The Reality Check

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This week we dig up Graham Hancock’s theories about lost continents and their evidence in Egypt, we discuss how Feng Shui controls flow of money (rather than chi), and we place a finger on the origin of the term “Rule of Thumb”.

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This week we take a look at whether there is any evidence that prayer can heal, debate whether or not our safety laws are justified, and if there’s is any point to collecting tabs from soda cans.

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This week we discuss the plausibility of a zombie apocalypse, whether or not crime is as bad as ‘they’ say, and why the moon seems bigger some nights.

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This week we discuss fear of mortality vs actual risk, the nature of scientific evidence, and the myth that toilets work differently in Australia.

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This week the crew discuss the 45th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination (and the lingering conspiracy theories), the science of pesticides and cancer (should you worry?), and the inaugural episode of “as if you need more evidence for evolution”.

Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_15_-_2008-11-20.mp3 
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This week the regular crew discuss the trouble with astrology, the double standard applied to scientific medicine with respect to prevention, and we reexamine the claim that sea captains can perform marriages. This episode we’re trying a shorter format, please let us know what you think.

Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_14_-_2008-11-13.mp3 

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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.

Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_13_-_2008-11-06.mp3

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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

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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.

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