Hurry up to get the early bird price for ESC Liverpool! You have until 14 September!
Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe and in TWISH we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Star Trek, a show that brought humanism into science fiction. Then, it’s time for the news:
- SWEDEN: General elections update plus early voting screwup
- GERMANY: AfD wins in Saxony-Anhalt
- INTERNATIONAL: IgNobel prizes of 2026
- UK: Discrepancy between public perception of crime rates and actual statistics
This week’s Who’s Quacking? award goes to Fredrik Paulún, self-proclaimed Swedish health guru.
Enjoy!
Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; News; Who’s Quacking?; Quote; Outro; Outtakes
0:00:27 INTRO
0:00:50 GREETINGS
- ESC early bird prices end on 14 September!
- ECS Liverpool: https://escliverpool.org/tickets
- Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe
0:06:14 TWISH – THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICAL HISTORY
- 8 September 1966: The first episode of Star Trek (TOS) airs
0:16:44 NEWS
- SWEDEN: General elections update plus early voting screwup
- GERMANY: AfD wins in Saxony-Anhalt
- INTERNATIONAL: IgNobel prizes of 2026
- IgNobel website: https://improbable.com/ig/winners/#ig2026
- UK: Discrepancy between public perception of crime rates and actual statistics
0:47:25 WHO’S QUACKING?
- SWEDEN: Health Guru Fredrik Paulún
- Astrea Longevity: https://astrea-longevity.com/
- Expressen: https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/sverige/fredrik-pauluns-vatevatten-sagas-rent-humbug/
0:54:01 QUOTE AND FAREWELL
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When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.”
/ Arthur C. Clarke (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008), English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. /
0:55:20 OUTRO
0:56:43 OUT-TAKES