TheESP – Ep. #524 – We are Against Idiocy

Despite the bleak outlook we see in the news, science and critical thinking is still a thing. In the UK, Sense about Science is recruiting and in Toulouse, France, there is a great festival coming up in April. In TWISH we revisit the legacy of Erik Weisz, aka Harry Houdini, and then we have a look at the news:

• INTERNATIONAL: Funeral rights for non-believers
• NETHERLANDS: Senior journalist’s fall over falling for AI hallucinations
• EUROPE / USA: Europe actively recruits researchers struggling under Trump / Ig Nobel prizes moving to Switzerland
• GERMANY: Old tricks back on the rise as gas prices soar

Reform UK and the UK Conservative party are fueling disinformation regarding the general public's view on net zero emissions, and for that they are Really Wrong.

Enjoy!

https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-524.html

Segments:

0:00:27 Intro

0:00:52 Greetings

0:10:55 TWISH

0:20:59 News

0:43:58 Really Wrong

0:47:18 Quote

0:48:40 Outro

0:50:02 Outtakes

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