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TheESP – Ep. #304 – There’s an octopus in my vaccine

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Also, Santa is not real and Annika pokes Christmas trees

The Ockham Awards have been announced, ESA helps a Chinese rover and the Belgian Skeptics, SKEPP, finally wins against a SLAPP*) suit filed by a multimillionaire. In TWISH we hear of the gruesome death of a Scottish witch and then we dig into the news:

  • INTERNATIONAL: Time magazine names vaccine scientists Heroes of the Year 2021
  • FRANCE: Swedish artist Anna von Hausswolff harassed by Catholic fundamentalists
  • INTERNATIONAL: Tackling COVID disinformation with empathy and conversation
  • SIBERIA: WMO confirms highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic: 38C
  • ITALY: Noto’s bishop tells children Santa doesn’t exist
  • INTERNATIONAL: Buying guide for christmas trees?

The German “Corona Ausschuss” spreads dangerous nonsense about the vaccine and pandemic and gets today’s award for being Really Wrong.
Enjoy!

*)SLAPP = Strategic lawsuit against public participation

Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; News; Really Wrong; Quote And Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes;
 
0:00:27 INTRO

0:00:53 GREETINGS

0:14:00 TWISH – THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICAL HISTORY

0:21:43 NEWS

0:45:11 REALLY WRONG

0:51:11 QUOTE AND FAREWELL

    “So, mathematical truth prefers simple words since the language of truth is itself simple.”
    Tycho Brahe (14 December 1546 – 24 October 1601) born February 1984), Danish astronomer, known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical observations. /

0:53:24 OUTRO

0:54:39 OUT-TAKES