Podcast appearances and mentions of edzard ernst

Deborah Hyde joins us this week, it's been far too long. We recommend her Youtube series ‘The Green Children of Woolpit‘! The Romanian presidential election is still contentious, and we congratulate Ian Dunt to his position as editor for the New Humanist. In TWISH we learn about the first observational evidences for Einstein's Theory of General Relativity and then it's time for the news:INTERNATIONAL: Is it OK to use AI in scientific papers?UK: Are prosecutions for blasphemy coming back to England and Wales?UK: Humanists UK Convention 2025 – Deborah among the speakersFRANCE / INTERNATIONAL: June 16: World EHS Day – World Day of Intolerance to Electromagnetic PollutionEU: ECDC 20 years onEUROPE: Measles updateEUROPE: Research: how did SCAM use change between 2014 and 2023?Edzard Ernst uses Grok to help us find out who to appoint as the worst proponents of homeopathy. They receive this week's award for being Really Wrong and they are: Joette Calabrese, Homeopathy Plus and the Indian AYUSH ministry.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-481.htmlSegments: 0:00:27 Intro0:00:54 Greetings0:21:12 TWISH0:30:42 News0:57:59 Really Wrong1:01:59 Quote1:03:57 Outro1:05:20 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bei den Verbrechen während des Dritten Reichs spielte die Ärzteschaft eine zentrale Rolle. Das war keine reine Männersache. Auch Ärztinnen stellten sich willig in den Dienst des NS-Regimes. Im Dritten Reich begingen die Nazis im Namen der von ihnen propagierten «Rassenhygiene» schreckliche Verbrechen: Massensterilisationen von Menschen, die als «genetisch minderwertig» galten; die systematische Tötung von körperlich und psychisch Eingeschränkten, der Massenmord an Juden und anderen «unerwünschten» Personen. Bei all diesen Barbareien spielte die deutsche Ärzteschaft eine zentrale Rolle; darüber ist in der Literatur zum Zweiten Weltkrieg ausführlich geschrieben worden. Was aber wenig bekannt ist: Auch zahlreiche Ärztinnen waren an den Nazi-Verbrechen beteiligt. Zu diesem Aspekt hat der deutsch-britische Mediziner Edzard Ernst (geboren 1948) ein Buch geschrieben.* Es versammelt 38 Kurzbiografien von Ärztinnen, die sich während der Nazizeit hochgradig unethisch verhielten. Manche Frauen mordeten eigenhändig und «mit Enthusiasmus», andere befolgten einfach die Befehle von Vorgesetzten. All diesen Ärztinnen gemeinsam war: «Sie liessen sich nicht von einer ‘weiblichen Milde' leiten», sagt Edzard Ernst. Nach dem Krieg wurden sie weniger hart bestraft als ihre männlichen Kollegen. Viele dieser Nazi-Arzt:innen konnten später wieder praktizieren oder machten sogar Karriere an den Universitäten. Als Edzard Ernst in den 1970er Jahren in München Medizin studierte, hatte er Professoren, die «durchaus vorbelastet» waren. Für ihn der Anstoss, sich als Nicht-Historiker zeitlebens mit der Medizin während der Nazizeit zu befassen. *Edzard Ernst: Hitler's Female Physicians. Women Doctors During the Third Reich and Their Crimes Against Humanity. Springer 2025. 225 Seiten.

Happy to be back again and we start by welcoming some new publications by Brian Eggo and Edzard Ernst. In TWISH we wonder if 13 January is Skeptics Day and then we dig into the news:FRANCE: Godfather of modern far-right movement Jean-Marie Le Pen dies aged 96UK / ESTONIA: Nurosym – an example of scam health deviceUK: Poll shows more than half of UK voters dislike Elon Musk and his meddling with UK politicsThis week's Really Wrong Award was just as hard to guess as the sun going up or down – Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are going full MAGA on us and it is terrible to see.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-462.htmlSegments: 0:00:27 Intro0:00:50 Greetings0:09:48 TWISH0:13:26 News0:42:37 Really Wrong0:53:53 Quote0:55:51 Outro0:57:06 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does Alternative Medicine actually work? If it does work, why is it still branded as 'alternative'? And if it doesn't work, why do people invest so much time and money into it? Alternative medicine encompasses many branches, including homeopathy, chiropractic medicine, and acupuncture. So what works, and what doesn't work? What does the evidence show? Dr. Edzard Ernst joins the podcast. Check out Dr. Ernst's latest book, 'Bizarre Medical Ideas ... And the Strange Men Who Invented Them' at https://www.amazon.ca/Bizarre-Medical-Ideas-Strange-Invented-ebook/dp/B0CY1FZK9T Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Edzard Ernst – Bizarre medical ideas and the strange men who invented them…with TRE's Giles Brown

Akupunktur soll Energie-Blockaden lösen und die Selbstheilungskräfte unseres Körpers aktivieren. Seine Wurzeln hat das Heilverfahren in der traditionellen, chinesischen Medizin. Auch viele Deutsche schwören darauf. Wie gut die Wirkung von Akupunktur wissenschaftlich belegt ist, weiß Edzard Ernst. Ab sofort gibt es noch mehr "Aha!" bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts. Hier bei WELT hören: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/aha-zehn-minuten-alltags-wissen/plus246844328/Noch-mehr-Alltagswissen-Aha-Bonus-Folgen-fuer-Abonnenten-Podcast.html. "Aha! Zehn Minuten Alltags-Wissen" ist der Wissenschafts-Podcast von WELT. Wir freuen uns über Feedback an wissen@welt.de. Redaktion: Elisabeth Krafft Produktion: Serdar Deniz Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

King Charles III is ill and although we seldom agrees with him we still whish him a speedy recovery. Marcus Wandt, the Swedish astronaut, took time off his busy schedule and gave a called via link with students at a Swedish school – the teacher setting it up is active in VoF, the Swedish skeptics. Well done, Philippe! Marcus has been stuck on the ISS for several days but as this episode comes out he is finally on his way back to Earth. We remind everyone to sign up for the European Skeptics Congress in Lyon, France, 30 May – 3 June! Speakers include Massimo Polidoro, Karolina Lisslö Gylfe and Edzard Ernst! In TWISH we hear about Peter the Great who despite obvious flaws also happened to be quite a fan on the enlightenment. Then, it's time for the news:SWEDEN: No data? No problem! Just ask Excel to make something upIRELAND: The Constitution, the Catholic Church and the role of womenUK: House of Lords committee pushes back on EV related misinformation and urges government to do that, tooEUROPE: European Commission wants to target vaccine-preventable cancersThe NHS in Kent is supporting unscientific alternative treatments and gets this week's award for being Really Wrong, and to round up the episode we go to Iceland for the Word of the Week. Who can guess what ‘Bóluefni' means? Tune in to find out!Enjoy!Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; News; Really Wrong; Word of the Week; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sergio Della Sala"Cicap Fest"www.cicapfest.itVenerdì 13 ottobre, ore 17:30Aula Magna, Palazzo del Bo"A cosa serve la scienza?"Inaugurazione del CicapFest 2023Con Helga Nowotny e Sergio Della SalaSabato 14 ottobre, ore 12:00Aula Magna, Palazzo del Bo"Accetta le prove"Il viaggio di uno scienziato nel mondo delle medicine alternativecon Edzard Ernst e Sergio Della SalaSabato 14 ottobre, ore 15:45Cortile, Palazzo Moroni"Obiettivo longevità: tra leggende e verità"con Antonella Viola e Sergio Della SalaDomenica 15 ottobre, ore 12:00Cortile Nuovo, Palazzo del Bo"L'effetto Dunning-Kruger: l'errore che non c'è"con Sergio Della SalaiSergio Della Sala. Laureato in medicina (Berkeley-Milano), specializzato in neurologia e dottore di ricerca in psicobiologia, il professor Dalla Sala dirige l'unità di Human Cognitive Neuroscience della University of Edinburgh, ha lavorato ad Aberdeen in Scozia e a Perth, Australia. È editor-in-chief di Cortex e Fellow della Royal Society.Il suo campo di ricerca è il rapporto tra il cervello, le sue lesioni e il comportamento umano, in particolare memoria e amnesia. Ha scritto oltre 600 lavori sperimentali in riviste peer-reviewed e parecchi libri specialistici e divulgativi. Gli è stato assegnato il primo premio "Tam Dalyell for Excellence in Engaging the Public with Science".È stato tra i fondatori dal CICAP, di cui è socio effettivo dal 1991. Insieme a Luigi Garlaschelli e Franco Ramaccini, è stato autore di una possible spiegazione del fenomeno della liquefazione del sangue di San Gennaro.Dal 2012 è presidente del CICAP (e ne è estremamente orgoglioso).IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itQuesto show fa parte del network Spreaker Prime. Se sei interessato a fare pubblicità in questo podcast, contattaci su https://www.spreaker.com/show/1487855/advertisement

