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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 16 days 19 hours 32 minutes
episode 423: TheESP – Ep. #423 – Public Reiki
The report on DISC analysis and Thomas Erikson from last week generated some good feedback, it’s time for the John Maddox prize again and Susan Gerbic has a new YouTube channel that you should definitely check out...
episode 422: TheESP – Ep. #422 – Surrounded by lies
A bit of a correction first, regarding earthquakes. Then we get some Vatican news with speculation about a Swedish ‘papabile’, plus idiotic statements about genders. In TWISH we hear about Paolo Frisi, an Italian university dropout who in the 18th century went on to become a polymath...
episode 421: TheESP – Ep. #421 – Wishful Thinking
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episode 420: TheESP – Ep. #420 – Happy vikings
Who knew that Hungarian intellectuals where numerologists – András reveals all! We have correction from last week and also reflect over the illness of Princess Kate, naturally we wish her well. In this weeks TWISH we hear about Percy Shelley and how his atheism ruined his academic career – to the benefit of mankind...
episode 419: TheESP – Ep. #419 – London Eye is falling down
Flying unicorns exist in Portugal and you can vote for your favorites on the Portuguese Skeptics’ web site (COMCEPT) before 1 April...
episode 418: TheESP – Ep. #418 – Fake cancer cures with Brian Eggo
Brian Eggo is certainly bo no stranger to this podcast. Relentless in his quest to spread the skeptical world, he is known as the main force behind the Glasgow Skeptics, one of the great people behind Skeptics in the Pub - Onlin and a frequent speaker and guest on several podcasts...
episode 417: TheESP – Ep. #417 – Mercator flattened the Earth
We start with some listener feedback and corrections regarding Tridentinosaurus Antiquus – the origin of its name was wrong and despite what we said, it wasn’t a a dinosaur. In TWISH we hear about Gerardus Mercator, the man behind most world maps...
episode 415: TheESP – Ep. #415 – Artifact or Arti-fiction?
This week we’ve had some feedback regarding AI – always glad to hear from our listeners! In TWISH we hear about Charles Clermont-Ganneau, famous French archeologist with a flare for spotting fake artifacts...
episode 414: TheESP – Ep. #414 – The Curse of King Tut
Luna sits in for András(!) and we talk about conspiracy theories regarding the earthquake in Turkey last year, a new study about peoples worldview and in TWISH we get into the curse of Tutankhamun – what really was going on? Then we have a look at the news:
- UK: Sexual harassment anyone? Chiropractic council is there for chiropractors, not for...