On this Episode:
This week Brian Eggo sits in for Jelena as we talk about Hungarian elections, a medium shocked to discover that people sometimes commit fraud, HIV deniers in Russia, Hans Rosling’s last book and how Swedish authorities have been using bullshit data for years without having a clue.
And of course the Pope gets a mention for getting rid of hell (or did he?).
Plus, we celebrate that QED in Manchester is announced for October with The Skeptics Guide to the Universe crew, George Hrab and Helen Arney!
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Segments:
Intro; Greetings; This Week in Skepticism; Skeptical News; Really Wrong; Quote; Farewell; Outro; Out-takes
Show notes:
00:00:00: Intro
00:00:27: Greetings
00:07:07: This week in Skepticism
00:12:27: Skeptical News
- SWEDEN: Members keep leaving the Swedish Church
- HUNGARY: Hungarian election
- ITALY: Does the Pope believe in hell?
- SCOTLAND: Medium caught dead handed
- RUSSIA: Russian baby dead due to HIV deniers, fact sheet about AIDS transmission
- SWEDEN: Hans Rosling’s last book is out
00:38:28: Really Wrong
- Swedish Authorities using bad statistics to determine age of migrants
00:44:57: Quote and Farewell
“Nothing happens quite by chance. It’s a question of acretion of information and experience.”
/ Jonas Salk, (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995), American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. /
00:46:27: Outro
00:47:42: Out-takes