TheESP – Ep. #391 – Proof of Aliens!

…Uri Geller strikes again…
 
There are now streaming tickets for QED! In TWISH we hear about the three wise guys, sorry, the three wise men, and how they ended up in Cologne in Germany. No pope this week, so we head right in for the news:

• UK: Voter databank hacked and according to experts can potentially be used to target voters with disinformation
• INTERNATIONAL: YouTube starts mass takedowns of videos promoting ‘harmful or ineffective’ cancer cures
• UK: Classroom environmental education doesn’t seem to change attitudes…
• UK: Infertility clinics exploiting patients with SCAM
• SWEDEN: MD who helped patient to end his life wants his license back
• INTERNATIONAL: BBC broadcast – the terrible abusive practices of spiritual healers
• INTERNATIONAL: Uri Geller shares ‘proof’ that aliens exist – a photo from X-Files
• HUNGARY: Government spends taxpayer’s money on a catholic educational centre

The Italian Prime minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, wants to commemorate fascists and for that she receives this week’s prize for being Really Wrong.

Enjoy!

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

0:00:52 GREETINGS

• Streaming tickets now available for QED 2023!
  • QED: https://qedcon.org/news/2023/streaming-tickets-on-sale-now

0:08:05 TWISH – THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICAL HISTORY

• 15 August 1248: The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral laid to become the resting place of the “Three Wise Men”
  • Time: https://time.com/5923009/three-kings-wisemen-history-magi-bible/

0:17:24 NEWS

• UK: Voter databank hacked and according to experts can potentially be used to target voters with disinformation
  • the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/09/hacked-uk-electoral-commission-data-target-voter-disinformation-warn-expert
• INTERNATIONAL: YouTube starts mass takedowns of videos promoting ‘harmful or ineffective’ cancer cures
  • Youtube Blog: https://blog.youtube/inside-youtube/a-long-term-vision-for-medical-misinformation-policies/
  • the Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/15/23832603/youtube-cancer-treatment-misinformation-policy-medical
  • Youtube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk346Sm4legweHAXnVS3Oxgir0R-BRWKK
• UK: Classroom environmental education doesn’t seem to change attitudes…
  • Science Daily: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230809004907.htm
• UK: Infertility clinics exploiting patients with SCAM
  • Edzard Ernst: https://edzardernst.com/2023/08/infertility-clinics-that-exploit-consumers-by-offering-acupuncture/
• SWEDEN: MD who helped patient to end his life wants his license back
  • Läkartidningen: https://lakartidningen.se/aktuellt/nyheter/2023/08/staffan-bergstroms-overklagan-mot-dodshjalpsdomen-har-lamnats-in/
• INTERNATIONAL: BBC broadcast – the terrible abusive practices of spiritual healers
  • BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001pf96
  • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOtKHOFsTYs
• INTERNATIONAL: Uri Geller shares ‘proof’ that aliens exist – a photo from X-Files
  • Gaming Bible: https://www.gamingbible.com/news/uri-geller-shares-proof-aliens-exist-fans-debunk-905157-20230815
• HUNGARY: Government spends taxpayer’s money on a catholic educational centre
  • Atlatszo: https://atlatszo.hu/orszagszerte/2023/08/15/katolikus-oktatasi-negyed-epul-otmilliard-forintert-tamasiban-ha-lesz-ra-kozpenz/

0:45:31 REALLY WRONG

• Really Wrong: Giorgia Meloni campaigning to commemorate fascist figures
  • the Conversation: https://theconversation.com/contested-memory-in-giorgia-melonis-italy-how-her-far-right-party-is-waging-a-subtle-campaign-to-commemorate-fascist-figures-211465

0:48:49 QUOTE AND FAREWELL

‘Humans only have one ending. Ideas live forever.’ – Ruth Handler in the movie ‘Barbie’
‘Why limit yourself to one dogma?’ – J. Robert Oppenheimer in the movie ‘Oppenheimer’

0:52:07 OUTRO

0:53:22 OUT-TAKES