The three of us are (sort of) together again, so after the customary greetings, András joins us with Adrienne Hill all the way from Canada (Sparky studios?!) for a prerecorded chat. In TWISH we hear about how Adolf Hitler secured his position as Führer, which is scary since the tactics of modern would-be-dictators have not changed that much. Then we take a look at the news:
- INTERNATIONAL: Science and fairytales
- FRANCE: BS and pseudoscience at the Olympics
- INTERNATIONAL: Long term use of multivitamins has no effect on mortality
A Swedish clinic calls itself Infertility Aid and promises 90% success rate for people who struggle with getting pregnant. Their “methods” are based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), all of which is obvious bogus and superstition. For that they are deservedly receive this week’s award for being Really Wrong.
Enjoy!
Segments: Intro; Greetings; Interview; TWISH; News; Really Wrong; Quote; Outro; Outtakes
0:00:26 INTRO
0:00:52 GREETINGS
0:05:19 INTERVIEW
- Adrienne Hill: András meet up with Adrienne of ‘the Skeptic Zone’ fame
0:16:52 TWISH – THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICAL HISTORY
- 1 August 1934: Law Concerning the Head of State of the German Reich – the day when Hitler made himself ‘der Führer’
0:25:55 NEWS
- INTERNATIONAL: Science and fairytales
- FRANCE: BS and pseudoscience at the Olympics
- INTERNATIONAL: Long term use of multivitamins has no effect on mortality
0:44:48 REALLY WRONG
- Really Wrong: Swedish TCM clinic sells nonsense fertility treatments
0:53:50 QUOTE AND FAREWELL
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Doing what little one can to increase the general stock of knowledge is as respectable an object of life, as one can in any likelihood pursue”
/ Charles Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882), English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. /
0:56:43 OUTRO
0:57:58 OUT-TAKES