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EPISODE · May 22, 2026 · 50 MIN

TheESP – Ep. #532 – Of Scurvy and Science

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With the return of a super-El Niño it may be a hot year and in TWISH we hear about James Lind‘s famous scurvy experiment from 1747. Then we have the news: INTERNATIONAL: Antidepressants in pregnancy do not raise children’s risk of autism or ADHD BELGIUM / DENMARK: Attempted control and recommendations regarding meat consumption spark disinformation campaigns INTERNATIONAL: Hantavirus myths and facts UK: Halley’s comet named after the wrong person? Swedish influencer Katrin Zytomierska claims her olive oil prevents cancer and for that she receives this week’s award for being Really Wrong. Enjoy! https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-532.html Segments: 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:51 Greetings 0:07:00 TWISH 0:19:26 News 0:40:15 Really Wrong 0:43:31 Quote 0:48:09 Outro 0:49:31 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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