In this episode I continue my investigation into the science of nutrition and food. Today I'm interviewing a physician who has been focusing on a critical evaluation of so-called alternative medicine or SCAM. I want to investigate with him the science behind various detox diets and claims made by nutrition specialists. I expect to receive a very skeptical viewpoint based on his many blog posts suggesting that claims of detoxing are a scam. Edzard Ernst studied psychology and medicine at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich. In 1977, he qualified as a physician and completed his MD and PhD theses. He was Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) at Hannover Medical School and Head of the PMR Department at the University of Vienna (Austria). He established the world's first Chair in complementary medicine at Exeter University in 1993. Since 2012, he is Emeritus Professor at the University of Exeter and now lives in Cambridge, UK as well as in Brittany, France. Professor Ernst is/was founder/Editor-in-Chief of three medical journals and has been a columnist for many publications. His work has been awarded 17 scientific awards and two Visiting Professorships. He served on the ‘Medicines Commission' of the British ‘Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency'. During the last 25 years, Prof Ernst's research focused on the critical evaluation of most aspects of so-called alternative medicine or SCAM. Become a patron at patron.podbean.com/TheRationalView Join the Facebook discussion @TheRationalView Twitter @AlScottRational Instagram @The_Rational_View #TheRationalView #podcast #alternativemedicine #detox #diets #SCAM

… and Frankie stands firm: no sex for gay people This week the three hosts are finally back together. We start by congratulating Edzard Ernst on his 75th birthday, yippie! In TWISH we hear about the first tele-evangelist / remote healer of Hungary before diving into pope Francis' terrible take on gay sex which for some reason is being hailed as very progressive (it is not). Then we get into the news: UK: Medical tribunal ends with 9 months ban from practicing for doctor Sarah Myhill spreading falsehoods about COVID-19 UK: Hocus Pocus – Richard Wiseman‘s new book out SWEDEN / FINLAND: Different takes on burning the Quran INTERNATIONAL: Nominations for the John Maddox Prize 2023 now open INTERNATIONAL: Transparency International finds Hungary worst for corruption in all of EU, Denmark world's best The Bnois Jerusalem Girls School in North London gets this week's Really Wrong award for teaching creationism(!) and at the same time no sex education to its students. Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; Pontus Pokes The Pope; News; Really Wrong; Quote And Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes;

Known online as The Liver Doctor, he's a crusader against quackery of all sorts. Cyriac Abby Philips joins Amit Varma in episode 310 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe his journey to becoming a doctor-scientist, the breakthroughs in his field, what he has learnt as a physician -- and the dangers of 'alternative medicine.' (For full linked show notes, go to SeenUnseen.in.) Also check out: 1. Abby Philips on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Google Scholar, Rajagiri Hospital and The Morning Context. 2. The Dark Side of Indian Pharma -- Episode 245 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Dinesh Thakur). 3. The Practice of Medicine -- Episode 229 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Lancelot Pinto). 4. Understanding Indian Healthcare -- Episode 225 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Muralidharan). 5. Beware of Quacks. Alternative Medicine is Injurious to Health -- Amit Varma. 6. Homeopathic Faith -- Amit Varma. 7. Bad Science -- Ben Goldacre. 8. Trick or Treatment?: Alternative Medicine on Trial -- Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst. 9. Homeopathy, quackery and fraud -- James Randi. 10. Why We Sleep — Matthew Walker. 11. Doctor, heal thyself -- Suresh K Pandey and Vidushi Sharma on the shorter life expectancy of doctors in India. 12. Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart — Gerd Gigerenzer, Peter M Todd and the ABC Research Group on ‘fast and frugal heuristics'). 13. The Medical Council of India -- Episode 8 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pavan Srinath). 14. Abby Philips's tweet about how cirrhosis can be reversed. 15. A Phase 3 Trial of Pirfenidone in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis -- Various authors for the ASCEND study group. 16. Repurposing Pirfenidone for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis-related Cirrhosis: A Case Series -- Cyriac Abby Philips and others. 17. Regression of Human Cirrhosis: Morphologic Features and the Genesis of Incomplete Septal Cirrhosis -- Ian R Wanless, Eisuke Nakashima and Morris Sherman. 18. Reversal of Liver Cirrhosis: A Desirable Clinical Outcome and Its Pathogenic Background -- Flavia Bortolotti and Maria Guido. 19. Ignaz Semmelweis on Britannica and Wikipedia. 20. The Diabetes Code -- Jason Fung. 21. The perfect treatment for diabetes and weight loss -- Interview of Jason Fung. 22. Intestinal microbiota contributes to individual susceptibility to alcoholic liver disease -- M Llopis and others. 23. Fecal microbiota manipulation prevents dysbiosis and alcohol-induced liver injury in mice -- Gladys Ferrere and others. 24. Some of Abby Philips's papers on stool transplants: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 25. Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen with Karthik Muralidharan: 1, 2, 3. 26. Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen with Ajay Shah: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 27. Fecal enema as an adjunct in the treatment of pseudomembranous enterocolitis -- Ben Eiseman and others. 28. Duodenal Infusion of Donor Feces for Recurrent Clostridium difficile -- Els van Nood and others. 29. There is no safe level of alcohol consumption -- Abby Philips. 30. The Case Against Sugar — Gary Taubes. 31. The Big Fat Surprise — Nina Teicholz. 32. The Obesity Code — Jason Fung. 33. Priyanka Pulla on Twitter and LinkedIn. 34. Abby Philips and Krish Ashok's Instagram post on Ayurveda. 35. Edzard Ernst on Twitter and his own website. 36. The studies on nanoparticles in homeopathy from IIT Bombay and Belgium. 37. Parents guilty of manslaughter over daughter's eczema death -- Harriet Alexander. 38. Never Talk About TURMERIC on Social Media -- Abby Philips. 39. Abby Philips's video on Arsenic Album. 40. Clinical outcomes, histopathological patterns, and chemical analysis of Ayurveda and herbal medicine associated with severe liver injury -- Abby Philips and others. 41. Abby Philips's paper on Herbalife products causing fatal acute liver failure. 42. Paper about Herbalife®-related patient death removed after company threatens to sue the journal -- Elizabeth Bik. (Also, her tweets: 1, 2.) 43. Retraction Watch on the controversy. 44. The Jaslok study on the harmful effects of Giloy, commonly used in Ayurveda. 45. Subsequent studies on the harm that Giloy does from New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Delhi again, Delhi one more time, Lucknow, Mumbai and a large multicenter study. 46. As COVID Surged, India Had a Silent Outbreak of Giloy-Induced Liver Injury -- Banjot Kaur. 47. Blankets -- Craig Thompson. 48. Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir -- Tom Hart. 49. Robot Dreams -- Sara Varon. 50. The Complete Maus -- Art Spiegelman. 51. Bone -- Jeff Smith. 52. V For Vendetta -- Alan Moore and David Lloyd. 53. Cinema Paradiso -- Giuseppe Tornatore. 54. Tigertail -- Alan Yang. 55. The Town -- Ben Affleck. 56. I Saw the Devil -- Jee-woon Kim. 57. The Roundup -- Lee Sang-yong. 58. Memories of Murder -- Bong Joon-ho. 59. The Night Of and True Detective. 60. Pink Floyd, Def Leppard and Metallica on Spotify. 61. Bon Jovi, Manowar and Savatage on Spotify. 62. Sleep -- Savatage. 63. The Police, Sting, Cyndi Lauper and Imagine Dragons on Spotify. 64. The master thread by Abby Philips of his Twitter mega threads. This episode is sponsored by MapMyGenome. Use the code UNSEEN to get 25% off all their products, especially MedicaMap. Check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It's free! Episode art: ‘The Good Doctor' by Simahina.

