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The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

The European Skeptics Podcast is an independent project run buy individuals from across Europe, to provide a forum for European skeptical activism. Hosts: András Pintér and Pontus Böckman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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TheESP – Ep. #247 – Stephan Lewandowsky

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/11/05

This week we talk to Stephan Lewandowsky,professor of cognitive psychology and one of the drivers behind the Debunking Handbook 2020, the recently published follow-up to the previous debunking handbook from 2011. A great resource for anyone, it summarises the current state of the science of misinformation and its debunking. It was written by a team of 22 prominent scholars of misinformation and its debunking, and it represents the current consensus on the science of debunking for engaged citizens,

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1:08:15

TheESP – Ep. #246 – RIP, James “the Amazing” Randi

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/10/29

This week we remember James “the Amazing” Randi, a great skeptic and generous person who like no one else influenced the skeptic movement. His legacy lives on.We also reflect a bit on daylight saving before we go further back in time than usual in this week in history and look into the importance of Emperor Constantine and the Battle of the Milvian Bridge for early Christianity. Then Pontus looks into if Pope Francis really has changed his and the Church’s position on gay rights, before we get into

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TheESP – Ep. #245 - Lust for Blood

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/10/22

This week we notice the new I am Greta movie strangely so far is only in theaters and not online. Covid number are going up, especially in Germany where conspiracy theories are growing, but the German speaking community can celebrate that former GWUP Science Council member Dr. Krista Federspiel has been awarded the Österreichisches Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst or the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art. A special call goes out for everyone who can support to SKEPP who needs to

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1:05:45

TheESP – Ep. #244 – Go Women in Science!

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/10/15

This week we start by celebrating that several women received the Nobel Prize this year. Well deserved and a good trend! We also look at the latest Global warming news delivered by Copernicus. We may need to find another planet to live on… In this week in history we get nostalgic about QED which was supposed to happen this week, but hey, we have many fond memories from previous years to look back on!Then we dive into the news:New pre-bunking online game GoViral to be used to counter

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1:04:59

TheESP – Ep. #243 – Belgian Skeptics Sued!

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/10/08

This week we start by urging you to register nominations for the Ockham Awards, handled by The Skeptic. The deadline is 31 October. That’s the same date that Skepsis in the Netherlands will hold their full day ‘Skepsis Congress 2020’, check it out!Then we chat to Patrick Vermeren, who together with fellow skeptic Bart Van de Ven, is sued for defamation(!) by Carl Van de Velde, the multimillionaire behind the ‘Opleidingsinstituut’. Despite losing in the first instance Van de Velde has appealed and

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TheESP - Ep. #242 - Stefanie Handl, the Skeptic Vet

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/10/01

This week we interview veterinarian Dr. Stefanie Handl from Vienna, Austria. Her special fields are nutrition and diets for pets. She is a member of the “Gesellschaft für kritisches Denken” (“Society for Critical Thinking”) which is the local chapter of the German skeptical organization, GWUP. Stefanie is very actively working to inform the public about nutrition woo and so called alternative medicine, especially when it comes to veterinary medicine. She is the owner of a veterinarian nutrition

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1:10:39

TheESP – Ep. #241 – One Million Unanswered Prayers

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/09/24

This week we first chat about András lending his voice acting skills to a sketch in the Skeptic Zone, Pontus teases the coming release of his sci-fi novel the Dooma and then we talk about the upcoming Italian CICAPFest. This year the conference takes place online for the three weeks(!) between 25 September and 18 October. There will be over 150 meetings and 185 speakers, and it will all be for free!After that we get into the news:No, dozens of countries didn’t order COVID-19 tests in 2018Life on

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TheESP – Ep. #240 – SARS-CoV2 Virology w. Gábor Kemenesi

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/09/17

This week we interview Hungarian researcher and virologist Gábor Kemenesi. He is a research fellow at the Virological Research Group within the Szentágothai Research Centre of the University of Pécs in Hungary, specializing in zoonoses, or viral diseases that spread from animals to humans. He’s also a member of Hungary’s COVID-19 Task Force for the research of the virus and in the last few months. He has become the number one go-to expert in the field for the country’s media, working hard to educate

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1:19:15

TheESP – Ep. #239 – “Gossip is Worse than Covid”

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/09/10

This week we start off with having a quick chat with our old buddy Michael (“Marsh”) Marshall regarding the relaunch of the UK magazine called the Skeptic.In this week’s history segment we talk about the LHC that powered up 12 years ago this week without the world vanishing into a black hole, and then Pope Francis gets poked for several things, including his claim that gossip is worse than covid.Speaking of covid-19, the pandemic gets a separate segment about the latest developments, before we get

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1:06:34

TheESP – Ep. #238 – Brian Deer and The Doctor Who...

