Elan covers the outrageous website “Quantum Jumping”. Adam looks into a recent news item, whether the US Congress really decided to make pizza a vegetable. Darren examines the belief that twins “skip a generation”.
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Adam looks into whether glasses designed for “gamers” can actually make you better at video games. Elan talks about “radionics”, a popular medical pseudoscience invented by Albert Abrams a century ago (no relation to Jon Abrams!). Darren looks into the common TV/move trope of “Are you a cop? You have to tell me if you are.”
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Elan talks about the cognitive bias “Fundamental Attribution Error” where people don’t see situational causes for why people do what they do. Darren complains about a chain letter he received about giving yourself CPR. Adam looks into why Canada had poppy pins with green centres for so long.
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Darren explores a recent paper that looked into if there is in fact a small group of people that control the biggest corporations, and therefore the world! Adam looks into whether the “7 billionth” person is named Caidan. Elan takes a shower and learns to not fear the flush.
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Adam discusses whether or not black cats are at risk for abuse on Halloween. Darren looks into why humans have red blood and not blue blood. Jon takes a critical looks at what would happen if vampirism really existed, would it take over the world?
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Darren defines and discusses consciousness. Elan looks at some data that says that maybe it’s not strangers that we should be afraid of. Adam looks into who created the Gregorian calendar, was it Gregorian Monks?
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Adam talks about Elvis, myths about what he ate, how he died, and if he died. Elan interviews the editor/founder of the new “science lifestyle” magazine Guru. Jon looks into the difference between hair and fur, the difference may surprise you!
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Adam examines the plausibility of “gaydar”. Darren review Massimo Pigliucci’s book “Nonsense on Stilts”. Elan then rips apart a ridiculous “chain status” from facebook.
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Elan examines the claim that bisexuality doesn’t actually exist. Adam talks all about hiccups, from their mysterious origins to their crazy “cures”. Darren examines whether people should, or should not, have sex before playing sports like basketball
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Darren looks into the important claim that Batman never kills. Elan talks about the placebo effect’s evil twin sister: The Hawthorne Effect. Jon conducts a game of Science Fiction or Science Fact about pirates, yarrr!
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