This week in Pontus' absence we lament overt the possible future of Twitter and the stupidity behind the Reichsbürger movement before being joint by Ralf Neugebauer who enlightens us about the legal situation of homeopathic remedies in Germany with special regard to Meditonsin. We commemorate the birthday of the late British star astrologer (pun intended)Jonathan Cainer before moving on to the news: SWITZERLAND/UK: Springer publishes Edzard Ernst's new book that lists 202 modalities of SCAM. FRANCE: A large chunk of Didier Raoult's scientific work marked with expression of concern by the publisher PLOS. INTERNATIONAL: Fact-checkers in USA, UK, Germany and Australia under scrutiny over assessing climate-related claims. EU: Terrible mess around vaccination schedules and how health ministers and the WHO try to solve the problem. AUSTRIA: Survey shows osteopaths don't seem to be bothered by legal and ethical considerations. EU: Dengue vaccine approved for use by European Commission. This week's Really Wrong prize goes to the Reichsbürger movement for trying to overthrow the German government and trying to instate a king.

– Lauterbach takes on pseudoscience Brian Eggo steps in to save the day as he covers for both András and Annika this week. We talk about listener reactions to last week's episode and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the last of this year's Nobel prizes in the natural sciences. In TWISH we reminisce about QED 2018 as we prepare attending the next one. Pontus Pokes the Pope for his failure to handle the relations to Russia but give's him a broken clock award for taking a stand for refugees. Then it is time to look at the news: EUROPE: ECDC gets extended mandate to tackle emerging future epidemics NETHERLANDS: Court rules that Twitter has done enough to stop conspiracy theory about satanic paedophiles SPAIN: No matter what social media giants promised, Spanish disinformation is rampant RUSSIA: Russia's financial monitoring agency adds Meta to list ‘terrorists and extremists' GERMANY: Münster Circle issues Memorandum Integrative Medicine German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach gets a Really Right Award together with Edzard Ernst and Nikil Mukerji for taking a stand against homeopathy. Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; Pontus Pokes The Pope; News; Really Right; Quote And Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes;

Edzard Ernst: Charles, the Alternative Prince. An Unauthorised Biography...with TRE's Hannah Murray

Seit Jahrzehnten lobbyiert der englischeThronfolger Prinz Charles für fragwürdige medizinische Praktiken. Was von seiner Idee der "integrativen Medizin" zu halten ist, klären die Science Cops mit ihrem Special Guest Edzard Ernst, dem wohl profiliertesten Alternativmedizin-Forscher der Welt. Die Science Cops sind beim Deutschen Podcastpreis dabei! Wir freuen uns, wenn ihr für uns abstimmt: https://www.deutscher-podcastpreis.de/podcasts/quarks-science-cops-2/ Von Maximilian Doeckel.

Edzard Ernst joins us to tell all about his new book. Before we get into the interview with Edzard Ernst we are a bit nostalgic about hearing that the end of the ISS is getting closer. András has an update to the Favipiravir controverse from last week and then we get to hear from the horses mouth how Prince Charles became the ‘Alternative Prince'. IN TWISH we learn about Dmitri Mendeleev and his periodic table. After that, we get into the news: SWEDEN: Agency to tackle foreign misinformation re-established ROMANIA: 2/3 people believe COVID was imposed on the world by global elite for control, 1/3 thinks microchips are being implanted with vaccination SWITZERLAND: Man in Geneva hears God after antibiotic treatment INTERNATIONAL: Cranky Uncle game now available in Dutch and German Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; Interview; TWISH; News; Quote And Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes;

Detox ist nach wie vor DER Trend. Ob Tee, Saft, Tabletten oder Pflaster – stets wird Entgiftung versprochen. Dabei kann der gesunde Körper das von selbst. Punkt. Unser Körper ist einfach ein Wunderwerk der Natur... Liebste Grüße Eure Stolli Folgt mir gerne auch auf https://www.instagram.com/machtdasschoen/. So verpasst Ihr keine neue Folge. Macht das schön?! Jeden Donnerstag gibt es eine neue Folge.

This week Swedish vaccinations are not too well organised, András has debated homeopaths and the Swedish Skeptics have some cool events coming up. Ranga Yogeshwar (check him out!) celebrates his birthday and then we check out the news: - Looks like we're very selfish after all… Personal benefit is better driver than greater good - Virtual exhibition in Nuremberg - Edzard Ernst strikes again: Paper on ‘energy medicine' retracted after reader complaints - Hungarian Competition Authority fines snake oil salesman's firm - Long-lost letter by Einstein reveals his special insight, making him the predictor of something cool - Accelerated climate change - What's going on in Chernobyl? The Danish People's Party think that mandatory prayers in schools and Danish meatballs are something that will “save Danish culture” and for that they are Really Wrong. Enjoy!

