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This week we start by recommending a German Podcast Christmas Special, we report that Sucharit Bhaktdi won the Goldene Brett award and talk about the Saturn / Jupiter planetary conjunction. Pontus reports the his book “the Dooma” is slightly delayed and then we get into the news:

• Our friend Martin Moder made a very good video about the safety of the new CoVid vaccine
• Improved trust in science within Swedish public during 2020
• Trust in media sources has risen
• Comment by Swedish king about corona is so way off it’s not even wrong
• Karaoke bar from Berlin trying to sue virologist Professor Drosten – surely that will stop CoViD?
• ARP-SAPC publishes a monography on COVID-19 and critical thinking
• Huge differences in Covid vaccine prizes, but all are cheaper than expected
• 2020 on track to become one of three warmest years on record
• Santa apparently is immune to CoViD! We are of course skeptical, not of WHO or CoViD, but of Santa – but the Christmas presents are safe!

Enjoy!

Segments:
Intro; Greetings; This Week; Covid Update; News; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-takes

Events Calendar: https://theesp.eu/events_in_europe

0:00:26 INTRO

0:00:51 GREETINGS

• German Podcast Christmas Special:
  • GWUP: https://blog.gwup.net/2020/12/19/neu-im-nachgefragt-podcast-das-weihnachtsspezial/
• Sucharit Bhakdi won the Goldenes Brett award!
  • : https://2020.goldenesbrett.guru/
• Planetary Conjunction!
  • : https://www.nasa.gov/feature/the-great-conjunction-of-jupiter-and-saturn
• Pontus’ book is a bit delayed
  • : https://bockman.se/stay-tuned-just-a-minor-delay/

0:15:42 THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICISM

• Piero Angela’s birthday, 22 December 1928
  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piero_Angela

0:18:08 PONTUS POKES THE POPE

The Vatican is bleeding cash but Frankie has nothing to worry about.

• https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2020/12/popes-deep-pocket-friends-may-explain-sangfroid-about-money-woes/

0:25:36 COVID-19 UPDATE

• Germany enters harder lockdown
  • Snopes: https://www.snopes.com/ap/2020/12/16/germany-enters-harder-lockdown-as-virus-deaths-hit-new-high/
• French President Macron tests positive for COVID-19
  • Snopes: https://www.snopes.com/ap/2020/12/17/french-president-macron-tests-positive-for-covid-19/
• Mutation of virus in UK, travel bans from all over Europe
  • Outbreak News Today: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/england-reports-new-variant-of-sars-cov-2-83953/
  • BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-55392619
  • Outbreak News Today: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/england-authorities-new-covid-19-strain-can-spread-more-quickly-boris-johnsons-statement-netherlands-travel-restrictions-35189/
  • Snopes: https://www.snopes.com/ap/2020/12/20/several-eu-nations-halt-uk-flights-fearing-virus-variant/
• EMA and EC approves COVID-19 vaccine
  • EMA: https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/ema-recommends-first-covid-19-vaccine-authorisation-eu

0:35:31 NEWS

• AUSTRIA: Our friend Martin Moder made a very good video about the safety of the new CoVid vaccine
  • Martin Moder (Youtube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aov3qGYv7ls
• SWEDEN: Improved trust in science within Swedish public during 2020
  • Vetenskap och Allmänhet: https://v-a.se/2020/12/va-barometern-2020-okat-fortroende-for-forskare-och-forskning-2/
• HUNGARY: Trust in media sources has risen
  • IPSOS: https://www.ipsos.com/hu-hu/visszatert-hirforrasokba-vetett-bizalmunk
• SWEDEN: Comment by Swedish king about corona is so way off it’s not even wrong
  • Omni.se: https://omni.se/kungens-coronakritik-ett-fruktansvart-ar-jag-anser-att-vi-har-misslyckats/a/BlrP7G
• GERMANY: Karaoke bar from Berlin trying to sue virologist Professor Drosten – surely that will stop CoViD?
  • GWUP: https://blog.gwup.net/2020/12/17/neuer-pr-gag-der-querdenker-berliner-karaoke-bar-will-christian-drosten-verklagen/
• SPAIN: ARP-SAPC publishes a monography on COVID-19 and critical thinking
  • Escepticos: https://www.escepticos.es/node/7730
• EU: Huge differences in Covid vaccine prizes, but all are cheaper than expected
  • Le Monde: https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2020/12/21/la-revelation-du-prix-des-vaccins-embarrasse-l-industrie-et-la-commission-de-bruxelles_6064092_3210.html
• INTERNATIONAL: 2020 on track to become one of three warmest years on record
  • WMO: https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/2020-track-be-one-of-three-warmest-years-record
• INTERNATIONAL: Santa apparently is immune to CoViD! We are of course skeptical, not of WHO or CoViD, but of Santa – but the Christmas presents are safe!
  • The Mirror: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/santa-immune-covid-19-able-23175030

1:14:27 QUOTE AND FAREWELL
“To explain all nature is too difficult a task for any one man or even for any one age. ‘Tis much better to do a little with certainty, & leave the rest for others that come after you, than to explain all things by conjecture without making sure of any thing.”
/ Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27), English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author /

1:16:40 OUTRO

1:17:55 OUT-TAKES