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The Reality Check #80: IQ Correlations + Dr Yoni Freedhoff Interview + Trillium Myth

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Darren talks about a recent study that claimed that high IQs are correlated with liberalism, atheism and monogamy. Jon interview local weight loss and nutrition expert Dr. Yoni Freedhoff about … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #79: Olympics Revisited + Euphemism Treadmill + Audiobooks vs Books

  Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Darren stops celebrating Canada’s performance at the recent Olympics and gets all critical thinky, Adams gets tired of running on the Euphamism Treadmill, and Elan takes a look at … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #78: Chicken/Egg Precedent Problem + Weasle Words + Gutenberg

  Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Elan spins in circles trying to figure out what came first: the chicken or the egg? Jon complains about weasle words. Darren talks about who really invented the printing … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #77: Chocolate/Strokes + Olympic Mascots + KFC Myth

  Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Darren examines a recent study about chocolate and strokes, Adam moans about the Vancouver Olympics mascots, and Xander licks the myth surrounding the change of KFC’s name. Listen now: … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #76: Graphology/Handwriting Analysis + Kosher Food + Drinking/Pregnancy

  Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Elan tackles the double topic of graphology and handwriting analysis, Jon debunks some kosher food myths, and Darren debunks the myth that pregnant women cannot drink any alcohol. Listen … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #75: Ginkgo Biloba + Audio Cables + Fugu (Puffer Fish) Myth

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Darren takes a look at the health claims surrounding Ginkgo Biloba, Adam discusses whether or not expensive cables are worth their price, and Elan examines whether or not there’s a … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #74: Counterfeiting + Daniel Loxton Interview + Celery Myth

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. In an attempt to clarify the previous week’s coverage of quantum mechanics the crew further confuse themselves, Adam covers what it would take to make counterfeit money, Jon interviews Daniel … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #73: Quantum Mechanics + Creation Movie Review + Drinking Myth

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Adam rants against the abuse of quantum mechanics made by new agers like Deepak Chopra, Jon reviews the new Charles Darwin movie “Creation”, and Elan analyzes the myth that “beer … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #72: Gamblers Fallacy + Cryonics + Super Freakonomics Review

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Elan bets on the gambler’s fallacy, Adam thaws out the topic of cryonics, and Darren freaks out about the book Super Freakonomics. Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_72_-_2010-01-14.mp3 Download direct: mp3 file If you … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #71: Neurological/Moral Reactions + The G-Spot + Twinkie Shelf-Life

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Darren talks about how people’s brains respond to moral questions, Elan discusses the latest study (and the history) of the G-Spot, and Adam discusses how long twinkies last on the … Continue reading

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