Of all forms of alternative medicine, chiropractic is the one that is most generally accepted. In the UK, for instance, chiropractors are regulated by statute and even have their own ‘Royal College of Chiropractic'. In the US, chiropractic's country of origin, most chiropractors carry the title ‘doctor' and many consumers believe they are medically trained. Despite this high level of acceptance, chiropractic is wide open to criticism. The claims and assumptions made by chiropractors are far from evidence based. Chiropractic manipulations are of doubtful effectiveness and have regularly been associated with severe adverse effects, including multiple fatalities. The advice issued by chiropractors to patients and consumers is often less than responsible. The behaviour of chiropractors and their organisations is frequently less than professional. Edzard Ernst's Chiropractic:' Not All That It's Cracked Up to Be (Springer, 2020) presents and discusses recent evidence in and around chiropractic in a factual and unemotional manner. It amounts to an evidence-based critique of this profession and discloses the often dangerously misleading information published for the lay audience. It thereby contributes to advancing public health and critical thinking. Galina Limorenko is a doctoral candidate in Neuroscience with a focus on biochemistry and molecular biology of neurodegenerative diseases at EPFL in Switzerland. To discuss and propose the book for an interview you can reach her at galina.limorenko@epfl.ch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

Of all forms of alternative medicine, chiropractic is the one that is most generally accepted. In the UK, for instance, chiropractors are regulated by statute and even have their own ‘Royal College of Chiropractic’. In the US, chiropractic’s country of origin, most chiropractors carry the title ‘doctor’ and many consumers believe they are medically trained. Despite this high level of acceptance, chiropractic is wide open to criticism. The claims and assumptions made by chiropractors are far from evidence based. Chiropractic manipulations are of doubtful effectiveness and have regularly been associated with severe adverse effects, including multiple fatalities. The advice issued by chiropractors to patients and consumers is often less than responsible. The behaviour of chiropractors and their organisations is frequently less than professional. Edzard Ernst's Chiropractic:' Not All That It's Cracked Up to Be (Springer, 2020) presents and discusses recent evidence in and around chiropractic in a factual and unemotional manner. It amounts to an evidence-based critique of this profession and discloses the often dangerously misleading information published for the lay audience. It thereby contributes to advancing public health and critical thinking. Galina Limorenko is a doctoral candidate in Neuroscience with a focus on biochemistry and molecular biology of neurodegenerative diseases at EPFL in Switzerland. To discuss and propose the book for an interview you can reach her at galina.limorenko@epfl.ch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

Of all forms of alternative medicine, chiropractic is the one that is most generally accepted. In the UK, for instance, chiropractors are regulated by statute and even have their own ‘Royal College of Chiropractic’. In the US, chiropractic’s country of origin, most chiropractors carry the title ‘doctor’ and many consumers believe they are medically trained. Despite this high level of acceptance, chiropractic is wide open to criticism. The claims and assumptions made by chiropractors are far from evidence based. Chiropractic manipulations are of doubtful effectiveness and have regularly been associated with severe adverse effects, including multiple fatalities. The advice issued by chiropractors to patients and consumers is often less than responsible. The behaviour of chiropractors and their organisations is frequently less than professional. Edzard Ernst's Chiropractic:' Not All That It's Cracked Up to Be (Springer, 2020) presents and discusses recent evidence in and around chiropractic in a factual and unemotional manner. It amounts to an evidence-based critique of this profession and discloses the often dangerously misleading information published for the lay audience. It thereby contributes to advancing public health and critical thinking. Galina Limorenko is a doctoral candidate in Neuroscience with a focus on biochemistry and molecular biology of neurodegenerative diseases at EPFL in Switzerland. To discuss and propose the book for an interview you can reach her at galina.limorenko@epfl.ch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

Of all forms of alternative medicine, chiropractic is the one that is most generally accepted. In the UK, for instance, chiropractors are regulated by statute and even have their own ‘Royal College of Chiropractic’. In the US, chiropractic’s country of origin, most chiropractors carry the title ‘doctor’ and many consumers believe they are medically trained. Despite this high level of acceptance, chiropractic is wide open to criticism. The claims and assumptions made by chiropractors are far from evidence based. Chiropractic manipulations are of doubtful effectiveness and have regularly been associated with severe adverse effects, including multiple fatalities. The advice issued by chiropractors to patients and consumers is often less than responsible. The behaviour of chiropractors and their organisations is frequently less than professional. Edzard Ernst's Chiropractic:' Not All That It's Cracked Up to Be (Springer, 2020) presents and discusses recent evidence in and around chiropractic in a factual and unemotional manner. It amounts to an evidence-based critique of this profession and discloses the often dangerously misleading information published for the lay audience. It thereby contributes to advancing public health and critical thinking. Galina Limorenko is a doctoral candidate in Neuroscience with a focus on biochemistry and molecular biology of neurodegenerative diseases at EPFL in Switzerland. To discuss and propose the book for an interview you can reach her at galina.limorenko@epfl.ch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

This week we first marvel at the on-going Mars missions, mention Germany's need to get a new haircut and are fascinated by the Mount Etna eruptions. If you want to know where to find the French skeptics or the Observatoire Zététique, we tell you how, before we celebrate Brian Cox' birthday. Pope Frances have double troubles with his trip to Iraq and that the Vatican finances are bleeding. Then, of course, we take look at the news: - COVID-19 – So, are we gonna win this? - -Cancer and cardiovascular diagnoses missed during pandemic - Wodarg (CoViD denier) is filing a lawsuit against Volksverpetzer - Vaccines scams emerge as rollout continues - Over 60% of Russians do not want the Sputnik vaccine – virus is created as biological weapon - Conspiracy theories start to take hold at age 14? - All the talks of ESC 2019 are now on YouTube - Freshwater fish in catastrophic decline - Swedish MD not charged for assisted death - Edzard Ernst shares some of the content from his latest book in English Gwyneth Paltrow claims she knows how to handle long-term covid effects which is Really Wrong. Luckily the NHS knows better and are Really Right. Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; This Week; Pontus Pokes the Pope; News; Really Wrong and Right; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-takes The Events Calendar: https://theesp.eu/events_in_europe

This week we are happy that the Covid-19 Communication Handbook have been translated into German. A Swedish translation is underway and hopefully many more. We then celebrate Copernicus birthday before we look at the news: Secret Facebook group of academics, researchers and opinion-formers spreads misinformation about Swedish corona response Researchers study the link between practicing alternative medicine and attitude towards vaccinations Facebook finally bans misinformation about all vaccines Marketer of alkalizing drops could go to jail for potentially dangerous fraud Guy launches GoFundMe campaign to launch his flat-earther friend into space The guy (Edzard Ernst) is not just sitting around – publishes a book every few months now Polish women should have “a room to cry in” in Church after abortion Apostolic remains lying in Rome? To round off the episode the Romanian Orthodox Church gets the Really Wrong Award for continuing to kill people in the name of religion. Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; This Week; News; Really Wrong; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-takes The Events Calendar: https://theesp.eu/events_in_europe

Alternativní medicína zůstává pro řadu lidí atraktivnější než ta konvenční. Německo-britský vědec Edzard Ernst odpovídá na otázku, proč tomu tak je: „Jedním z důvodů je to, že i konvenční medicína dělá mnoho chyb. Dost lidí se bojí, že je jejich lékař bude léčit špatně, nedostatečně nebo vůbec. A proto hledají pomoc jinde. Navíc od konvenčních lékařů lidé často necítí empatii, vřelost, soucit. Lékaři na ně nemají dost času. Proto se lidé obrátí třeba na homeopata.“

En más de una ocasión cuando se habla de lo que la ciencia ha demostrado y no, recordamos un caso concreto que consideramos rebate dicha afirmación, y sin embargo nos lo echan por tierra. ¿Quién tiene razón? Esta frase dicha por Edzard Ernst es cuánto menos llamativa, pero al mismo tiempo tiene una serie de […] La entrada 376. El plural de anécdota es anécdotas se publicó primero en Mykdiet.

