Rage bait&nbsp;is the&nbsp;Oxford Word of the Year&nbsp;and that cannot be a a good sign of the times we live in. In&nbsp;TWISH&nbsp;we acknowledge the genius of&nbsp;Ada Lovelace&nbsp;while recognizing that she had some flaws as well, especially when it came to&nbsp;phrenology&nbsp;and&nbsp;mesmerism… Then we take a look at the news:<ul><li>EU: Proposal to allow plants modified using CRISPR</li><li>HUNGARY: Government campaigns against opposition party with fake election program</li><li>INTERNATIONAL: Influencers promote bogus health advice</li><li>UK: Persuasion through chatbots leads to inaccurate assessments</li></ul>This week’s&nbsp;Really Right&nbsp;Award goes to researcher&nbsp;Rebecca Sear&nbsp;for her commitment in tracking down all studies based on the infamous&nbsp;National IQ database.Enjoy!<a href="https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-509.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-509.html</a>Segments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:52 Greetings0:11:45 TWISH0:24:03 News0:53:12 Really Right0:59:37 Quote1:01:56 Outro1:03:18 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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