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This week we mention that Eurovision will be held in UK next year, that Steven Pinker makes clear that ESP is not real (but WE are!) and Annika clarifies how the police system is organised in Germany. No TWISH or Pope this week so we skip right into the news:

• UK: TikTok is fastest growing source of news for adults
• UKRAINE: Google to be banned in Donetsk and Luhansk
• GERMANY: Manual on climate communication published
• UK: Students write bill on climate change education

The UK National Lottery gets the Really Wrong award for funding homeopathy.

Enjoy!

Segments: Intro; Greetings; News; Really Wrong; Quote And Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes;
 
0:00:26 INTRO

0:00:49 GREETINGS

• Next Eurovision hosted by UK
  • Snopes: https://www.snopes.com/ap/2022/07/25/uk-to-host-2023-eurovision-after-ukraine-ruled-too-risky/
• ESP debate on Skeptic Magazine
  • Skeptic.com: https://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/debate-is-belief-in-esp-irrational/
• Clarification on German Police System from last week

0:10:26 NEWS

• UK: TikTok is fastest growing source of news for adults
  • the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/21/tiktok-is-fastest-growing-news-source-for-uk-adults-ofcom-finds
• UKRAINE: Google to be banned in Donetsk and Luhansk
  • the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/22/google-to-be-banned-in-ukraines-occupied-donetsk-and-luhansk-regions
• GERMANY: Manual on climate communication published
  • GWUP: https://blog.gwup.net/2022/07/20/ueber-klima-sprechen-jetzt-als-buch-download-und-podcast/
• UK: Students write bill on climate change education
  • BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62245185

0:23:14 REALLY WRONG

• Really Wrong: UK National Lottery for funding homeopathy
  • Edzard Ernst: https://edzardernst.com/2022/07/the-uk-national-lottery-funds-homeopathy-for-women-who-have-experienced-abuse-and-sexual-violence/

0:25:48 QUOTE AND FAREWELL

“It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!”
/ Friedrich Nietzsche, (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900), German philosopher, cultural critic and philologist /

0:27:05 OUTRO

0:28:19 OUT-TAKES

CHARITIES FOR UKRAINE

• Ukraine Humanitarian Fund
  • Ukraine Humanitarian Fund: https://crisisrelief.un.org/t/ukraine
• Razom For Ukraine
  • Razom For Ukraine: https://razomforukraine.humanitru.com/donate
• The Kyiv Independent
  • The Kyiv Independent : https://kyivindependent.com/
• UNICEF
  • UNICEF: https://www.unicef.org/emergencies/conflict-ukraine-pose-immediate-threat-children
• Migration Aid
  • Migration Aid: https://migrationaid.org/