THIS CHUCK TINGLE BOOK CLUB TITLE WAS: Two Time Hugo Award Finalist Chuck Tingle’s “Open Wide For The Handsome Sabertooth Dentist Who Is Also A Ghost”: www.goodreads.com/book/show/34341176-open-wide-for-the-handsome-sabertooth-dentist-who-is-also-a-ghost   THE NEXT TITLE WILL BE: Two Time Hugo Award Finalist Chuck Tingle’s “Bisexually Sandwiched By My Sentient Peanut Butter Husband And Our New Living Jelly Girlfriend”: www.goodreads.com/book/show/52723474-bisexually-sandwiched-by-my-sentient-peanut-butter-husband-and-our-new-l   TAZ’S REFERENCES: “Take a holistic approach to your clinic design” article on Chiropractic and Naturopathic Doctor website https://www.cndoctor.ca/take-a-holistic-approach-to-your-clinic-design-4575/   “The Truth About Alternative Medical Treatments”article on Cancer.org https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/the-truth-about-alternative-medical-treatments.html   “Trick Or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine” by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=5m6CKTEr3I0C&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=simon+singh&ots=qLMWD3kZNi&sig=b6aZyC5t1Ug72MguIr3hE2IiD5c&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=simon%20singh&f=false   “Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR): a flow-like mental state” study by Davis and Barrett https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4380153/   SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS (ROUGHLY)   Our podcast can be found at www.pottopicpodcast.com/   Music credits: The theme is just me stealing the Call My Bluff theme tune. Come get me BBC!   The Pleasure Zone segment music is by Reuben Wall. The original tune can be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A0J9bdf1Zo   The Analysis segment music is: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week we start the new year with an update on the Swedish pandemic laws and recommend you check out the speech that András gave at Monterrey Skepticamp 2021. In skeptical history we celebrate the birth of Alfred Russel Wallace and Pontus pokes the Pope for ‘firing' a Cardinal and an Archbishop. We get a Covid vaccine update and then we look at the news: Swedish Skeptical Awards for 2020 – Enlightener and Confounderer of the year Latest book by Edzard Ernst – in German Edzard Ernst's challenge unanswered by homeopaths German pilot draws syringe on the map to remind everyone of the COVID-vaccine Dramatic change in opinion – 71% of Swedes say they will vaccinate against covid Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; This Week; Covid Update; News; Really Wrong; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-takes Events Calendar: https://theesp.eu/events_in_europe

The three of us are back to bring you the latest from Europe. We're saddened by the (not so surprising) news that QED 2020 is now postponed to 2021, but whenever it is, we are looking forward to it. In the meantime check out Christian Lehmann's series of guest posts on Edzard Ernst's blog about the hydroxychloroquine controversy. Jelena tells us the story of an alleged alien abduction in Poland more than 40 years ago, now commemorated with a stone memorial. Pontus delves into the question of whether Pope Pius XII was indeed "Hitler's Pope" and then a selection of news from Europe: - A scientist in the UK allegedly dies in a COVID-19 trial - Follow-up on David Icke's YouTube channel - now suspended - Countries faced with challenges in immunization programs while in lockdown - Spanish beach sprayed with bleach to prevent coronavirus infections - A patent from the Pasteur Institute that does NOT prove the alleged artificial origin of SARS-CoV-2 - The Heinz Oberhummer Award goes to German science populariser Mai Thai Nguyen-Kim - German High Court rules that doctors can not selectively get rid of bad ratings - Logical fallacies in easy-to-share format on ARP-SAPC's website This week's Really Right Prize is given to the NHS UK for an excellent information page about homeopathy. Enjoy!

This week we bring you news and topics from all over Europe again. We start by talking about the unfortunate death (probably of Covid-19) of a board member of VoF. After that we're looking back at the history of LSD and how 19 April marks a special day in it, before we discuss how Cardinal Pell walks freely after the High Court of Australia overturns the previous verdict on his child abuse case. In the news: Covid-19 update followed by details of some other stuff related to the pandemic, including: OfCom, the British media authority helping confused media consumers, a Policy Paper of the NHS release a few days after the publication of Sense About Science's call for transparency over testing. Colloidal Silver seems to be a big sell in Finland these days, while Hungary's response to the pandamic can only be described as chaotic, something that a petition might not be able to change. Religious liberty restrictions across Europe are also in focus as countries are trying to fight the disease, while British homeopaths "happily promote bogus treatments". A new Chernobyl scare makes its rounds on social media over a wildfire in the area, but the best news is that Edzard Ernst's new book 'Don't Believe What You Think' is now available. President Macron gets this week's Really Wrong Prize for adding weight to an unproven 'cure' for the Novel-Coronavirus. Also, please don't forget that nominations for the John Maddox Prize are open until 11th May.

This week András is back and we start by philosophizing a bit about what a new decade really means and look forward to a few nice skeptics meetings coming up. We also talk about the future for Golden Rice and why it is so important despite what Greenpeace and EU politicians think. From history we hear about the so-called ‘psychic' Doris Stokes who was born this week in 1920 and Pontus Pokes the Pope for telling others to show restraint while he himself lost his temper just a few days ago. Should he be the one who negotiate peace in the Middle East? We think not. In the News this week: MedWatch.de turns into full online magazine, the people behind the Manifesto Against Pseudotherapies are getting sued by homeopaths and Prince William starts the ‘Earthshot Prize' to fight the climate crisis. We look back on a decade of Edzard Ernst, praise Hayley Stevens for continuing to spread light over ghost hunting and look forward to Natalie Grams new book coming out in February. Also, the ‘El Esceptico' magazine has recently examined the pharmaceutical industry in an excellent way. We end by handing another Really Right to the Daily Mail(!), this time for taking a critical look at the New Year's diet recommendations. Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; This Week; Pontus Pokes the Pope; News; Really Right; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-takes Events Calendar: http://theesp.eu/events_in_europe

In this episode of the Endurance Experience Podcast, a conversation with Britt Marie Hermes. A former Naturopathic Doctor turned PhD candidate. Tony has a conversation with Britt about her story and the series of events that led her to her realizations that where instrumental in severing ties with Naturopathy. They talk about some of the therapies that are conventionally sought out by athletes and fitness enthusiasts. They also talk about the general problem and threat of science denial and Tony gets Britt's response on some of the frequent comebacks from people who practice and utilize alternative medicine therapies.About Britthttps://www.naturopathicdiaries.com/about-britt-marie-herm…/Britt's blog. The Naturopathic Diarieshttps://www.naturopathicdiaries.com/about-britt-marie-herm…/Britt's CFI Presentation and Lecturehttps://youtu.be/3NrkEmlQdQ4Britt's Twitter@NaturoDiariesTrick or Treatment by Simon Singh, PhD and Edzard Ernst, PhD, M.D.https://amzn.to/35xMjyEFollow Us:Facebook: https://Facebook.com/EventHorizon.TvTwitter: https://twitter.com/EventHorizonTvInstagram: https://instagram.com/eventhorizon.tvYouTube: https://youtube.com/c/EventHorizonTvSupport Us:https://Patreon.com/Endurancehttps://paypal.me/EnduranceExperience

This week it's the return of Brian as we have sent András on a field trip to Malaysia. We celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Glasgow Skeptics and then explore signs that some bishops in the Catholic Church at least seem to be trying do the right thing regarding the abuse scandals, however without much help from Francis. He may instead worry that he has opened Pandora's box by allowing discussions about married priests and female deacons. In the news ‘Trick or Treatment', the book by Edzard Ernst and Simon Sing, has received an award and a study indicates that organic farming may actually be worse for the environment in some cases, something that leads to protests from organic defenders filled with logical fallacies. WHO is getting hard criticism for its inclusion of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the ICD, the International Classification of Diseases, which is also illustrated by a study the shows that TCM is causing a growing number of cases of fatal liver failure. A French study shows that MD's who receives gifts from pharmaceutical companies prescribe too much of the wrong drugs, the 500 not-so-qualified ‘experts' who denied the climate change emergency are challenged by over 11,000 real scientists and Lidl has a silly solution to too much sugar in your coffee. Finally, the Swedish government gets a Really Wrong award for their decision to subsidize the abusive Jehovah's Witnesses. Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; This Week, Pontus Pokes the Pope; News; Really Wrong; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-takes Events Calendar: http://theesp.eu/events_in_europe

