{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6545f21ec9f8f800112ac643/6a62139b562e3ad886e711e9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"TheESP – Ep. #541 – Forget the Vikings?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6545f21ec9f8f800112ac643/1784812201588-1b07960d-32ea-4d74-add0-fd3ba1557caf.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We start with some <strong>listener feedback from Poland</strong> and a short follow-up regarding last week’s report on <strong>pet whisperers</strong>. In <strong>TWISH</strong> we hear about <strong>Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel</strong>, a German astronomer, physicist and mathematician whose way of thinking still influences both scientific rigor and skepticism today.</p><p>Then, we take a look at the news:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>INTERNATIONAL</strong>: New weather-related threat: Forecast prediction scams</li><li><strong>HUNGARY</strong>: Chief Medical Officer issues statement to warn against use of ivermectin and the like as cancer cure</li><li><strong>SCANDINAVIA</strong>: Forget the Vikings? Postdoctoral fellow critical of image portrayed by museums of the Viking era</li></ul><p>The <strong>Really Wrong Award</strong> goes to <strong>BB Gårda</strong>, a so-called “Birth Center” in Sweden and the idea that such centers would be a positive development.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Enjoy!</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-541.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-541.html</a></p><p><strong>Segments</strong>:</p><p>0:00:27 Intro</p><p>0:00:50 Greetings</p><p>0:07:16 TWISH</p><p>0:16:09 News</p><p>0:33:03 Really Wrong</p><p>0:42:03 Quote</p><p>0:43:33 Outro</p><p>0:44:56 Outtakes</p>","author_name":"TheESP.eu"}