TheESP – Ep. #479 – Hard Core Science

Episode 479 of the The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP podcast, hosted by TheESP.eu, titled "TheESP – Ep. #479 – Hard Core Science" was published on May 16, 2025 and runs 64 minutes.

May 16, 2025 ·64m · The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

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Summary

So, the conclave elected ‘Papa Bob’ a.k.a. Leo XIV – who is he, and will that bring back the ‘Pontus Pokes the Pope’ segment? Time will tell! In other news, If you catch this episode in time, please consider signing the European petition to ban conversion therapy, last day is May 17th.Inge Lehmann is one of forgotten heroes of science, hear more about her in TWISH. Then we go for the news:INTERNATIONAL: Aspartame – risk vs. hazardAUSTRIA: Michael Frass’ controversial study just lost all validity – and yet, it’s still not retractedBELGIUM: Special report from Josef! The winners of the awards from the Belgian skeptics (SKEPP)FRANCE: An open letter by healthcare professionals to stop the funding of SCAM therapies that lack scientific evidenceGERMANY: King of the Reichsbürger movement arrestedEUROPE: Fact-checking chatbot The Check has passed experimental development phasehttps://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-479.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:51 Greetings0:13:56 TWISH0:22:50 News0:53:59 Really Wrong0:59:08 Quote1:00:57 Outro1:02:19 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

So, the conclave elected ‘Papa Bob’ a.k.a. Leo XIV – who is he, and will that bring back the ‘Pontus Pokes the Pope’ segment? Time will tell! In other news, If you catch this episode in time, please consider signing the European petition to ban conversion therapy, last day is May 17th.

Inge Lehmann is one of forgotten heroes of science, hear more about her in TWISH. Then we go for the news:

INTERNATIONAL: Aspartame – risk vs. hazard
AUSTRIA: Michael Frass’ controversial study just lost all validity – and yet, it’s still not retracted
BELGIUM: Special report from Josef! The winners of the awards from the Belgian skeptics (SKEPP)
FRANCE: An open letter by healthcare professionals to stop the funding of SCAM therapies that lack scientific evidence
GERMANY: King of the Reichsbürger movement arrested
EUROPE: Fact-checking chatbot The Check has passed experimental development phase

https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-479.html

Segments:

0:00:27 Intro

0:00:51 Greetings

0:13:56 TWISH

0:22:50 News

0:53:59 Really Wrong

0:59:08 Quote

1:00:57 Outro

1:02:19 Outtakes

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