Science takes an interest in Pontus’ body (who would’ve thought?) and in TWISH we hear about Comenius who got a whole lot of things right already on the 16th century. Of course there are also more current news to take a look at: INTERNATIONAL: Tretinoin, the holy grail in skin care, is dangerous INTERNATIONAL: Are ... Read more

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Pontus is back from skiing, Orbán is worse than ever, and an astronaut will photograph the turtle that carries the Earth on its back – just a normal week in skepticism. In TWISH we hear about the successful ban on CFCs to save the ozone layer, and then it’s time for the news: EUROPE: Measles ... Read more

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With Brian sitting in for Pontus while he’s doing some skiing, we talk events to start with. The Hungarian Skeptic Society just handed out two awards for those enlightening the public by either speaking up directly against pseudosciences and disinformation or choosing to provide detailed analysis on controversial topics. So, we congratulate Professor of molecular ... Read more

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Believe it or not, there are more skeptical podcasts out there than ours – check out the Skeptic podcast for example, the newest one out there from the Skeptic UK. Pierre -Simon Laplace is this week’s topic for TWISH, and then we get into the news: SWEDEN: New study confirms: Tens of thousands of lives ... Read more

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We are still fascinated by the on-going planetary alignment and this week is an even better opportunity to watch it. And if it’s cloudy and a Thursday, go back inside and join the SITP Online virtual pub, it’s highly recommended! In TWISH we hear about Émile Coué who popularized autosuggestion which in a way paved ... Read more

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We talk a little bit of the upcoming Germany federal elections this weekend and in TWISH we hear about Carl von Rokitansky the Austrian physician, pathologist, humanist philosopher and liberal politician and founder of the Viennese School of Medicine of the 19th century. How he managed to dissect tens of thousands of bodies is baffling ... Read more

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Lots about guns and politics this week, as well as science, homeopathy and a little bit about lost pants. In TWISH we hear about Descartes and his suspicious death in 1650. Was it murder? Here is a list of the news: SWEDEN: Mass shooting in Örebro GERMANY: Is this the descent of Homeopathy? SWEDEN: Government ... Read more

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This week we interview Marcel-Jan Krijgsman, Dutch amateur astronomer, data engineer and science communicator. Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; Interview; Farewell; Outro; Outtakes  0:00:33 INTRO 0:00:56 GREETINGS 0:11:04 INTERVIEW Marcel-Jan Krijgsman Maan en planeten podcast: https://app.springcast.fm/podcast/maan-en-planeten-podcast Marcel-Jan blog: https://marcel-jan.eu/ Tour for life: https://www.tourforlife.nl/ Support Marcel-Jan: https://supporta.cc/lfqd/z0qpn9xqox 0:45:58 FAREWELL 0:50:08 OUTRO 0:51:30 OUT-TAKES

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After discussing Nazi salutes, placebo surgery, scientology follow-up, Massimo Polidoro’s new book and several recommendations for other podcasts, we eventually get down to the meat of the show. In TWISH we hear about Delta, the science TV program that aired 61 years ago on 31 of January. Then, we look to the news: SWEDEN: Swedish ... Read more

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