Esotericism

The band is back together for the first time in months! First we mention an important (but likely depressing) new book documenting Catholic child sex abuse. In TWISH we look back at the Brexit referendum and analyze why it went so terribly wrong, and then it’s time for the news:

• SWEDEN: Swedish EU election trends were a bit different
• GERMANY: New publication out on esotericism in in political education
• UK: There will not be 14 million immigrants over the next 12 years
• UK: King Charles III honours medical team with ties to alternative medicine
• INTERNATIONAL: Will this disclaimer help against AI learning from your data?
• INTERNATIONAL: Questionable research: Do Tattoos increase the risk of cancer?

A Really Right Award goes to the Welsh Senedd (parliament) for their ambition to stop politicians from lying.

Enjoy!

Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; News; Really Right; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Outtakes
 
0:00:27 INTRO

0:00:53 GREETINGS

• New book by Gerard Gorman: So Young – The Taking of my Life by the Catholic Church
  • the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jun/25/as-child-relentlessly-abused-by-catholic-priest-as-adult-almost-killed-me

0:06:40 TWISH – THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICAL HISTORY

• 23 June 2016: the UK Brexit referendum
  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum
  • the Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-lies-austerity-conservatives-immigration-financial-crisis-racism-neoliberalism-a8929986.html

0:20:27 NEWS

• SWEDEN: Swedish EU election trends were a bit different
  • Sveriges Radio: https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/sverige-klarade-sig-bra-fran-utlandska-paverkansforsok-under-valet
  • Euro News: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/06/12/european-elections-2024-turnout-increased-participation-but-no-major-surge
  • Sydsvenskan: https://etidning.sydsvenskan.se/p/sydsvenskan-malmo/2024-06-11/a/valdeltagandet-minskade-nara-halften-rostade-inte/2790/1481149/52857555
• GERMANY: New publication out on esotericism in in political education
  • GWUP: https://blog.gwup.net/2024/06/21/neu-erschienen-esoterik-in-der-politischen-bildung/
• UK: There will not be 14 million immigrants over the next 12 years
  • Full Fact: https://fullfact.org/immigration/reform-uk-immigration-projections/
• UK: King Charles III honours medical team with ties to alternative medicine
  • College of Medicine: https://collegeofmedicine.org.uk/dr-michael-dixon-fiona-butler-michael-dooley-kings-birthday-honours/
  • the Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/charles-elizabeth-ii-the-king-windsor-louis-b2563028.html
• INTERNATIONAL: Will this disclaimer help against AI learning from your data?
  • Snopes: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/meta-ai-copypasta/
• INTERNATIONAL: Questionable research: Do Tattoos increase the risk of cancer?
  • Omni: https://omni.se/slutsatser-i-cancerstudie-om-tatueringar-sagas/a/RzyOKW
  • Science Direct: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537024002281

0:46:23 REALLY RIGHT

• Really Right: The Welsh Senedd (Welsh parliament) wants to criminalize political lies
  • the Conversation: https://theconversation.com/wales-could-become-worlds-first-country-to-criminalise-politicians-who-lie-230735

0:51:07 QUOTE AND FAREWELL

“Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition.”
/ Alan Turing (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954), English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist. /

0:52:14 OUTRO

0:53:29 OUT-TAKES