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Category Archives: The Reality Check Episodes
TRC #371: Riveted With Jim Davies + Is Polling Effective? + Extraneous Factors & Judicial Decisions
Cognitive scientist and author Jim Davies joins the crew this week for a riveting discussion about his book ‘Riveted.” Next Adam surveys the evidence about whether political polling is effective. Lastly, Cristina chews on the question of whether extraneous factors … Continue reading
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TRC #370: Antibacterial Soap + Maple Water + Anti-Vaxxers Funding Fail + Top CO2 Emitters
TRC drops four segments this week for your listening pleasure. First, Pat scours the research after a listener writes in questioning whether antibacterial soap is more effective at killing germs. Adam taps into the recent health claims lauding the benefits … Continue reading
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TRC #369: Follow Your Career Passion? + Farmer’s Almanac + Subway Becoming Hal?
Not even the flu can keep Producer Pat from finally bringing you this week’s episode of TRC! First, Darren explores whether or not encouraging people to follow their passion when choosing a career is sage advice. Next, Cristina takes on … Continue reading
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TRC #368: Barcodes and 666 + Ahmed Mohamed’s Clock + Do Tax Cuts Cause Job Growth
TRC brings you a hella diverse show this week! First, Pat sidles up to the bar code to determine whether the 666 conspiracy theory holds any weight. Next, Adam takes a facts-based look at the recent controversy around 14 year … Continue reading
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TRC #367: Susan Gerbic of GSoW + Industry Funded Studies + Deaths From Heat and Cold
An action packed show this week! Susan Gerbic joins the crew to discuss Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia. Next, Cristina tells us about an industry funded study on butter with surprising results. Lastly, Darren looks into facts and stats about deaths … Continue reading
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TRC #366: Accent Bias + Electroshock Therapy + Did A Cat Take A Bullet For A Kid?
Three interesting segments this week. First, Cristina addresses a listener email ‘aboot’ cultural stereotypes and subjective judgments based on people’s accents. Next, the gang is once again joined by Dina Tsirlin who looks into some shocking facts about electroconvulsive therapy. … Continue reading
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TRC #365: Reproducibility of Psychological Science + Are Octopuses Aliens? + Happy Birthday TRC!
The Reality Check celebrates its 7th birthday! This week we’re bringin’ the science and the sci-fi with two fact-filled segments. First, Darren kicks things off with an analysis of the Reproducibility Project which looks at experimental and correlational studies published … Continue reading
TRC #364: Can You Catch Up On Sleep? + Trickle-down Economics + Is An Asteroid Coming?
On this week’s show, Cristina rouses the panel with some research that addresses whether we can ever really catch up on lost sleep. Guest Lars Péloquin explains the concept of Trickle-down Economics. Finally, Pat looks into why NASA recently had … Continue reading
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TRC #363: Talking New Horizons with Dr. Stuart Robbins + The Great Berenstain Bear Debate
Guest panelist and honorary TRC’er Dr. Stuart Robbins from the “Exposing PseudoAstronomy” podcast joins us once again to answer questions about New Horizons and help us navigate the various claims made by the media coverage of Pluto. Adam rounds out … Continue reading
TRC #362: Simpson’s Paradox + Name That: GMO Edition + Traveller’s Diarrhea Myths
Hey TRC’ers! While Adam is away this week, friend of the show Dallas Card joins us once again in studio to explain Simpson’s Paradox. Pat challenges the panel to another game of Name That: GMO Edition. Finally, Cristina flushes out … Continue reading
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