In Pontus’ absence, András carries the torch this week and tells about Italian electoral abstentions and in TWISH we here about Robert Bunsen, who knew how to burn things with scientific rigor. Then, it’s time for the news:
- UK: Polls shows public wants religion out of schools
- AUSTRIA / GERMANY: Florian Aigner’s new book out – ‘Die Wirklichkeit ist auch nicht wahr’
- INTERNATIONAL: Academic Freedom Index on decline worldwide
- INTERNATIONAL: Wikipedia bans AI-generated content
The Really Right Award goes to the Ministry of the Interior in Hesse, Germany, for helping its citizens to fight conspiracy theories.
Enjoy!
Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; News; Really Right; Quote; Outro; Outtakes
0:00:27 INTRO
0:00:51 GREETINGS
- Italian electoral abstentions and their link to conspiracy theories
0:03:25 TWISH – THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICAL HISTORY
- 30 March 1811: Birth of Robert Bunsen
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bunsen
0:07:15 NEWS
- UK: Polls shows public wants religion out of schools
- AUSTRIA / GERMANY: Florian Aigner’s new book out – ‘Die Wirklichkeit ist auch nicht wahr’
- INTERNATIONAL: Academic Freedom Index on decline worldwide
- Academic Freedom Index: https://academic-freedom-index.net/research/Academic_Freedom_Index_Update_2026.pdf
- INTERNATIONAL: Wikipedia bans AI-generated content
0:16:48 REALLY RIGHT
- Really Right: Hessian Ministry of the Interior for helping its citizens battle conspiracy theories
0:18:52 QUOTE AND FAREWELL
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The first and most important quality of all scientific ways of thinking must be the clear distinction between the outer object of observation and the subjective nature of the observer.”
/ Max Planck (23 April 1858 – 4 October 1947), German theoretical physicist. /
0:20:25 OUTRO
0:21:47 OUT-TAKES