This week it was Congress time! András and Pontus (unfortunately not Jelena) spent a wonderful weekend in Ghent, Belgium, at at the European Skeptics Congress 2019, where they had a blast! At the ESC 2019 there were talks by prominent skeptics and plenty of opportunities to catch up with old friends and make new ones. The result for the podcast is several interviews recorded on-site, with more to come later on. If you were there and met with us, we thank you for doing so! If not, there will be more opportunities in the future. Until then, here are this week's interviews, with even more to come on later episodes. Enjoy! Interviews in this episode: Edzard Ernst, Christine Mohr, Ovidiu Covaciu Segments: Intro; Greetings; Interviews; Farewell; Outro; Out-takes

50 Jahre Mondlandung - Was wollen wir heute auf dem Mond? / Zwischen Fakten und Träumen: Der Mediziner Edzard Ernst / Alter Wein, gleiche Traube - Warum die Römer ähnlich tranken.

This week we celebrate the first picture of a black hole, Samuel Hahnemann's birthday and the fact that we can poke two Popes in one week. HPV vaccination is shown to really work, a Spanish Bishop sells gay ‘cure' courses, babies cannot live on sunshine and laughter and in Hungary you better follow the vaccination schedule for your child. Also: Fines for Jehovah's Witnesses, Edzard Ernst goes to a SCAM conference, Norwegian government anonymizes job applications and NHS in the UK takes further steps against homeopathy. Finally, it turns out that Scotland has some strange rules that give the church a bypass on democracy.

y el alucinante mundo de las pseudoterapias Parafraseando a Oliverio Girondo os diré que: No se me importa un pito que las personas tengan los prejuicios como chakras o como placas de cultivo; ¡pero eso sí! -y en esto soy irreductible - no les perdono, bajo ningún pretexto, que no quieran explorar. Por eso, en el episodio sobre pseudoterapias de La Otra Ciencia, fui a conversar con el profesor Edzard Ernst. Puedes acceder al programa entero en este enlace de Telemadrid. El profesor Edzard Ernst probablemente sea el mayor experto mundial en terapias alternativas.Fue el primer catedrático en medicina complementaria del mundo e invirtió más de veinte años en estudiar científicamente aquello que se conoce como medicina alternativa. El trabajo de Ernst quedó plasmado en cientos de artículos científicos pero, paradójicamente, cuando el gobierno británico le pidió a Ernst un informe sobre sus investigaciones, éste no solamente no fue premiado, sino que se vio inmerso en un calvario personal. A partir de ese momento, el mismísimo príncipe de Inglaterra se convirtió en su acérrimo enemigo, hasta conseguir que lo despidieran de su cátedra en la Universidad de Exeter, en el Reino Unido. RECOMIENDO "Edzard Ernst, el científico en el País de las Maravillas" publicado por Next Door ;) Este contenido es gratis y sólo te pido que, si te ha gustado, entretenido, iluminado de algún modo, lo compartas en tus redes y nos valores en tu plataforma de pódcast favorita. Gracias ;)

In the abscence of Pontus, Jelena and Andras are joined by Brian Eggo to bring you a new show full of news and interesting topics including two events coming up (SkepKon 2019 in Germany and the 3rd Symposium on Science and Pseudoscience in Elche). We also talk about the British Parliament's Science and Technology Committee's milestone Evidence Check documents that is now part of skeptical history, then we move on to discussing Hungary's PM Viktor Orban and how EU leaders now simply call his anti-migration and anti-Soros propaganda "Fake News" while he continues to break down the institutions of science in the country. We also chat about Edzard Ernst's recommendation for a skeptical analysis in general and then bring the good news of a German court ruling against a SCAM practitioner for using false claims in their advertisements. The Really Wrong price goes to the Catholic Church for being sloppy in their investigations regarding miracles performed by their saints.

This week we bring you lots news and topics from across Europe including Annika Merkelbach's interview on Skeptical Inquirer's website with Natalie Grams, whose book has just been published in English, Edzard Ersnt' birthday, a praying application issued by the Vatican called "Click to Pray", the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee to deal with reported non-reportings of clinical trials, a great achievement by Ben Goldacre and the AllTrials campaign (one of the great projects of Sense about Science), how 1 on 20 adults in Britain do not believe the Holocaust actually happened, a Spanish report estimating deaths by pseudotherapies, BARF - special food for your pets as part of the raw food movement, a dangerous book just published with the title 'Healing Cancer: A Homeopathic Approach', the Ministry of Health in Ukraine finally taking action to tackle the measles epidemic in the country and the Swedish government deciding to finally include Chicken pox vaccinations in the national program.

On the first episode of the year 2019, with the team together again, we are bringing you topics related to the New Year, including resolutions and hangovers, plus some science history and how James Ussher determined the age of the world (incorrectly), how Pope Francis tries to talk about families when the church is in turmoil over sex abuse scandals, a design company standing up for science in Italy, where the resigning head of the National Institute of Health slams the anti-science government, organ donation becoming opt-out in Ireland, Natalie Grams getting a nomination for the Golden Blogger award with her Twitter account, a new petition to sue French government over inaction on Climate change, Edzard Ernst's new book SCAM coming out in German, a new Spanish award for standing up for Science, an update on Measles and VoF announcing winners of the Enlightener and Bewilderer of the Year awards.

This week we are talking about how our website got attacked by Russian users, then touch on politics before we get on to discuss great minds like the late Stephen Hawking and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. News items include those about MMS and how the Netherlands banned it, a Dutch company offering bogus bioresonance diagnostics and therapy, religion losing ground all across Europe, Doctor of Homeopathy requested to be made obsolete in Germany by Edzard Ernst et al, Spanish quacks promoting apitherapy, and homeopathy on the NHS​ over and done with in London thanks to the efforts of the Good Thinking Society​. Former president of Ireland Mary MacAleese gets this week's Really Right prize for being progressive amongst catholics.

Pontus is finally back and goes on a rant about Lawrence Krauss' reported behaviours then we turn towards the much happier topic of new books coming out for skeptics (Steven Novella and the SGU rogues' 'The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe' and a book in Portugal bearing the title 'Science and Its Enemies'). Jelena brings up yet another woman in science before we move on to Deborah Hyde's article on a rising exorcism. Also, Information Netzwerk Homöopatie goes international thanks to Edzard Ernst et al. Italy introduces mandatory measles vaccinations starting this March and the Skeptic Club Sysifos in the Czech Republic launches the Pro Vax Challenge campaign. Finally, András talks about an online application developed by a Dutch team as an education tool to tackle fake news.

This week we make predictions regarding upcoming books by Edzard Ernst, talk about the future of fact-checking, discuss the works of Peter Boghosian, remember the father of LSD Albert Hofmann, then go on to our news items including the wrong-doings of Paolo Macchiarini, the measles epidemic in Sweden, the latest Swedish Skeptic Awards, how Facebook could be used to prevent disease outbreaks, the ‘Turmeric story', Psiram the German wiki of irrational believes turns 10, year review of Retraction Watch, a book review on Science Based Medicine, The Conservative Tribune spreading misinformation about migration and ‘aminal brothels'. We finish with an important quote from Galileo Galilei.

