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TRC #729: Digital Devices in Schools + Books Reviews: Enshittification & Breakneck

21 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What impact do digital devices like laptops, tablets and smart phones, both inside and outside of the classroom, have on childrens' ability to learn? ...

TRC #728: Does Moltbook AI Matter? + Family Feud Surveys

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

There has been a lot of news lately about Moltbook AI, a network of Artificial Intelligence agents who are interacting with each other in great number...

TRC #727: Things Your Parents Said Were Illegal + Canada's Apology Laws

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week's show is all about the law. Growing up our parents told us all kinds of things were illegal, such as driving with the dome light on in the ...

TRC #726: Are Orange Cats Weird? + What Kind of Cat is Garfield?

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

After decades of doing the podcast we have finally gotten around to recording an episode entirely dedicated to orange cats. Darren examines just what'...

TRC #725: Infant Simulator Programs + Book Reviews: The Thinking Machine, The Philosopher in the Valley & Peak Human

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

For our first show of 2026 Adam looks at the efficacy of Infant Simulator Programs, which involves given a fake baby to high school kids to discourage...

TRC #724: Mistletoe + Christmas Tree Lights

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As Christmas approaches we bring you the history of two popular decorations you might see this holiday season. Darren looks at the history of the mist...

TRC #723: The Introduction to Uncontrollable: The Threat of Artificial Superintelligence and the Race to Save the World

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With AI safety still underrated yet imperative, in this bonus episode of the show we share the Introduction to "Uncontrollable: The Threat of Artifici...

TRC #722: Effective Giving + The Mona Lisa

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, December 2nd, is Giving Tuesday. Darren gives an overview of the concept of Effective Giving, with some tips on how your charitable donations c...

TRC #721: Our 2023 Interview with Yoshua Bengio

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two years ago we interviewed Yoshua Bengio, the prominent AI researcher, about his long career in AI where he helped build the foundations for the too...

TRC #720: Diabetes and DKA + Name That: Spot The Fake

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We've got two special guests on the latest show! TRC alumni Pat and Cristina join us with a couple of great segments. First Critina tackles a number o...

TRC #719: The Disney Point and Smoking + Book Reviews: Shadow Cell and Algospeak

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is the "Disney Point" the bizarre result of certain images of Walt Disney around Disney Parks with cigarettes edited out to give the illusion of a uni...

TRC #718: Philosophical Zombies + Vampires and Tuberculosis

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With Halloween coming up we bring you some spooky segments on zombies and vampires! Darren looks at the thought experiment about philosophical zombies...

TRC #717: Air Conditioning in Europe + Book Reviews: Privacy and Surveillance and Quantum Mechanics

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why does air conditioning seem to be more common in North America than in Europe or other places around the world? Adam looks at the many factors that...

TRC #716: Depicting Intelligence in Fiction

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How is intelligence portrayed in works of fiction? In books, films and TV, we often see depictions of very smart of sometimes less intelligent people,...

TRC #715: Mashup: Trees

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wood you believe that it's all about trees on the latest episode of The Reality Check podcast? Here are two classic segments about trees. First up is ...

TRC #714: Superman Movie Discussion

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a different kind of show this week as Darren and Adam discuss the recently released Superman film. The movie, directed by James Gunn, stars David...

TRC #713: Testosterone Replacement Therapy + Book Review Roundup: Apple in China, An Immense World, Canada Alone, Pronoun Trouble, Rise Above

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast is not sponsored by anyone selling testosterone and its hosts aren't on T, but there are a many who are! Adam looks into testosterone rep...

TRC #712: AI Make Brain Dumb? + Mentalism

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is AI making us dumber? Darren looks into a recent study, which spawned some less than great press coverage, trying to assess where or not using LLMs ...

TRC #711: Are Dire Wolves Back? + Book Review Roundup: Nexus, Stoicism, CBT Made Simple, Philosophers in 90 Minutes

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Could it be that dire wolves are no longer extinct? Researchers at Colossal Biosciences claim to have accomplished de-extinction of these long extinct...

TRC #710: Remembering Dr. Stuart Farrimond

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sadly, we recently got the news that our friend and frequent TRC contributor Dr. Stuart Farrimond passed away.  Stuart was a medical doctor who had a...

TRC #709: 100 Men vs. 1 Gorilla + Evidence of Alien Life on an Exoplanet?

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Who would win in a fight, 100 men or 1 gorilla? If you're thinking that question is too vague then you'll love Darren's analysis of the situation. Ada...

