TheESP – Ep. #541 – Forget the Vikings?

We start with some listener feedback from Poland and a short follow-up regarding last week’s report on pet whisperers. In TWISH we hear about Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, a German astronomer, physicist and mathematician whose way of thinking still influences both scientific rigor and skepticism today. Then, we take a look at the news: INTERNATIONAL: New weather-related threat: Forecast prediction scams HUNGARY: Chief Medical Officer issues statement to warn against use of ivermectin and the like as cancer cure SCANDINAVIA: Forget the Vikings? Postdoctoral fellow critical of image portrayed by museums of the Viking era The Really Wrong Award goes to BB Gårda, a so-called “Birth Center” in Sweden and the idea that such centers would be a positive development. Enjoy! https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-541.html Segments: 0:00:27 Intro 0:00:50 Greetings 0:07:16 TWISH 0:16:09 News 0:33:03 Really Wrong 0:42:03 Quote 0:43:33 Outro 0:44:56 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.