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/09/03

This week we interview none other than Brian Deer, the investigative journalist that spent years digging up how the discredited ex-doctor Andrew Wakefield misled the public about the safety of vaccines. We dig deep into how Wakefield through dishonesty and deceit became the poster boy of the anti-vaxx movement and how his misinformation made it as big as it is today.Deer’s new book “The Doctor Who Fooled the World: Andrew Wakefield’s war on vaccines” is out this week! Make sure to check it

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TheESP - Ep. #237 - Plandemic II - worst movie ever

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2020/08/27

This week András returns to the mothership to hear us discuss the UFO sighting in Cussac in France. Francis gets a pass this week and then we dive into the news:- Covid-19 update- Children in Germany are falling behind their vaccination schedules- Does flu claim more deaths the covid-19?- People who react negatively to rules and recommendations use more SCAM (so-called alternative medicine)- Does homeopathy “also” work for women (spoiler: it does not work, period)- Why is there a priest in the

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TheESP - Ep. #236 - Martin Moder of the Austrian...

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/08/20

This week we interview molecular biologist, science communicator and overall cool guy Martin Moder, who is one of the Austrian “Science Busters” and who is also active in the Austrian “Society for Critical Thinking”. We found ourselves discussing everything from the dangers of farting Coronavirus to GMO, philosophy, designer babies, how to make booze out of toilet paper and the optimal way of cutting a birthday cake. There were unexpected turns at every corner of this interview…Enjoy!Segments:Intro;

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1:18:43

TheESP - Ep. #235 - Show Me a Real Acupuncturist

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/08/13

This week Brian is back(!) as András has gone missing(?) We chat again about the wonderful online events out there: you should definitely check out the Edinburgh Skeptics on the Fringe productions. We then talk about the Wow! signal that was recorded this week in 1977 and also find that Francis seems to have done something good for once.In this week’s news:- Two outbreaks in Mamming, Bavaria- Danish abattoir closed over COVID-19 cluster- Disinformation not only consumed by young or uneducated-

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TheESP - Ep. #234 - Lysenkoism, science and BS

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/08/06

This week we first chat about some of the great current skeptical online events, like NECSS and Skeptics in the Pub. We also enjoy the good news that the worlds largest fusion reactor is now being assembled in the South of France.In this week in history we learn about “Lysenkoism” which Stalin decided should replace all other science. In current affairs Pope Francis has issues with Chinese infiltrators and French women who demands to be bishops.In this week’s news:- What’s the truth about face masks

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1:21:44

TheESP - Ep. #233 - Homeomathematics

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/07/30

This week starts with the wonderful news that Annika is now a full time ESP member and co-host. We couldn’t be happier!We start with a minor correction to a story from last week and then chat a bit about the latest astronomy news before we celebrate this week in history: Happy birthday to the great skeptic and parapsychology researcher Susan Blackmore! (Also see our episode #088 when we had her as a guest)Giving the Pope more or less a pass this week, we then dive into the news:- Covid-19 update-

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1:25:56

TheESP - Ep. #232 - Assisted Death

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/07/23

This week we welcome Annika back and first chat a bit about comets and astronomy and about some of the excellent online skeptical events there now is to follow, like the UK Skeptics in the Pub Online, the new Cologne events and Susan Gerbic’s About Time project.In this week in history we hear about Carl Jung, who was born on 26 July in 1875. Just like Freud he got a lot of things terribly wrong, but his ideas still inspired a lot better psychology later on and they continue to be part of the

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TheESP – Ep. #231 – How to Argue with a Racist, with...

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/07/16

This week we are joined by the brilliant British geneticist, broadcaster, science journalist and author, Dr Adam Rutherford.He’s written several books of international acclaim like “Creation: The Origin of Life and the Future of Life”, “A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived”, “The Book of Humans: The Story of How We Became Us” and “Humanimal: How Homo Sapiens Became Nature’s Most Paradoxical Creature”.Avid podcast listeners might know him from the BBC Radio 4 shows ‘Inside Science’ and ‘The

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TheESP - Ep. #230 - Tinfoil hats against nonsense

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/07/09

This week Europe has lost a star in the sky and we hear about how Louis Pasteur managed to create a rabies vaccine back in 1885 (he wasn’t even a medical doctor). Pope Francis seizes even more control about the Vatican’s finances and appoints an “extraordinary commissioner” to raid the entity looking after St Peter’s Basilica. Apparently, someone has been cooking the books.In the news this week:– After a new outbreak the German authorities suggest people stay at home for vacation– Was SARS-CoV-2

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TheESP - Ep. #229 - Reality vs politics, lies and...

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/07/02

This week we can't help but mention the Polish presidential elections and Susan Gerbic's latest interview with Pontus. We commemorate Ignaz Semmelweis on his birthday before moving on to deliberating over the future of the papacy.In the news:- Was the Tönnies incident with COVID19 due to a church service- Didier Raoult doubles down on hydroxychloroquine- Hungary's new curriculum and history textbooks full of folk legends and misleading claims- Measles update- The latest and most sophisticated fake

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TheESP - Ep. #228 - Let Science Take the Lead

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP ·

2020/06/25

This week Pontus and András bring you the latest from all over Europe mixed with some history and a little bit of Poking the Pope(s).This week marks the 646th anniversary of the onset of the Aachen Dancing Plague. After exploring that phenomenon, we move on to how Pope Francis regards women and weather Palpatine is up to no good on his visit to his homeland Germany.Then, in the news:- COVID-19 superspreading centre in Gütersloch, Germany now in lockdown- Swedish coronavirus quack bites the dust- The

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