TheESP – Ep. #455 – AI Jesus

Episode 455 of the The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP podcast, hosted by TheESP.eu, titled "TheESP – Ep. #455 – AI Jesus" was published on November 29, 2024 and runs 50 minutes.

November 29, 2024 ·50m · The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

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Summary

We start with some reflections on COP29 and then we send our big congratulations to Richard Saunders on receiving his Lifetime Achievement Award from the Australian Skeptics. Well deserved indeed! Another well deserved but shameful award goes to King Charles who received the New Zealand Skeptics’ Bent Spoon Award. In TWISH we look back at the founding of the Royal Society all the way back in 1660. Then, it’s time for the news:INTERNATIONAL: Measles cases at a massive surgeGERMANY: Court ruling states that informed consent is important when using SCAMNORWAY: Update: true con artists – the Princess and the Shaman have not paid the suppliers for their weddingAUSTRIA: Finalists of the Golden Board announcedSWITZERLAND: Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered JesusThis week’s Really Wrong Award goes to the Dutch minister of Education Eppo Bruins for his plans to slash education funding.Enjoy!Segments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:50 Greetings0:11:56 TWISH0:17:01 News0:43:00 Really Wrong0:46:48 Quote0:48:32 Outro0:49:47 Outtakeshttps://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-455.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

We start with some reflections on COP29 and then we send our big congratulations to Richard Saunders on receiving his Lifetime Achievement Award from the Australian Skeptics. Well deserved indeed! Another well deserved but shameful award goes to King Charles who received the New Zealand Skeptics’ Bent Spoon Award. In TWISH we look back at the founding of the Royal Society all the way back in 1660. Then, it’s time for the news:

INTERNATIONAL: Measles cases at a massive surge
GERMANY: Court ruling states that informed consent is important when using SCAM
NORWAY: Update: true con artists – the Princess and the Shaman have not paid the suppliers for their wedding
AUSTRIA: Finalists of the Golden Board announced
SWITZERLAND: Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus

This week’s Really Wrong Award goes to the Dutch minister of Education Eppo Bruins for his plans to slash education funding.

Enjoy!

Segments:

0:00:27 Intro

0:00:50 Greetings

0:11:56 TWISH

0:17:01 News

0:43:00 Really Wrong

0:46:48 Quote

0:48:32 Outro

0:49:47 Outtakes

https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-455.html