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Jon looks at whether the science of “microexpressions” (popularized by the TV show Lie To Me) works as claimed. Darren turns his skeptical eye to the media’s reporting of child homicide stats. Adam finds out if Marie Antoinette actually said … Continue reading →

Darren describes which animal provides the most calories per life. Adam looks into what Tourette Syndrome is, and what it is not. Elan wonders whether you can make someone pee the bed by putting their hand in warm water. http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_169_-_2011-12-01.mp3 … Continue reading →

Elan covers the outrageous website “Quantum Jumping”. Adam looks into a recent news item, whether the US Congress really decided to make pizza a vegetable. Darren examines the belief that twins “skip a generation”. http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_168_-_2011-11-24.mp3 Download direct: mp3 file If you … Continue reading →

Adam looks into whether glasses designed for “gamers” can actually make you better at video games. Elan talks about “radionics”, a popular medical pseudoscience invented by Albert Abrams a century ago (no relation to Jon Abrams!). Darren looks into the … Continue reading →

Elan talks about the cognitive bias “Fundamental Attribution Error” where people don’t see situational causes for why people do what they do. Darren complains about a chain letter he received about giving yourself CPR. Adam looks into why Canada had … Continue reading →

Darren explores a recent paper that looked into if there is in fact a small group of people that control the biggest corporations, and therefore the world! Adam looks into whether the “7 billionth” person is named Caidan. Elan takes … Continue reading →

Adam discusses whether or not black cats are at risk for abuse on Halloween. Darren looks into why humans have red blood and not blue blood. Jon takes a critical looks at what would happen if vampirism really existed, would … Continue reading →

Darren defines and discusses consciousness. Elan looks at some data that says that maybe it’s not strangers that we should be afraid of. Adam looks into who created the Gregorian calendar, was it Gregorian Monks? http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_163_-_2011-10-20.mp3 Download direct: mp3 file If … Continue reading →

Adam examines the plausibility of “gaydar”. Darren review Massimo Pigliucci’s book “Nonsense on Stilts”. Elan then rips apart a ridiculous “chain status” from facebook. http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_161_-_2011-10-06.mp3 Download direct: mp3 file If you like the show, please leave us a review on itunes.