It is European Immunization Week! Get your boosters and jabs folks, and make you and the people around you are safe! In TWISH this week we hear about John Oliver, British comedian who (whether you like him or not) understands science and the need for healthy skepticism. Then we of course take a look at the news:
- ITALY: Italy passes measures to allow anti-abortion activists to enter abortion clinics
- HUNGARY: The Flat Earth Award goes to the Hungarian Association of Homeopathic Doctors
- EUROPE: ‘Extreme heat stress’ pushing temperatures to record highs and numbers of death
- AUSTRIA / GERMANY: The Heinz Oberhummer Award for Best Science Communicator goes to Methodically Incorrect!
- EUROPE: EU elections in times of propaganda, misinformation and spies
- UK: Creating sexually explicit images to be made illegal in UK
The Really Wrong Award this week goes to NutriLight with their silly “Red Light Therapy”
Enjoy!
Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; News; Really Wrong; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes
0:00:27 INTRO
0:00:51 GREETINGS
- It’s European Immunization Week 2024!
- Sign up for ESC 2024 in Lyon!
0:08:01 TWISH – THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICAL HISTORY
- 23 April 1977: Born this day – John Oliver
0:12:56 NEWS
- ITALY: Italy passes measures to allow anti-abortion activists to enter abortion clinics
- HUNGARY: The Flat Earth Award goes to the Hungarian Association of Homeopathic Doctors
- EUROPE: ‘Extreme heat stress’ pushing temperatures to record highs and numbers of death
- AUSTRIA / GERMANY: The Heinz Oberhummer Award for Best Science Communicator goes to Methodically Incorrect!
- Oberhummer Award: https://www.oberhummeraward.at
- EUROPE: EU elections in times of propaganda, misinformation and spies
- Politico: https://www.politico.eu/article/france-overwhelmed-with-propaganda-european-affairs-minister-says/
- Politico: https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-arrests-eu-parliament-afd-staffer-afd-spy-china-jian-g-mep-krah/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_elections_in_the_European_Union
- UK: Creating sexually explicit images to be made illegal in UK
0:35:09 REALLY WRONG
- Really Wrong: NutriLight, for their ‘red light therapy’ (RLT)
- Magasinet Filter: https://magasinetfilter.se/filterpodden/102-rott-ljus-for-rodljusterapi/
0:43:28 QUOTE AND FAREWELL
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No! In science, you don’t just get to cherry-pick the parts that justify what you were going to do anyway! That’s religion! You’re thinking of religion. And look! This is really dangerous. if we start thinking that science is a la carte and if you don’t like one study, don’t worry, another one will be along soon, that is what leads people to think that man-made climate change isn’t real, or that vaccines cause autism, both of which the scientific consensus is pretty clear on. Science is, by its nature, imperfect, but it is hugely important. And it deserves better than to be twisted out of proportion and turned into morning show gossip. So, if they are going to keep saying a „study says“ they should have to provide sourcing and context or not mention it at all.”
/ John Oliver (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver) (23 April 1977 – ), John Oliver is a British and American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. /
0:45:42 OUTRO
0:46:57 OUT-TAKES