TRC #708: The Telepathy Tapes + AI Cheating At Chess?

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Telepathy Tapes is a popular podcast that tells the story of non verbal people showing evidence of psychic abilities and logging on to a psychic v...

TRC #707: Is Tim Hortons Canadian? + Mysterious Structures Under The Great Pyramid

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is Tim Hortons Canadian? Darren takes a look at the history of the popular coffee and donut chain to see just how Canadian it is and what it even mean...

TRC #706: An AI Generated Podcast by NotebookLM

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Could Artificial Intelligence do a better job of recording a podcast than Darren and Adam? For this bonus episode we try something a little different....

TRC #705: Book Round Up: Family Unfriendly and One Billion Americans + Is The 401 The Busiest Highway In The World?

16 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After reading two books touching on the theme of birth rates Adam gives us an overview and discussion on Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raisi...

TRC #704: Remembering Joe Nickell

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Nickell, the world renowned paranormal investigator, died earlier this week at the age of 80. He was a great inspiration to us here at The Reality...

TRC #703: Jevons' Paradox + American vs. Canadian ingredients in food

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Darren revisits a topical segment from the past looking at Jevons' Paradox which suggests that as a resource becomes more efficient, it may paradoxica...

TRC #702: Talking Close Relationships with Dr. Cheryl Harasymchuk

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With Valentines Day coming up we are taking this opportunity to revisit a romantic segment we did five years ago with Dr. Cheryl Harasymchuk. In this ...

TRC #701: How Many Birds Do Cats Kill? + Book Review Roundup

12 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It is often said that cats are responsible for the death of countless birds. Adam looks at where these numbers come from and wonders whether they are ...

TRC #700: The Rise of Podcasts + Are False Beliefs More Common?

15 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the 700th episode of The Reality Check podcast! On this special show we look back at the last 16 years to see how much things have changed since ...

TRC #699: Was Lamarck That Wrong? + What Do Animals See On A TV?

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to evolution many focus on what Jean-Baptiste Lamarck got wrong with his model of inheritance.  Darren looks at what he got right and c...

TRC #698: Converting Office Space to Housing + Book Review: The Singularity is Nearer

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why don't they just convert all of the unused office space to housing?  Adam looks at the challenges involved in converting office buildings to resid...

TRC #697: Did Hedy Lamarr Invent Wi-Fi? + Name That: Spot the Fake

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We have some very special guests on this week's episode as TRC alumni Pat and Cristina join us with some great segments.  Cristina looks at the truth...

TRC #696: Did Sakana AI Change Its Own Code? + Who is Margaret Hello?

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Could an AI rewrite its own code? Has it perhaps already done so? Darren looks at the story which suggests that an AI Scientist, developed by Sakana A...

TRC #695: The Science of Sharknado + Book Review: Invisible Rulers by Renée DiResta

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After having watched all six Sharknado films Adam decides to do some research into the science of these not at all ridiculous films, uncovering the tr...

TRC #694: Can Meditation Be Harmful? + Did Cavemen Live in Caves?

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Could meditation ever be harmful? Darren examines the evidence to determine if meditation, which can have many benefits, might sometimes have a negati...

TRC #693: When Is Soap Not Really Soap? + Book Review: Determined

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What's the difference between a bar of soap and the stuff we use to clean dishes, laundry and cars, and can you just use any of those in the shower? A...

TRC #692: Cultivating Critical Thinking + Letting Food Cool Before Refrigerating It

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We look at some fundamental ways of cultivating critical thinking on the latest show.  Darren looks at some common cognitive biases and logical falla...

TRC #691: Why Can't AI Do Laundry and Dishes?

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Can we say that AI is going in the wrong direction, as it does our art and writing while we suffer doing laundry and dishes? It's just Adam on the sho...

TRC #690: Early Mammals + Would You Rather Encounter a Man or a Bear in the Woods?

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What were the first mammals like? Darren examines what characterizes a mammal and explores the world of early mammals, who coexisted with the dinosaur...

TRC #689: The Science of Dune's Sandworms + AI Personal Assistants

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Could the huge Sandworms in Frank Herbert's Dune really exist?  Adam looks at how scientifically plausible these odd creatures might be.  In light o...

TRC #688: Interview with Spencer Greenberg

05 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Spencer Greenberg is the founder Clearer Thinking, a web site which provides tools for critical thinking, as well as Transparent Replications, which d...

