TheESP – Ep. #484 – Mystery Moon

Episode 484 of the The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP podcast, hosted by TheESP.eu, titled "TheESP – Ep. #484 – Mystery Moon" was published on June 20, 2025 and runs 54 minutes.

June 20, 2025 ·54m · The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

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Summary

URGENT! The great podcast the Naked Scientists is in great danger of being cancelled by Cambridge University and we urge everyone to protest this! Information about how to do that is here: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/sos. In other news Pontus will be in Lithuania 29-30 August to participate in the Būtent festival. If you happen to be there too, let us know! In TWISH we hear about a mysterious moon observation from 1178, and then it’s time for the news:SWEDEN / FINLAND / NORWAY: ‘Life’ files for bankruptcyINTERNATIONAL: New toolkit makes post-publication peer-review available for everyoneUSA / SWEDEN: RFK jr. appoints Swedish vaccine advisorUK: Levels of cheating using AI in academic programs on the riseInstead of a Really Wrong Award this week we have a Who’s Quacking? segment about Swedish ‘psychic’, Benny Rosenqvist.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-484.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:53 Greetings0:12:16 TWISH0:21:23 News0:43:29 Who's Quacking?0:50:35 Quote0:52:19 Outro0:53:42 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

URGENT! The great podcast the Naked Scientists is in great danger of being cancelled by Cambridge University and we urge everyone to protest this! Information about how to do that is here: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/sos. In other news Pontus will be in Lithuania 29-30 August to participate in the Būtent festival. If you happen to be there too, let us know! In TWISH we hear about a mysterious moon observation from 1178, and then it’s time for the news:

SWEDEN / FINLAND / NORWAY: ‘Life’ files for bankruptcy
INTERNATIONAL: New toolkit makes post-publication peer-review available for everyone
USA / SWEDEN: RFK jr. appoints Swedish vaccine advisor
UK: Levels of cheating using AI in academic programs on the rise

Instead of a Really Wrong Award this week we have a Who’s Quacking? segment about Swedish ‘psychic’, Benny Rosenqvist.

Enjoy!

https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-484.html

Segments:

0:00:27 Intro

0:00:53 Greetings

0:12:16 TWISH

0:21:23 News

0:43:29 Who's Quacking?

0:50:35 Quote

0:52:19 Outro

0:53:42 Outtakes