Episode #021, feat. Marit M. Simonsen

On this episode, you’ll find news, events and interesting topics, along with an interview, featuring Norwegian blogger, podcaster, science educator and skeptical activist, Marit M. Simonsen, who’s also the former president of the Norwegian skeptic society Skepsis. She’s often referred to as “The Queen of Norwegian Skepticism”.

Segments
Intro; Greetings & Listener feedback; On this day; What’s on in Europe?; What’s hot in Europe?; Interview with Marit M. Simonsen; Logical Fallacies; Really Wrong; Quote
 
Show notes:
00:00:00
INTRO music
 
00:00:23
Greetings & feedback

• Contact us!
• About Star Wars Day on Wikipedia
• Phil Plait on the “Super Saturn” meme

00:07:19
On This Day: 20th April
Thomas Henry Huxley (Born 4^th May 1825) aka “Darwin’s Bulldog”

• Thomas Henry Huxley on Wikipedia
• Creation (the movie) on iMDb
• Randal Keynes on Wikipedia
• Darwin’s home (Down House) on the English Heritage website

00:17:18
What’s on in Europe?

• Károly Hartlein on Wikipedia (in Hungarian)
• Skeptics’ Conference in Budapest website (in Hungarian)
• SkepKon in Hamburg (5-7^th May) (in German)
• QED – Question, Explore, Discover – Tickets are available now!

00:24:31
What’s Hot in Europe?

1. Aphrodisiac banned by Hungarian authorities
   • National Public Health and Medical Officer Service: Press release about a potentially harmful product (in Hungarian)
   • Dragon Power Capsules on Love2Night and Herbs4cure
   • About Sildenafil on Wikipedia
   • About Defined Daily Dose on the WHO website
   • DDD for Sildenafil on the WHO website
2. Doubtful News goes on an indefinite hiatus
   • http://doubtfulnews.com
3. ComCept writing an open letter to Visao
   • http://comcept.org/2016/05/01/carta-aberta-a-visao/

00:33:44
Interview with Marit M. Simonsen

• Marit M. Simonsen’s blog: Hugs and Science
• Skepsis on Wikipedia (in Norwegian)
• Twitter handle: @maritms

01:07:15
Logical Fallacies – False dilemma

• False dilemma on Logically Fallacious

01:12:11
Really Wrong: The Telegraph for bad reporting on the topic of the health effects of eating chocolate

• The Telegraph: Eating chocolate every day ‘good for your health’ – study
• Original study on PubMed

01:17:34
Quote
“Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence.”
/Louis Pasteur/
 
01:23:57
Outro
 
01:25:13
Out-takes