This is the most requested episode we ever did on On the Other Hand. Prof Edzard Ernst, vocal critic of chiropractic and all things alternative medicine.

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:06:45 The Raw Skeptic Report... with Heidi Robertson An interview with Dylan O'Donnell, an astronomer from Byron Bay who tells of "Star Stuff" where Australia’s leading experts on Space, Cosmology, Astronomy, Astrophsyics, Astrophotgraphy and Science come together for a series of keynote talks on everything from Aboriginal astronomy, space photography, and even the end of the universe. https://starstuff.com.au 0:21:17 The debate about homeopathy is over. These verdicts prove it. Writing at Health Spectator, Prof. Edzard Ernst lists international health organisations that have issued strong statements against Homeopathy. Edzard Ernst, emeritus professor at the University of Exeter, is the author of Homeopathy: The Undiluted Facts and the awardee of the John Maddox Prize 2015 for standing up for science. https://health.spectator.co.uk/the-debate-about-homeopathy-is-over-these-verdicts-prove-it/ edzardernst.com 0:27:25 Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee With Ben Lewis https://www.australiascience.tv/vod/brew-ha-ha-humans-just-got-older-and-wiser/ Recently discovered human fossils in Morocco have just added 100 000 years to the history of homo sapiens. 0:29:05 Ghost Tour with Stranger Things Down Under We join the Stranger Things Down Under group, as they set out for a ghost tour of Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour. With Lara Benham Trish Hann Alethia Dean https://www.facebook.com/StrangerThingsDownUnder http://www.cockatooisland.gov.au/haunted-tours Also... NECSS - New York https://necss.org CSI Con - Las Vagus http://csiconference.org European Skeptics Congress - Wroclaw http://euroscepticscon.org QED - Manchester qedcon.org Skepticon Sydney http://www.skeptics.com.au

V tomto podcaste si predstavíme významného skeptikcého aktivistu Edzarda Ernsta a porozprávame si o mesačnom šialenstve, ktoré prednedávnom vypuklo. TémyZdroje Intro  Edzard Ernst  Mesačné šialenstvo  Fakt a fikcia Outro Edzard Ernst A Scientist in Wonderland by Edzard Ernst Google Lunar X Prize SpaceX to Fly Passengers On Private Trip Around the Moon in 2018 NASA Studying Manned Trip Around the Moon After Prod From Trump SPACEX TO SEND PRIVATELY CREWED DRAGON SPACECRAFT BEYOND THE MOON NEXT YEAR Google Lunar X Prize

This week we are talking about whether Nutella contains a known carcinogen, how the number of autism cases is not on the rise, vaccination against chicken pox called to be made mandatory in Hungary, An interview with Prof. Edzard Ernst on the website of CSI, EvoKids making their brilliant video on evolution available in German, English and Turkish and the Good Thinking Society's next take on acupuncture. This week's Logical Fallacy was the Red Hering and Pontus is really optimistic about recent developments in tackling fake news.

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:08:10 The Raw Skeptic Report... with Heidi Robertson An open letter to the Editor of the Tweed Daily News The Northern Rivers Vaccination Supports take action after a local newspaper published an uncritical story and interview with Anti-Vax conspiracy theorists.. With Heidi Robertson and Alison Gaylard https://www.facebook.com/150057145203234/posts/596209557254655 0:21:28 Wide condemnation of pro-acupuncture research paper on infant colic A controversial study that claims to have found proof that acupuncture is effective in treating colic in infants has been widely rebuked. In fact, even the associate editor of the journal where the study was published said “in technical terms, the study is negative … the primary outcome did not turn out to be statistically significant”. http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:28:18 Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee https://www.australiascience.tv/tags/brew-ha-ha With Tania Meyer With the latest disaster that is - was - the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, it's also an environmental disaster. While the company plans to recycle phones that are returned, many precious, rare minerals and metals will be lost through the recycling process. Further reading via VICE Motherboard: http://bit.ly/2dMi4ek As the Tour Down Under kicks off we look at one of the biggest controversies in cycling. Are cheats "mechanical doping" by putting tiny electric motors in their bikes? The French Parliament has even tried to make it illegal! Further reading via Cycling Tips: http://bit.ly/2jqN73Y 0:34:45 Maynard's Spooky Action.... Not many UFOs at Maynard's International Studio (annexe) as Richard Saunders drops by for a visit. Find out what about yet another of Maynard's favourite podcasts and we have a questions for the listeners. http://podcastufo.com https://www.patreon.com/Maynard 0:41:56 When or skeptics criticise homeopathy, they are often wrong By Edzard Ernst This post might come as a surprise to some. And no, Edzard Ernst is not changing sides in the debate in the debate about homeopathy. But he has long felt that, when skeptics criticise homeopathy, they often wrong-foot themselves by using arguments which are not entirely correct. http://edzardernst.com Also... "UFO Belief and Religion" Dr Steve Roberts https://www.meetup.com/Mordi-Skeptics-in-the-Pub/events/236343128/

Welcome to our first interview of 2017! Our guest Dr Edzard Ernst trained as a physician in Germany in the late 1970s, as well as in acupuncture, autogenic training, herbalism, homoeopathy, massage therapy and spinal manipulation. After occupying professorships at the Hannover Medical School and University of Vienna, he became became the Chair in Complementary […]

On this episode, you'll find news, events and interesting topics, including 1023 in Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria and Germany, Edzard Ernst's new book, The Golden Board 2016 Awards in Germany, unlicensed blood drug for sale, Hungarian cancer, "bishop" convicted for selling MMS in Ireland, Finnish Trump-game, CICAP's telepathy test makes it to the news, the Good Thinking Society's first maths project starts and the governing Polish party is Really Wrong. Also featuring a report from QED 2016 as well as an interview with Edinburgh Skeptics. Segments Intro; Greetings & Feedback; On this day; What's on in Europe?; What's hot in Europe?; QED report; Really Wrong; Interview with Edinburgh Skeptics; Quote

(Opprinnelig publisert: 2.12.2010) Sendingsleder: Kristin Dårlig evolusjonsrapportering i Dagbladet: Dagbladet.no Bedre rapportering i intervju med Edzard Ernst i Aftonbladet: aftonbladet.se 10 effekter av at vi har evolvert: smithsonianmag.com (Vi snakker også om å utfordre sine egne holdninger: ting og myter vi trodde på før, men som vi har endret mening om etter å ha undersøkt nærmere!) Du mister ikke mer kroppsvarme igjennom hodet enn resten av kroppen: wildernessmedicinenewsletter Ukens anbefaling: Pernille Nylehns blogg: perpelle.wordpress.com

