TheESP – Ep. #471 – Without Sleep, Your Brain Doesn’t Work

Pontus is back from skiing, Orbán is worse than ever, and an astronaut will photograph the turtle that carries the Earth on its back – just a normal week in skepticism. In TWISH we hear about the successful ban on CFCs to save the ozone layer, and then it’s time for the news: EUROPE: Measles in Europe highest in 25 years ITALY: Higher levels of spirituality and CAM use increases likelyhood of vaccine skepticism UK: Psychological ‘booster shots’ can strengthen resistance to misinformation over time UK: Poor sleep could fuel belief in conspiracy theories INTERNATIONAL: Press freedom watchdog says Russia ‘stealing’ its identity RUSSIA: Russian network changes tactics to ‘groom’ AI bots with disinformation PORTUGAL: ComCept’s Flying Unicorn Awards are here again, voting is on! The Really Wrong Award goes to Dutch minister for Asylum and Migration, Marjolein Faber, for ignoring expertise, and we send a Really Right to Sense About Science for their work to teach researchers how to communicate. Enjoy! https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-471.html Segments: 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:51 Greetings 0:14:14 TWISH 0:22:35 News 0:49:53 Really Wrong / Really Right 0:56:55 Quote 0:58:57 Outro 1:00:19 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.