TRC #214: Tattoo Removal + Eidetic Memory + All You Can Eat Buffet Strategies

Pat Roach injects us with some facts about tattoos and tattoo removals, Adam Gardner gives us a snapshot of what eidetic memory is and Elan Dubrofsky fills us up with some strategies for eating at buffets.

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TRC #213: Sexism in Science + Blowing in Nintendo Cartridges + Do Canadians Say Zed

Darren McKee discusses sexism in science, Elan Dubrofsky asks whether blowing into Nintendo cartridges was an effective way to get games to work and Adam Gardner ponders whether Canadians say “zed” or “zee.”

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TRC# 212: Avogadro’s Number + The Golden Ratio + The Astronomical Unit

This week’s show is all about numbers. Pat Roach faces his fears regarding Avogadro’s number, Elan Dubrofsky tells us about the Golden Ratio and Darren McKee explains the Astronomical Unit.

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TRC #211: Walk or Run in the Rain + The Global Consciousness Project + A Year Supply

Darren McKee asks whether it is better to walk or run in the rain. Adam Gardner looks into the Global Consciousness Project and Elan Dubrofsky explains what winning a year or lifetime supply of something actually means.

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TRC #210: Dark Side of the Rainbow + Toxic School Supplies + Post Hoc Fallacy

Jon looks into the pairing of the Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon with The Wizard of Oz. Adam takes on reports of toxic school supplies and Darren discusses the Post Hoc Fallacy.

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TRC #209: Influencing Child Gender + Instant Noodles + Laser Sniper Rifles

Jon rejoins the gang this week as the guest host.   Elan discusses whether you can influence the gender of your baby while conceiving, Pat takes on whether instant noodles or noodle containers are coated in harmful wax and Adam looks at whether sniper rifles have laser sights.

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TRC #208: Reproductive Pills and Mate Preference + Are We All Related + When the Dinosaurs Died

Chris Hassall joins the show one last time (before moving to England) to discuss reproductive pills and mate preferences.   Adam connects the dots on whether or not we are all related and Darren asks whether you know how long ago dinosaurs went extinct.

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TRC #207: POM Wonderful + Music SFSF + Birds Die From Gum

Elan discusses health claims made by POM Wonderful. Pat joins the crew again this week to lead a music themed Science Fact or Science Fiction (TM) game. Finally, Adam explores whether or not birds die from eating gum.

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The Reality Check #206: Violence Declining + Judge Shows + Steve Jobs Stole The Mouse

In this week’s episode Pat Roach joins in as a guest. Darren starts things off with a discussion on whether violence is declining; a review of Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature. Adam passes judgment on courtroom television shows and Pat explores the myth that Steve Jobs stole the mouse from Xerox Parc.

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The Reality Check #205: Allergy Tests + Bottled Water + Single Cause Fallacy + Adidas

The gang was once again joined by Chris who led the show off with a segment about allergy tests. Adam then kept his promise from last week and looked into bottled water and how it compares to tap water. Darren then did a quick rant about the single cause fallacy, and Elan closed out the show exploring what ADIDAS really stands for.

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