Nyhetssaker Kristins romfartshjørne: Jordens nylig oppdagede kvasi-satellitt (mer fra Phil Plait); Juno Mission til Jupiter 4. juli (pluss fet trailer); Gravitasjonsbølger detektert for andre gang Forskernes hverdag kan være kjip: FoI-angrep fra advokater (høyst sannsynlig representanter for oppdrettsnæringen) mot Havforskningsinstituttet og NINA, som bl.a. forsker på lakselusLeserbrev Nikolai skriver: Satt her og hørte på intervju med Edzard Ernst, da jeg fikk en idé som gjorde at jeg ikke klarte følge med lenger. Idéen er som følger: Folk bruker for mye antibiotika på småting som øreinfeksjon og halsbetennelse, sykdommer som går over av seg selv, og dermed skaper resistente bakterier uten stor effekt mot sykdommen i seg selv. Samtidig har vi et problem hvor folk tror homeopati virker, når det ikke har effekt i det hele tatt. Hvorfor ikke kombinere problemene? Småinfeksjoner som går over av seg selv kan behandles med homeopati, dermed får hypokendere og alternavitister "medisin," samtidig som at vi kan spare antibiotikaen til særiøse ting.Bare mine to øre, på godt norsk. Anbefalinger Følg med på Saltklypa i sommer! Gjenhør med noen av våre "tapte" episoder er nært forestående. I serien "anbefalinger av bøker vi ikke har lest": It’s All in Your Head: True Stories of Imaginary Illness og Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body

NyhetssakerOppfølging fra tidligere, del 1: Norske VitaePro fikk svenske Marknadsdomstolen mot segOppfølging fra tidligere, del 2: Ordskiftet i Aftenposten etter kronikken til Edzard Ernst raser videre.Sveits vil anerkjenne homeopati som godkjent medisinsk behandling.DN daskes av Dagbladet for ukritisk artikkel (bak betalingsmur) om alt.med.Ukens snakkisUtgangspunkt: Flertallet av kirkens medlemmer er ikke kristne.AnbefalingerThe ESP -- European Skeptics Podcast

NyhetssakerAbelprisen 2016 til Andrew Wiles for beviset av Fermats siste sats. Les også denne populærvitenskapelige forklaringen.Rakettoppskytning: ESAs ExoMars!IntervjuJørgen og Leisha fikk huket tak i Edzard Ernst, som var gjest hos Skeptikere på puben fredag 11. mars, og resultatet var et lite intervju. Edzard Ernsts kronikk i Aftenposten 11.3. // Svar på kronikken fra leder for Norske homeopaters landsforbund 15.3.AnbefalingerBBC Horizon: Fermat's Last Theorem, regi Simon SinghPodcastanbefaling: Det finnes ingen dumme spørsmål m/Ingeborg Senneset. I tillegg til iTunes finner du denne også på Aftenpostens Soundcloud-side.

NyhetssakerEnda en spiker i kista for homeopati: Blogginnlegg i BMJ av forskerteamets leder, innlegg om saken skrevet av Edzard Ernst, og Steve Novella chipper inn.Se og Hør skriver uansvarlig om korrelasjon mellom ME og vaksine. Les også om at ME-syke er stort sett ikke ME-syke.Ukens aktivist: Druer i vaskemiddel-hylla. Se også: erdetfarlig.no Kapselkaffe bedre for miljøet enn filterkaffe?Folk blir opprørt av Odins soldater. Kritikken er i all hovedsak grei skuring, men Jørgen har hengt seg opp i en “liten detalj”.Ukens snakkisFBI vs. Apple v/Bendik (bakgunn)AnbefalingerEdzard Ernst til Skeptikere på puben Oslo 11. mars! Vær der!Nylig publisert oppsamlingsartikkel med myteknusing innen ethvert tema som man kan gi til en godtroende venn, eller bruke som oppslagsverk

Featuring skeptic events in the coming week across Europe and an interview with Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association and President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, former director of the European Humanist Federation. Segments: Intro; Greetings; Warm-up and feedback; What's on in Europe?; Interview with Prof. Edzard Ernst; Outro

Featuring skeptic events in the coming week across Europe and an interview with Professor Edzard Ernst, researcher of complementer and alternative medicine, the first ever Professor of Complementary Medicine in the world, author of several books and the 2015 laureate of the John Maddox Prize. Segments: Intro; Greetings; Listener feedback; What's on in Europe?; Interview with Prof. Edzard Ernst; Outro

A recent review by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council concluded that “there are no health conditions for which there is reliable evidence that homeopathy is effective”, but Europe currently spends €1bn annually on such remedies - often at the recommendation of doctors. So a recent head to head debate in The BMJ asks, should doctors recommend homeopathy? Peter Fisher, director of research, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine argues yes, and Edzard Ernst, emeritus professor of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter argues no. Read their full arguments: http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3735

Kannten schon die Parther vor knapp 2000 Jahren den elektrischen Strom? Hatten gar die alten Ägypter beim Bau der Pyramiden elektrisches Licht zur Verfugung? Wir gehen dem Rätsel der sog.Bagdad-Batterie auf den Grund. Die erwähnte Folge mit Prof. Edzard Ernst findet ihr hier… Den Vortrag bei den Kölner Skeptikern gibt es hier…

Nyhetssaker Vi skynder oss å ta en runde på #kjolen før den forsvinner ut av meme-verdenen. Ny rapport fra Australia basert på en gjennomgang av over 200 studier sønderknuser alle gjenværende hint om at homeopatiske piller skulle være godt for noe som helst. Forbrukerombudet vil ha strengere regler i Norge. Edzard Ernst kommenterer. Og les forøvrig svaret fra Australias homeopatiforbund (PDF). Så langt du rekker, i hvert fall. En oppdatering om datasikkerhet og falske basestasjoner... Ukens snakkis Marit og Kristin har vært på HEF sitt åpne møte om vaksiner på Litteraturhuset, og Kristin rapporterer. Anbefalinger To historier om profesjonelle alternativtroende som sluttet med sitt yrke gjennom kritisk tenkning: Astrologen | Naturopaten Alt om solformørkelsen 20. mars! Marit møtte Lisa Williams på NRK! Og etterpå skrev hun innlegg i Aftenposten om det! Oppdatering om steinalderskjelettene vi snakket om i #74 i sommer.

Hoaxilla berichtet heute von der GWUP-Konferenz "Fakt und Fiktion", die in der Zeit vom 02.-04.06.2011 in Wien stattfand. Freut euch auf Interviews mit Prof. Edzard Ernst, Amardeo Sarma, Inge Hüsgen, Bernd Harder und anderen.

Abraham Lincoln, John F Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Susan Miller, Patricia Martin, Peter Fisher, Edzard Ernst, Robert Mathie and Barabbas.  All these people, plus Mike, Marsh, Colin and the British Hirsute Andrews – it’s Skeptics with a K!

Simon Singh is an author focusing on science and mathematics for the general public. His books include Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem, The Code Book, and Big Bang. He has produced a number of documentaries for television on science topics, and is a trustee of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, and the National Museum of Science and Industry, both in the United Kingdom. He is currently being sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association for comments he wrote in a column in The Guardian. His newest book, co-authored with Dr. Edzard Ernst, is Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine. In this conversation with D.J. Grothe, Simon Singh talks about being an open-minded skeptic regarding complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). He discusses the efficacy of various CAM treatments, such as detox programs, homeopathy, and acupuncture. He examines the origins and claims of chiropractic, whether it works, and how it may be dangerous. He talks about the limits of scientific inquiry, and when a CAM claim might justifiably be dismissed. He discusses the funding of research into CAM versus the funding of its marketing. He explores the reasons why people continue using such treatments despite the lack of scientific data showing that it works. He explains the placebo effect and its legitimate therapeutic uses, and details the harm that some CAM treatments can cause even if they do work. He shares his opinions about why passions among skeptics and believers regarding CAM are so heated, giving advice to both the CAM and scientific communities. And he gives reasons for speaking out regarding CAM despite the possible negative repercussions from various quarters of the CAM community.