TRC #687: Remembering Daniel Dennett

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This past Friday, April 19th, philosopher Daniel Dennett passed away at the age of 82.  Throughout his life he has impacted many people through his w...

TRC #686: The Stanford Prison Experiment + Is AI Taking Over Creative Jobs?

14 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam looks at evidence that the popular Stanford Prison Experiment was not as well run as we've heard which raises concerns about the conclusions we m...

TRC #685: AI More Creative Than Humans? + Safe Solar Eclipse Viewing

31 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Creativity?  Can an AI be more creative than a human?  Darren looks at a study which attempts to answer this q...

TRC #684: Aliens in Mexican Congress? + Book Review: Outlive by Peter Attia

17 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I'm not saying they're aliens but … they're aliens. Adam uses hard hitting science to evaluate the validity of these allegedly non human mummified r...

TRC #683: AI News: Sora, Gemini 1.5 and Implications + Jailbreaks by Hiding Files in Cakes

02 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Darren gives us a news roundup of some recent things happening in the world of AI including OpenAI's text to video tool Sora, Google Deepmind's Gemini...

TRC #682: Oppenheimer Movie Discussion

18 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We try something a little different on the latest episode of The Reality Check. Having recently seen the movie Oppenheimer Darren and Adam have a disc...

TRC #681: Are Poinsettias Poisonous? + Mickey Mouse and the Public Domain

04 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Put down that poinsettia salad, checkers.  Darren looks into a popular myth that poinsettia plants are poisonous to animals, including people.  Then...

TRC #680: Annual Predictions: 2024 Edition + Down Syndrome Strength + A Special Message From Pat and Cristina

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This year we retire our annual prediction segment with a final look back at how accurate, or rather how innacurate, we were in our predictions of what...

TRC #679: A Chat With Author Darren McKee: Uncontrollable

23 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The crew gets to interview TRC's very own Darren McKee, author of the critically acclaimed book, 'Uncontrollable: The Threat of Artificial Superintell...

TRC #678: Darren's AI Book is Out!

26 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Wondering what the heck is going on with AI?  Why are some people so concerned? Darren's new beginner-friendly book Uncontrollable: The Threat of Art...

TRC #677: Interview with Yoshua Bengio

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

World-renowned AI expert Yoshua Bengio talks with Darren McKee and Adam Gardner about his long career, why advanced AI could be harmful, and whether o...

TRC #676: Phenylephrine Ineffective? + Bees Are Doing Fine

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cristina delves into the latest FDA advisory announcement shedding light on the ineffectiveness of phenylephrine, a widely used ingredient in several ...

TRC #675: Mashup: The Centrifuge Brain Project + Avril Double + V-Steaming

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's another mashup where we give you three segments from previous shows.  First we revisit Pat's deep dive on a viral video of an amusement park rid...

TRC #674: How Does AI Image Generation Work? + Why Is A Bug Called A Bug?

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Dall-e. Darren digs into an explanation of how artificial intelligence generates images and whether or not it is just co...

TRC #673: UFO Whistleblower? + Will We Make Great Pets For An Artificial Super Intelligence?

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Adam digs into recent headlines about UFOs and whistleblower David Grusch.  Does this give any promising evidence that aliens may be among us?  Next...

TRC #672: Are Fingerprints Really Unique? + What's A Buttload? + Why AI Researchers Don't Quit

15 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cristina kicks off the show with a deep dive into the history of forensic fingerprinting and challenges a commonly accepted notion that no two fingerp...

TRC #671: Uncertainty And AI Risk + Spot The Fake

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Darren shares some thoughts and leads an interesting discussion about what might be reasonable approaches to the difficult and complicated topic of ar...

TRC #670: Mashup: Fire and Smoke

10 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The TRC crew brings you a mashup about fire and smoke.  Adam looks into headlines about the Amazon rainforest. The facts may surprise you.  Pat addr...

TRC #669: Coronal Mass Ejection + The Technology Trap

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In March of this year, auroras were seen in many places on earth.  Though the auroras are usually seen far up north on the globe they can occur furth...

TRC #668: Dark Chocolate Has Heavy Metals? + What Happened To The Dinosaurs?

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A recent study done by Consumer Reports shows that dark chocolate bars contain lead and cadmium.  Should you be concerned? Cristina digs into it.  N...

TRC #667: Special Intro + A Chat With Karl Mamer

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pat puppeteers a delicious intro. Finally, what took us so long? We had a chat with Canadian podcast pioneer and author Karl Mamer. Karl has a new boo...

