This week we start by recommending a German Podcast Christmas Special, we report that Sucharit Bhaktdi won the Goldene Brett award and talk about the Saturn / Jupiter planetary conjunction. Pontus reports the his book “the Dooma” is slightly delayed and then we get into the news:
- Our friend Martin Moder made a very good video about the safety of the new CoVid vaccine
- Improved trust in science within Swedish public during 2020
- Trust in media sources has risen
- Comment by Swedish king about corona is so way off it’s not even wrong
- Karaoke bar from Berlin trying to sue virologist Professor Drosten – surely that will stop CoViD?
- ARP-SAPC publishes a monography on COVID-19 and critical thinking
- Huge differences in Covid vaccine prizes, but all are cheaper than expected
- 2020 on track to become one of three warmest years on record
- Santa apparently is immune to CoViD! We are of course skeptical, not of WHO or CoViD, but of Santa – but the Christmas presents are safe!
Enjoy!
Segments:
Intro; Greetings; This Week; Covid Update; News; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-takes
Events Calendar: https://theesp.eu/events_in_europe
0:00:26 INTRO
0:00:51 GREETINGS
- German Podcast Christmas Special:
- Sucharit Bhakdi won the Goldenes Brett award!
- Planetary Conjunction!
- Pontus’ book is a bit delayed
0:15:42 THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICISM
- Piero Angela’s birthday, 22 December 1928
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piero_Angela
0:18:08 PONTUS POKES THE POPE
The Vatican is bleeding cash but Frankie has nothing to worry about.
0:25:36 COVID-19 UPDATE
- Germany enters harder lockdown
- French President Macron tests positive for COVID-19
- Mutation of virus in UK, travel bans from all over Europe
- Outbreak News Today: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/england-reports-new-variant-of-sars-cov-2-83953/
- BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-55392619
- Outbreak News Today: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/england-authorities-new-covid-19-strain-can-spread-more-quickly-boris-johnsons-statement-netherlands-travel-restrictions-35189/
- Snopes: https://www.snopes.com/ap/2020/12/20/several-eu-nations-halt-uk-flights-fearing-virus-variant/
- EMA and EC approves COVID-19 vaccine
0:35:31 NEWS
- AUSTRIA: Our friend Martin Moder made a very good video about the safety of the new CoVid vaccine
- Martin Moder (Youtube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aov3qGYv7ls
- SWEDEN: Improved trust in science within Swedish public during 2020
- Vetenskap och Allmänhet: https://v-a.se/2020/12/va-barometern-2020-okat-fortroende-for-forskare-och-forskning-2/
- HUNGARY: Trust in media sources has risen
- SWEDEN: Comment by Swedish king about corona is so way off it’s not even wrong
- GERMANY: Karaoke bar from Berlin trying to sue virologist Professor Drosten – surely that will stop CoViD?
- SPAIN: ARP-SAPC publishes a monography on COVID-19 and critical thinking
- Escepticos: https://www.escepticos.es/node/7730
- EU: Huge differences in Covid vaccine prizes, but all are cheaper than expected
- INTERNATIONAL: 2020 on track to become one of three warmest years on record
- INTERNATIONAL: Santa apparently is immune to CoViD! We are of course skeptical, not of WHO or CoViD, but of Santa – but the Christmas presents are safe!
1:14:27 QUOTE AND FAREWELL
“To explain all nature is too difficult a task for any one man or even for any one age. ‘Tis much better to do a little with certainty, & leave the rest for others that come after you, than to explain all things by conjecture without making sure of any thing.”
/ Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27), English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author /
1:16:40 OUTRO
1:17:55 OUT-TAKES