Author Archives: Pat

 Adam examines the bold claims of the movie and music industry regarding online piracy. Elan debunks the outrageous claim that Pepsi uses human fetuses to add flavouring.  Darren figures out WTF a blue moon actually means. http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_190_-_2012-04-19.mp3 Download direct: mp3 file … Continue reading →

  Darren talks about a recent news story about a genius 4 year old, what does her IQ actually mean? Jon examines the truth and fiction surrounding truth serum, can it actually get people to spill the truth? Adam runs … Continue reading →

  Adam goes into the history and absurdity of HIV Denial, the belief that HIV does not cause AIDS. Elan looks into the story of the Jewish exodus from Egypt, did it happen? Could it have happened? Darren goes over … Continue reading →

Darren explains the controversy surrounding the Turing Test, a supposed way to determine if computers have reached “human level” intelligence. Elan brings to light a heavily debated topic from computer science, does “P = NP”? Adam looks into the plausibility … Continue reading →

Jon looks into if gas boycott emails actually have a chance of working. Chris Hassall is interviewed about his (and CASS’ ) role in exposing climate change denial at Carleton University. Adam explains why it’s illegal to remove mattress tags, … Continue reading →

Darren looks into how life expectancies in various countries are calculated, and how to compare them. Adam explains how “Hollywood Math” works. Elan puts the rest of hosts through an arduous game of “Science Fact or Science Fiction: Onion Crying … Continue reading →

Elan and Adam take turns bashing popular topics from psychology 101. Elan explains why you may not need Maslow’s Hierachy and Adam show that Myers-Briggs’ tests lack personality. Darren is jealous that when Oprah recommends a book, people listen. http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_184_-_2012-03-15.mp3 … Continue reading →

  Elan sizes up the drug Valium, is it as bad as people think, or as good as people say? Adam looks into whether the concept of “dog years” makes any sense. Darren talks about gravity. http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_183_-_2012-03-01.mp3 Download direct: mp3 file … Continue reading →

Darren sizes up the supposed benefits of organic farming – is it really better than conventional farming? Jon gets geeky about the leap year, and other interesting calendar trivia. Adam debunks The Beach Boys. http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_182_-_2012-03-01.mp3 Download direct: mp3 file If you … Continue reading →

Jon covers the range of explanations for “spontaneous human combustion” from the silly to the downright plausible. Adam looks into claims of mass deaths in the North America due to Fukushima reactor fallout. Darren debunks the myth that Ben Franklin … Continue reading →