Wrong Award going to the Irish Commission to investigate the infamous Mother-and-Baby homes.Enjoy!Segments:Intro; Greetings; This Week; Pontus Pokes the Pope; Covid Update; 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.