SuellaBraverman

…and UK politicians orders police to go full on racist
There are several skeptical events to look forward to! In chronological order we recommend Skeptics in the Pub in Cologne, SkepKon in Frankfurt and QED in Manchester. No TWISH this week, but we look into Pope Francis‘ latest health problems and how the Vatican after more than five hundred years still refuses to own up on its role in the terrible conquest and enslavement of the Americas. Then, it’s time for the news:

• SWITZERLAND: Swiss court case ties human rights to climate change
• INTERNATIONAL: People who lie use less details and that can reveal them, study says
• UK: The trust in scientists has increased after the COVID-19 pandemic
• EUROPE: AI chatbots making it harder to spot phishing emails, expert says
• GERMANY: Verdict coming up regarding the naturopath trial in Ingolstadt
• SWEDEN: Pontus Pokes the Politicians: SD says that wind turbines are harmful for humans

Suella Braverman and Rishi Sunak receive this week’s Really Wrong Award for supporting that UK police should track ethnicity (read Pakistani background) in the fight against grooming gangs, although we know they mostly consist of white males.

Enjoy!

Segments: Intro; Greetings; Pontus Pokes The Pope; News; Really Wrong; Quote And Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes
 
0:00:27 INTRO

0:00:52 GREETINGS

• Reminder: free your calendar for QED, 23-24 September in Manchester
  • QEDcon.org: https://qedcon.org/
• SkepKon 2023, 18-20 May in Frankfurt
  • SkepKon.org: https://www.skepkon.org/
• Skeptics in the Pub Köln is back!
  • Skeptics Cologne: https://www.facebook.com/events/3366038443665437

0:06:42 PONTUS POKES THE POPE

• Vatican ‘sort of’ takes back the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ used to justify colonialism after demands from Indigenous peoples
  • Crux: https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/04/pope-francis-leaves-hospital-to-return-to-vatican-for-holy-week
  • ABC Australia: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-30/vatican-rejects-discovery-doctrine-indigenous-peoples/102168520

0:11:47 NEWS

• SWITZERLAND: Swiss court case ties human rights to climate change
  • BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65107800
• INTERNATIONAL: People who lie use less details and that can reveal them, study says
  • Science Alert: https://www.sciencealert.com/this-one-strategy-will-reveal-if-someones-lying-with-80-accuracy-study-finds
• UK: The trust in scientists has increased after the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Edzard Ernst: https://edzardernst.com/2023/04/the-trust-in-scientists-has-hugely-increased-after-the-covid-19-pandemic/
• EUROPE: AI chatbots making it harder to spot phishing emails, expert says
  • the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/29/ai-chatbots-making-it-harder-to-spot-phishing-emails-say-experts
• GERMANY: Verdict coming up regarding the naturopath trial in Ingolstadt
  • GWUP: https://blog.gwup.net/2023/04/02/ende-einer-posse-der-heilpraktiker-prozess-von-ingolstadt-vor-dem-urteil/
• SWEDEN: Pontus Pokes the Politicians: SD says that wind turbines are harmful for humans
  • SVD: https://www.svd.se/a/EQKM4G/sd-toppen-oscar-sjostedt-sager-nej-till-att-bygga-ny-vindkraft

0:32:54 REALLY WRONG

• Really Wrong: Suella Braverman and Rishi Sunak supports that UK police should track ethnicity (read Pakistani background) in the fight against grooming gang,s although we know they consist of white males.
  • the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/02/rishi-sunak-says-grooming-gang-crackdown-will-defy-political-correctness
  • the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/03/nspcc-warns-against-framing-grooming-gangs-problem-as-ethnicity-based

0:37:05 QUOTE AND FAREWELL

“I don’t want to argue with the believers. I want to be there for the people who hear those claims but are not part of the belief system (yet), or who have been a part of it and have started asking questions.”
/ Holm Gero Hümmler (22 September 1970 – ), German nuclear physicist and skeptic, active in GWUP. /

0:39:22 OUTRO

0:40:37 OUT-TAKES