TheESP – Ep. #384 – Bishops out!

…and someone is quacking in LatviaThis week we start by commenting on the strange developments in Russia and the Titan submersible. We call for speaker at QED SkeptiCamp recommend the work of Skeptical Science. And if anyone wants to meet up with András in the Baltic states, get in touch! In TWISH we hear about the Tunguska event and then as usual Pontus has some news about the Catholic Church. After that, we dig into the news:UK: House of Commons to debate presence of bishops in House of LordsSWITZERLAND: New cases of conspiracy theories as part of treatmentsGERMANY: Investigations ongoing against Heilpraktikers who helped issued false covid vaccination certificates (and more)LATVIA: Plagiarism scandal blows up in domestic science circlesEU: EU’s new ways of securing the online space from disinformation – starting with TwitterINTERNATIONAL: Deforestation is also worsening (not only carbon dioxide emissions)SWEDEN: Macchiarini jail sentence increased to 2.5 yearsThe European Commission get a Really Right Award and then Jānis Pļaviņš from Latvia is the topic for this week’s “Who’s Quacking?”Enjoy!Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; Pontus Pokes The Pope; News; Really Right; Who’S Quacking?; Quote And Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.