Author Archives: Pat

Subscribing here for free with itunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. This week we dig up Graham Hancock’s theories about lost continents and their evidence in Egypt, we discuss how Feng Shui controls flow of … Continue reading →

Subscribing here for free with itunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. This week we take a look at whether there is any evidence that prayer can heal, debate whether or not our safety laws are … Continue reading →

Subscribing here for free with itunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. This week we discuss the plausibility of a zombie apocalypse, whether or not crime is as bad as ‘they’ say, and why the moon … Continue reading →

Subscribing here for free with itunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. This week we discuss fear of mortality vs actual risk, the nature of scientific evidence, and the myth that toilets work differently in Australia. … Continue reading →

Subscribing here for free with itunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. This week the crew discuss the 45th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination (and the lingering conspiracy theories), the science of pesticides and cancer (should … Continue reading →

Subscribing here for free with itunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. This week the regular crew discuss the trouble with astrology, the double standard applied to scientific medicine with respect to prevention, and we reexamine … Continue reading →

This week Adam, Cat, Darren, Jon, and Xander discuss calorie restricted diets, wedding superstitions, bisphenol A, and the world of unlucky numbers. Due to time constraints no logical fallacy of the week was discussed. Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_13_-_2008-11-06.mp3 download mp3

We discuss genetically modified foods (aka “franken-foods”) and find out if there’s anything to worry about, the growing in popularity Brazilian fruit called the acai (a-sa-ee), and the latest release of UFO documents from a major government (in this case … Continue reading →

In this episode Adam discusses a Fisher-Price doll that apparently says some ‘shocking’ things, Darren shares with us an essay he wrote about energy (and it’s misuse), and Jonathan discusses the psychological theory of cognitive dissonance. We then finish with … Continue reading →