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TheESP – Ep. #444 – Happy Cucumbers

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With an episode number like this, we have to start out with some numerology. Annika will be more off than on for a while and the promised record heat in Sweden actually delivered. In TWISH we hear about the sci-fi / philosophical writer Stanisław Lem who was born this week in 1921. Then we head for the news:

  • SWEDEN: Music makes cucumbers happy
  • UK: Hereditary seats to be removed from Lords
  • INTERNATIONAL: No link between mobile phones and brain tumours
  • UK / INTERNATIONAL: Bach Flower Remedies for perceived stress of nurses

We hand out a Really Wrong Award to the Carl and Veronica Carstens Foundation for funding dubious research, and that should be the end – but wait! Brian Eggo crashes the party! He tells all about the upcoming Skepticamp at QED. Don’t miss out!

Enjoy!

Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; News; Really Wrong; Quote; Interview; Outro; Outtakes
 
0:00:28 INTRO

0:00:51 GREETINGS

0:06:43 TWISH – THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICAL HISTORY

0:13:07 NEWS

0:34:09 REALLY WRONG

0:39:47 QUOTE AND FAREWELL

    Skepticism is like a microscope whose magnification is constantly increased: the sharp image that one begins with finally dissolves, because it is not possible to see ultimate things: their existence is only to be inferred.
    Stanisław Lem (12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006), Polish writer of novels, short stories and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. /

0:40:53 INTERVIEW

  • Surprise visit by Brian Eggo! All about Skepticamp at QED 2024!

0:46:23 OUTRO

0:47:38 OUT-TAKES

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