TheESP – Ep. #335 – Looking forward to QED 2020!

– with special guests Alice and Marsh

This week we have celebrity company in the form of Alice Howarth and Michael “Marsh” Marshall of Skeptics with a K fame! Before they tell all about QED in October, we chat a bit about the LHC firing up again, EU law suits against Hungary, homeopathy against the heath wave and the brand new interview with Claire Klingenberg on Skeptical Inquirer conducted by Annika. In TWISH we here about Sir Richard Owen and his role in in founding the Natural History Museum in London. Pope Frankie is going to Canada next week to make his apologies, but we suggest he bring a big bag of money as well. Then it’s time for the news:

• INTERNATIONAL: Record child vaccinations setback, due to covid
• INTERNATIONAL: Stronger democracies have seen fewer excess deaths
• SWEDEN: Anti-vaxxer site publishes names of 800 covid-vaccinated children
• GERMANY: The ‘Europol ploy’ that scammed thousands of Germans
• UK: Tory leadership contestant supporter of homeopathy
• SPACE: More info on space collaboration between Russia and the US

Some geniuses in Switzerland have started a campaign called “Safe Blood” for people that want access to “unvaccinated blood”, and for that they are Really Wrong.

Enjoy!

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

0:00:53 GREETINGS

• Are we in an alternative reality now?
  • Snopes: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cern-portal-to-another-dimension/
• EU executive will sue Hungary over LGBT law and radio broadcaster
  • Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-commission-sue-hungary-over-anti-lgbt-law-politico-2022-07-15/
• Can’t bear the heat? Take some sugar pills
  • Edzard Ernst: https://edzardernst.com/2022/07/the-best-homeopathy-medicine-for-summer-heat/
• Annika’s interview with Claire on Skeptical Inquirer
  • Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/skepticism-means-being-able-to-see-past-yourself-claire-kroulik-klingenberg-bringing-ecso-to-new-heights/

0:09:31 INTERVIEW

• About QED, with Alice and Marsh
  • QED: https://qedcon.org/
  • SITP.online: https://sitp.online/skepticamp/

0:24:09 TWISH – THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICAL HISTORY

• 20 July 1804: Birth of Sir Richard Owen, English biologist and comparative anatomist
  • BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-31623397

0:30:23 PONTUS POKES THE POPE

• Doing penance, the Frankie way
  • Crux: https://cruxnow.com/pope-in-canada/2022/07/pope-francis-previews-a-penitential-pilgrimage-to-canadas-indigenous-peoples
  • Wire Service Canada: https://www.wireservice.ca/canada-father-hofmeister-indigenous-peoples-await-the-pope-with-joy/

0:36:13 NEWS

• INTERNATIONAL: Record child vaccinations setback, due to covid
  • UNICEF: https://www.unicef.org/cuba/en/press-releases/covid-19-pandemic-fuels-largest-continued-backslide-vaccinations-three-decades
  • ECDC: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/ecdc-releases-publications-covid-19-vaccination-strategies-and-joint-ecdc-who-report
• INTERNATIONAL: Stronger democracies have seen fewer excess deaths
  • BMJ: https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2022/06/29/jech-2022-218920
  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-Dem_Institute
• SWEDEN: Anti-vaxxer site publishes names of 800 covid-vaccinated children
  • DN: https://www.dn.se/sverige/polisen-sparar-person-bakom-vaccinlackan/
  • DN: https://www.dn.se/sverige/uppgifter-om-800-barn-sprids-pa-vaccinskeptisk-sajt/
• GERMANY: The ‘Europol ploy’ that scammed thousands of Germans
  • the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/12/europol-phone-scam-defrauding-germans
• UK: Tory leadership contestant supporter of homeopathy
  • the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/15/penny-mordaunt-repeatedly-advocated-use-of-homeopathy-on-nhs
• SPACE: More info on space collaboration between Russia and the US
  • the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/15/us-russia-astronauts-international-space-station
  • Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/nasa-russian-space-agency-sign-deal-share-space-station-flights-roscosmos-2022-07-15/
  • Tass: https://tass.com/politics/1480581

0:58:46 REALLY WRONG

• Really Wrong: “Safe blood” – blood donation for people who insist on “unvaccinated blood”
  • Safeblood: https://safeblood.ch/en/

1:04:21 QUOTE AND FAREWELL

“It’s important that we as scientists and skeptics remain open for claims and dialogues.”
/ Michael Marshall, (13 August 1983 – ), British skeptical activist, freelance journalist, public speaker, podcaster, author, blogger and the editor of The Skeptic magazine /

1:05:31 OUTRO

1:06:46 OUT-TAKES

CHARITIES FOR UKRAINE

• Ukraine Humanitarian Fund
  • Ukraine Humanitarian Fund: https://crisisrelief.un.org/t/ukraine
• Razom For Ukraine
  • Razom For Ukraine: https://razomforukraine.humanitru.com/donate
• The Kyiv Independent
  • The Kyiv Independent : https://kyivindependent.com/
• UNICEF
  • UNICEF: https://www.unicef.org/emergencies/conflict-ukraine-pose-immediate-threat-children
• Migration Aid
  • Migration Aid: https://migrationaid.org/