Mixed feelings about news re QED – new dates announced but we hear this is the last one(!) and we have a hard time accepting it. At least we’ll do our best to be there and meet (among others) Chris French whose audiobook is currently on sale. In TWISH we hear about Leonardo da Vinci ... Read more

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We first rant a bit about Viktor Orbán and examine some psychic horsing around at the Grand National. In TWISH we hear about the Dead Sea Scrolls and then we dive into the news: UKRAINE / USA: Zelenskyy and Trump look for leaks using lie detectors INTERNATIONAL: Snopes’ toolkit to guard against online misinformation ITALY: ... Read more

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We explore the source of April Fool’s day in this week’s TWISH, before we get into the news: UK: Three-quarters of UK fertility patients using unproven add-on treatments GERMANY / INTERNATIONAL: Rudolf Steiner’s legacy on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his death INTERNATIONAL: More people leave religion than join UK: Tory’s U-turn on ... Read more

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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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