After discussing Nazi salutes, placebo surgery, scientology follow-up, Massimo Polidoro’s new book and several recommendations for other podcasts, we eventually get down to the meat of the show. In TWISH we hear about Delta, the science TV program that aired 61 years ago on 31 of January. Then, we look to the news:
- SWEDEN: Swedish Skeptics Awards
- CENTRAL EUROPE: Disinformation and conspiracy beliefs in East-Central Europe show significant differences
- BALTIC SEA: Follow-up on the alleged cable sabotage in the Baltic Sea
- UK: Is Google actually gonna crack down on fake reviews?
- SWEDEN: Against scientific consensus, the age of criminal responsibility could be lowered to 14
Putin and Russia collect a yet another Really Wrong Award, this time for disinformation in schools.
Enjoy! (if that’s the word)
Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; News; Really Wrong; Quote; Outro; Outtakes
0:00:27 INTRO
0:00:52 GREETINGS
- Faking a nazi salute is as bad as doing it seriously
- The Skeptic on Placebo surgery (by Mike Hall)
- Follow-up from last week Scientology ad: The ad company is called “Clear Channel”
- Massimo Polidoro has come out with yet another book
- Chris French guest in the Guardian Science Weekly podcast
- The Know Rogan Experience
- Know Rogan: https://www.knowrogan.com/
0:20:46 TWISH – THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICAL HISTORY
- 31 January 1964: The iconic Hungarian science program ‘Delta’ airs for the first time
0:27:57 NEWS
- SWEDEN: Swedish Skeptics Awards
- CENTRAL EUROPE: Disinformation and conspiracy beliefs in East-Central Europe show significant differences
- Political Capital: https://politicalcapital.hu/news.php
- BALTIC SEA: Follow-up on the alleged cable sabotage in the Baltic Sea
- Omni: https://omni.se/kallor-inga-bevis-for-att-sjokablar-kapades-avsiktligt/a/63dyK0
- Rueters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/baltic-undersea-cable-damaged-by-external-influence-sunday-latvian-broadcaster-2025-01-26/
- DN: https://www.dn.se/sverige/misstankta-fartyget-kopplat-till-kinesiska-staten/
- the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/27/sweden-latvia-baltic-cable-damage/
- UK: Is Google actually gonna crack down on fake reviews?
- SWEDEN: Against scientific consensus, the age of criminal responsibility could be lowered to 14
0:54:17 REALLY WRONG
- Really Wrong: New Russian school textbook says Russia was ‘forced’ to march into Ukraine
- Rueters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-issues-school-textbook-saying-it-was-forced-march-into-ukraine-2025-01-27/
- Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/new-russian-school-textbook-says-moscow-forced-war-ukraine-2021627
- Intellinews: https://www.intellinews.com/kremlin-calls-conflict-with-ukraine-war-for-first-time-318026/
0:58:59 QUOTE AND FAREWELL
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Human knowledge and human power meet in one; for where the cause is not known the effect cannot be produced. Nature to be commanded must be obeyed; and that which in contemplation is as the cause is in operation as the rule.”
/ Francis Bacon (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626), English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. /
1:00:50 OUTRO
1:02:05 OUT-TAKES