TheESP – Ep. #440 – It’s a spectrum, stupid!

Episode 440 of the The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP podcast, hosted by TheESP.eu, titled "TheESP – Ep. #440 – It’s a spectrum, stupid!" was published on August 16, 2024 and runs 59 minutes.

August 16, 2024 ·59m · The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

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Summary

We start with a follow-up on the UK riots and the disinformation that triggered them. Regardless of this we look forward to going to QED where the Ockham Awards will be announced. The nominations are now open! See link in the show notes.In TWISH we hear about how it wasn’t that long ago that Joseph Lister performed the first antiseptic surgery – we sure are lucky that we we were not born back then. Then it is time for the news:RUSSIA: Russian textbook claims that Trump lost in 2020 due to election fraudINTERNATIONAL: Pseudoscientific answers to a medical and environmental mishap at the 2024 Summer Olympic GamesEUROPE: Heat Caused Over 47,000 Deaths in Europe in 2023 – but it could have been much worseINTERNATIONAL: Alleged transgender issue stirs up controversy at the OlympicsINTERNATIONAL: Chemtrails or not, aviation contrails contribute to the climate crisesEnjoy!Show notes: https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-440.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:50 Greetings0:12:36 TWISH0:21:14 News0:57:03 Quote0:58:25 Outro0:59:40 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

We start with a follow-up on the UK riots and the disinformation that triggered them. Regardless of this we look forward to going to QED where the Ockham Awards will be announced. The nominations are now open! See link in the show notes.

In TWISH we hear about how it wasn’t that long ago that Joseph Lister performed the first antiseptic surgery – we sure are lucky that we we were not born back then. Then it is time for the news:

RUSSIA: Russian textbook claims that Trump lost in 2020 due to election fraud
INTERNATIONAL: Pseudoscientific answers to a medical and environmental mishap at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games
EUROPE: Heat Caused Over 47,000 Deaths in Europe in 2023 – but it could have been much worse
INTERNATIONAL: Alleged transgender issue stirs up controversy at the Olympics
INTERNATIONAL: Chemtrails or not, aviation contrails contribute to the climate crises

Enjoy!

Show notes: https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-440.html

Segments:

0:00:27 Intro

0:00:50 Greetings

0:12:36 TWISH

0:21:14 News

0:57:03 Quote

0:58:25 Outro

0:59:40 Outtakes

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.