After some listener feedback regarding green energy and Pontus reporting back from Lithuania, we go to TWISH where we hear about Wilhelm Ostwald, one of the fathers of physical chemistry. Then, we get to the news:
- UK: MHRA is cracking down on unlicensed anti-wrinkle products after spate of botulism
- IRELAND: Equal Memory Fallibility in ‘He Said, She Said’ Cases
- GERMANY: INH urges new government to ban homeopathy
- UK: Farage argues for withdrawal from Human Rights Convention
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain is planning to tackle climate change straight on, and for that he is Really Right.
Enjoy!
Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; News; Really Right; Quote; Outro; Outtakes
0:00:27 INTRO
0:00:49 GREETINGS
- Listener feedback re green energy
- Electricity Maps: https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/72h/hourly
- Lithuania was good!
0:12:47 TWISH – THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICAL HISTORY
- 2 September 1853: One of the fathers of Physical Chemistry, Wilhelm Ostwald was born
0:22:42 NEWS
- UK: MHRA is cracking down on unlicensed anti-wrinkle products after spate of botulism
- IRELAND: Equal Memory Fallibility in ‘He Said, She Said’ Cases
- GERMANY: INH urges new government to ban homeopathy
- UK: Farage argues for withdrawal from Human Rights Convention
0:46:48 REALLY RIGHT
- Really Right: Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez has announced a 10-point plan to prepare the country for the climate emergency
0:50:09 QUOTE AND FAREWELL
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You can abolish many things, but not gravity, not the speed of light and other facts.”
/ Angela Merkel (17 July 1954 – ), German retired politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. /
0:52:17 OUTRO
0:53:39 OUT-TAKES