Category Archives: The Reality Check Episodes

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 →

Darren reviews the book Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Adam explores the origins of a supposed video of a wooly mammoth in Siberia. Elan answers the question “Did Einstein fail grade 6 math?” http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_180_-_2012-02-16.mp3 Download direct: mp3 file If … Continue reading →

Adam looks into whether mouthwash does what is claimed and if the term halitosis is manufactured by mouthwash manufacturers. Elan takes a skeptical look at the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Darren talks about a recent article in the Daily Mail that claims … Continue reading →

Darren debunks a recent article in the Wall street Journal about climate change. Adams talks about Groundhog day, the movie and the day. Jon looks into whether putting batteries and other non-food items in the fridge is worth doing. http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/The_Releality_Check_Ep_178_-_2011-02-02.mp3 … Continue reading →

Adam looks into whether there exist real vampires among us. Darren finds out what would actually happen to you if you were ejected into space. Elan debunks a few celebrity related myths dealing with rib removal surgery. http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_177_-_2012-01-26.mp3 Download direct: mp3 … Continue reading →

Elan looks into whether there’s any point to allowing fights in hockey games; do they actually affect a team’s performance? Adam weighs the pros and cons of the “Paleo Diet”. Darren imbibes the myth that drinking alcohol causes warmth. http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_176_-_2012-01-12.mp3 … Continue reading →