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TheESP – Ep. #266 – Is AstraZeneca safe?

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This week we we start by checking out some science: travel faster than speed of light(?) and the wonderful 3D-model of the Antikythera mechanism. We look back at the birth of the Hungarian Skeptic Society and we poke the pope for being a bigot about gay marriage. We look at the covid vaccine situation and especially if the AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine appears safe, before we check out the news:

  • New book: Fake news a threat to democracy?
  • New tool to help students detect fake images and videos
  • People with high emotional intelligence less susceptible to fake news?
  • Water ‘vitalizer’ banned for possible interference with radio devices
  • Social media watchdog: Instagram highly responsible for the spreading of misinformation?
  • New book out: ‘Don’t get mixed up with food’

Enjoy!

Segments:
Intro; Greetings; This Week; Pontus Pokes the Pope; Covid-19 Update; News; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-takes

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0:00:27 INTRO

0:00:51 GREETINGS

0:10:03 THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICISM

0:14:34 PONTUS POKES THE POPE

0:28:07 COVID-19 UPDATE

0:37:58 NEWS

0:55:26 QUOTE AND FAREWELL

“The scientific world picture does not include … things that have not been constructed, that are not understood as artefacts … Instead of the final cause one starts to speak about purpose, which nature itself does not have. Only humans can set aims and achieve them by their activities if they know the laws of nature and set up various processes based on them and organise them purposively.”
 
/ Rein Vihalemm (9 December 1938 – 18 July 2015) Estonian chemist and philosopher of science. /

0:56:33 OUTRO

0:57:48 OUT-TAKES