The Reality Check

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Darren tackles a few of the most popular claims made by moon hoax believers, Jon + Adam interview Bob and Jay Novella of The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe podcast (recorded at TAM7), and Jon debunks the myth that taste is divided into different areas of the mouth.

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Jon and Adam have just returned from this year’s Amaz!ng Meeting in Las Vegas and make Xander and Darren jealous, Jon and Adam interview Adam Savage from The Mythbusters, and Darren deflates twitter’s popularity.

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Adam stops the spin and finds oout if wind turbines are a danger, Jon invests his time to explain what a ponzi scheme is and how Madoff made off with so much money, and Darren scratches his way to explaining the myth that fingernails grow after death.

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Darren trims that fat on BMI (Body Mass Index), Jon explores why Michael Jackson’s skin became lighter over the years, and Adam debunks the myth that the Eskimo/Inuit have 400 words for snow.

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Happy Canada Day! Xander exposes the truth behind the Avro Arrow conspiracy, Darren goes to great pains to unearth the facts around the brain drain, and Adam bites into a beavertail misconception.

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The Cat came back! Catherine Lebel returns via skype to join the crew for a show. Darren dissects vaccine dangers, Cat goes into the scientific evidence behind Cosmetic substances, and Xander explores bilateral symmetry as another bit of evidence for evolution.

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This week Jon explains the basics of Critical Thinking, Adam looks at the evidence behind the claim that dogs can predict when their owners come home (psychically!), and Darren busts the myth that nerds/geeks need glasses more than everyone else.

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This week we’re joined by Gord Miller, the Environmental Commisioner of Ontario, and Elan Dubrofsky, founder of UBC Freethinkers. The panel discusses landfills with Gord Miller, Jon explains chelation, and Darren explores whether or not there is safety in numbers.

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Jon takes a skeptical look at mainstream over the counter cold medicine for kids, Darren gets his hands dirty with the Ad Hominem fallacy, and Adam debunks a myth involving pools, urine, and red dyes.

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