James Watson&nbsp;died, and brilliant as his contribution to science was, he also had some very&nbsp;problematic views&nbsp;on race and women. The&nbsp;Church of Scientology&nbsp;seems to be in decline even if they try their best to deny it, claiming huge (but questionable) numbers on their&nbsp;recent big conference. We are happily surprised to see a&nbsp;very nice article&nbsp;about ourselves in&nbsp;the Skeptical Inquirer&nbsp;(thanks&nbsp;Susan!) and in&nbsp;TWISH&nbsp;we hear about the founding of&nbsp;the Pasteur Institute&nbsp;and what an impact it has had on science. Then, let’s look at the news:<ul><li>UK: TikTok trend makes men seek unnecessary testosterone treatments</li><li>UK: The BBC crisis</li><li>INTERNATIONAL: Paracetamol revisited – still not linked to autism</li><li>FRANCE: Climate disinformation goes mainstream</li><li>INTERNATIONAL: Trolls and narcissism</li></ul>Watch out for&nbsp;‘Black Fraud Day’&nbsp;whose many scammers get this week’s prize for being&nbsp;Really Wrong.https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-505.htmlEnjoy!Segments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:52 Greetings0:15:16 TWISH0:23:11 News0:52:10 Really Wrong0:57:37 Quote1:01:11 Outro1:02:33 Outtakes<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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