We start this episode with talking about why earthquakes can not be predicted then ponder on the issues of resigning female leaders, before we move on to TWISH where this week we commemorate the 152nd anniversary of the publication of Darwin's The Descent of Man.Because Pontus is away, Pàpa Francesco (AKA Frankie) gets another week off the hook.On the news this week:UK - The first woman appointed the government's chief science adviserUK - Treasury takes back £ 1.6 billion previously promised for scienceGERMANY - INH publishes new article on "the memory of water"INTERNATIONAL - Cranky Uncle translation project calls for contributors in various languagesAUSTRIA - Massive HPV vaccination campaign on the wayINTERNATIONAL - EDMO report "From the Pandemic to the War in Ukraine: One Year and a Half of Disinformation" comes outGERMANY - The Münster Circle publishes memorandum with call for pharmacies to drop HomeopathyISRAEL - Disinformation squad revealed by international group of undercover investigative journalistsThis week's Really Wrong Price goes to the German Homeopathic Doctors Association for recommending alternative products as a solution to stock shortages of real medicine.Enjoy!

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