TheESP – Ep. #429 – Think away the long covid

2024-05-31

We start with some listener feedback and also worry if Neil DeGrasse Tyson and his Star Talk show are falling for some alternative medicine. On the good side Skeptical Science, led by John Cook, is continuing their quest for science literacy and has a new online quiz you can take to check your “bullshit detector”. In TWISH we hear about the trial against Joan of Arc in 1431. Then we turn to the news:SWEDEN: How the Karolinska protected Paolo Macchiarini — and whistleblowers paid the priceUK: Peopl...

We start with some listener feedback and also worry if Neil DeGrasse Tyson and his Star Talk show are falling for some alternative medicine. On the good side Skeptical Science, led by John Cook, is continuing their quest for science literacy and has a new online quiz you can take to check your “bullshit detector”. In TWISH we hear about the trial against Joan of Arc in 1431. Then we turn to the news:

SWEDEN: How the Karolinska protected Paolo Macchiarini — and whistleblowers paid the price
UK: People with Long Covid scammed by fake therapy
INTERNATIONAL: Misleading claims on well-known rare risk of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
GERMANY: Michael Schumacher’s family wins law case against publisher running deepfake interview

The Telegraph and the Independent spout antivaxx disinformation and for that get this week’s award for being Really Wrong.

Enjoy!

Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; News; Really Wrong; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes

0:00:27 Intro

0:00:50 Greetings

0:14:03 TWISH

0:23:47 News

0:43:03 Really Wrong

0:46:18 Quote And Farewell

0:50:33 Outro

0:51:48 Out-Takes

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