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TheESP Ep. #101 - Belgian UFOs, the King of Germany and András goes into politics
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:58:05
Publish Date: 2017-11-29 18:00:00
Description: On this episode: The brilliant Brian Eggo ("Eggman") joins us from Glasgow as guest host and tells all about the Skeptics in the Pub movement in the world. Then we dig into Belgian UFOs, dowsing in the UK, and how to combat fake news in Italian schools. Before we end, the "King of Germany" gets the Goldenes Bretts award, Macchiarini avoids prosecution and Italian anti-vaccers spread lies about a perfectly healthy child. Plus András goes all political. Check out Glasgow Skeptics at http://glasgowskeptics.com/ or send them an email at enquiries@glasgowskeptics.com Also, make sure you check out our event page at http://theesp.eu/events_in_europe 00:00:28 Greetings and comments 00:10:12 This Week in Skepticism: The Belgian UFO wave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_UFO_wave https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4538 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOBEPS 00:21:06 News Items UK: Water firms use water diving to find leaks https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/21/uk-water-firms-admit-using-divining-rods-to-find-leaks-and-pipes Italy: Schools to start new program to turn students into "Fake News Hunters" https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/18/world/europe/italy-fake-news.html https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-10-31/italian-politician-wants-kids-become-fake-news-hunters Austria: The Austrian Skeptics award the Goldenes Bretts Award to the "King of Germany" http://2017.goldenesbrett.net/ http://2017.goldenesbrett.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Pressemeldung-Favoriten.pdf Sweden: Macchiarini not to be prosecuted http://retractionwatch.com/2017/10/12/swedish-prosecutor-wont-pursue-criminal-case-macchiarini/ https://www.thelocal.it/20171012/sweden-italy-prosecutors-drop-manslaughter-probe-over-macchiarini-patients 00:39:28 Really wrong: Italian anti-vaccers Corvelva and 'dead' baby picture https://donotlink.it/3GjG http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2017/11/23/quand-une-campagne-anti-vaccin-fait-passer-un-enfant-vivant-et-vaccine-pour-un-enfant-mort_5219268_4355770.html http://www.issuesinmedicalethics.org/articles/infanrix-hexa-and-sudden-death-a-review-of-the-periodic-safety-update-reports-submitted-to-the-european-medicines-agency/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_infant_death_syndrome 00:45:34 Radio spots 00:47:39 Contact details, goodbye and more 00:52:52 Quote: "Let us keep our minds open, by all means, as long as that means keeping our sense of perspective and seeking an understanding of the forces which mould the world. But don’t keep your minds so open that your brains fall out! There are still things in this world which are true and things which are false; acts which are right and acts which are wrong, even if there are statesmen who hide their designs under the cloak of high-sounding phrases." Walter Kotschnig, Austrian born educator, diplomat and professor at Smith College 00:55:50 Outro 00:57:05 Outtakes
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