This week Adam, Cat, Darren, Jon, and Xander discuss calorie restricted diets, wedding superstitions, bisphenol A, and the world of unlucky numbers. Due to time constraints no logical fallacy of the week was discussed.
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In this ‘spooky’ halloween episode Darren, Xander, and Jon discuss if maybe Dr. Michael Persinger’s claims deserve a bit of skepticism, and we discuss the real stats behind the dangers of ‘trick or treating’. The logical fallacy of the week is the ‘Appeal to FEAR’. The science myth of the week is ‘Does the moon affect people’s personality?’
Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_12_-_2008-10-30.mp3
We discuss genetically modified foods (aka “franken-foods”) and find out if there’s anything to worry about, the growing in popularity Brazilian fruit called the acai (a-sa-ee), and the latest release of UFO documents from a major government (in this case it’s the UK).
Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_11_-_2008-10-23.mp3
In this episode Adam discusses a Fisher-Price doll that apparently says some ‘shocking’ things, Darren shares with us an essay he wrote about energy (and it’s misuse), and Jonathan discusses the psychological theory of cognitive dissonance. We then finish with the logical fallacy of the week and the science myth of the week.
Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_10_-_2008-10-16.mp3
On this week’s show we discuss a news report that vitamin C may interfere with chemotherapy drugs’ ability to fight cancer, a dog that can supposedly do math, and the announcement of a new study that will figure out if out of body experiences are more than just hallucinations.
Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_9_-_2008-10-09.mp3
On this week’s show we discuss Ogopogo (Canada’s own Loch Ness monster), the recent survey that claimed that Canadians believed that it was more likely that scientists would discover Bigfoot than politicians would keep their promises, and the health benefits of spirulina (a type of algea that is gaining in popularity). We then tackle the logical fallacy and science myth of the week.
Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_8_-_2008-10-02.mp3
In this episode we discuss the latest report that cell phones may cause cancer, some online conspiracy videos, and a rich guy in the UK getting scared out of his home by a poltergeist.
Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep7_-_2008-9-25.mp3
This week we discuss the placebo effect, science in entertainment, Science Debate 2008, and the art of persuasion in politics.
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It is with great pleasure that I get to announce the creation of Canada’s first ever podcast dedicated to science and skepticism (that we know of). It is called “The Reality Check”.
Adam, Catherine, Xander, and I have been meeting every Thursday night for the past month to record a roughly 1 hour long show where we discuss various news items dealing with science and/or skepticism. There are already four shows available, and expect one more show every week. We have big plans for the show, interview guests, different segments, and even being broadcast on the radio.
So please, have a listen, it’s free! If you use iTunes, then just click this link to access the show and subscribe. If you like the show, then please leave us a review in iTunes.If you’ve never used podcasts before, then I recommend that you download iTunes, it’s the easiest way to access podcasts, it’s free and does not require an iPod.