TRC #666: The Number Of The Beast Origins + Name That: Spot The Fake

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 6-6-6! Darren does a deep dive on the digits steeped in the Book of Revelation and why some historically associate it with the 'num...

TRC #665: Is It Safe To Stand In Front of Microwave Ovens? Interview with Dr. Roman Yampolskiy About The Simulation Hypothesis

26 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cristina investigates a pervasive belief that standing in front of a microwave oven poses health risks. Darren and Adam have another fascinating discu...

TRC #664: Thundersnow + Customer Always Right? + A Look At "The Metaverse"

05 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cristina digs into the rare weather occurrence called thundersnow after witnessing lightning and thunder during a recent snowstorm. Adam checks the or...

TRC #663: Interview with Dr. Roman Yampolskiy About The Threat Of Advanced AI

18 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Roman Yampolskiy is a computer scientist at the University of Louisville where he is the director of the Cyber Security Laboratory in the departme...

TRC #662: Annual Prediction Show - 2023 Edition

04 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In what has become a yearly ritual to highlight the futility of 'predictions', Adam, Producer Pat, and Cristina guess at what might happen in 2023 and...

TRC #661: Isaac Asimov's Laws Of Robotics + The Apple Logo = The Fall Of Man?

15 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year, Checkers! Darren lays out the Three Laws of Robotics, as devised by science fiction author Isaac Asimov, and why they are seemingly re...

TRC #660: Did Coca-Cola Conceive Modern Santa? + Eight Billion People?

24 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

'Twas the night before Christmas so Cristina asks the proverbial question…did Coca-Cola really invent the now ubiquitous image of Santa Claus? Adam ...

TRC #659: Chatting ChatGPT + LED Masks Worth The Hype? + Play Along With Spot The Fake

11 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Le Gang is back! The freethinking foursome kick off the show with Darren taking us down an entertaining rabbithole that is the AI text bot, ChatGPT. C...

TRC #658: Iran Protest Misinfo + Medieval Peasants Worked Less + What Is A Slug?

27 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Darren clears up some misinformation about a viral post that Iran was planning to execute 15,000 protesters.  Adam looks into a claim that medieval p...

TRC #657: Greenwashing + Is Social Media Bad For Us?

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Greenwashing is making unsubstantiated claims to deceive consumers into believing that a company's products are environmentally friendly.  Cristina t...

TRC #656: Origins Of Halloween + Halloween Myths + Less Kids Trick Or Treating?

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's an all hallows eve mashup!  Darren takes us through the interesting history of Halloween.  Cristina debunks some long held Halloween myths and,...

TRC #655: Is Nuclear Power Racist? Sexist? Ageist? + Lenses With Stuart Robbins

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Adam ran into a recent article which posed questions about whether nuclear power presents issues of racism, sexism and ageism.  He takes a deep dive ...

TRC #654: What Is Inflation? + John von Neumann: The Man From The Future

11 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Darren is joined by our resident economics expert, Lars, for an interesting conversation about inflation, deflation and related economic issues. Darre...

TRC #653: Ethics In Scientific Research with Dr. Robbins and Dr. Robbins

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday the world lost a world renowned cardiovascular researcher in a tragic accident.  It was the day of his 50th wedding anniversary. Over the...

TRC #652: JWST With Dr. Stu Robbins + Rogers Outage

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a while since we had our favourite planetary scientist Astro Stu on the show! Stuart gives us a breakdown on the James Webb Space Telescope,...

TRC #651: LaMDA Sentient? + Is Chlorine Smell From Pee? + 'Reality+' Overview

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Le Gang is back together at last! We kick off with an interesting discussion about a claim that the Google LaMDA Chatbot has become sentient. Adam inv...

TRC #650: Dishwasher Vs Hand Washing + Dog Breed & Behavior + 'The Road To Unfreedom'

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In an effort to settle a hot household debate, Cristina looks into whether it's more eco and pocket friendly to hand wash dishes versus using your dis...

TRC #649: Is Russia Committing Genocide In Ukraine? + No Ugly Old Buildings?

24 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 and since that time have committed all manner of atrocities. But is it genocide?  Darren tackles this difficult...

TRC #648: Slapgate Conspiracy + The Science Of Moonfall

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As Will Smith's slap during the Academy Awards trends online, a picture of the moment has gone viral suggesting Chris Rock wore a prosthetic cheek pad...

TRC #647: Coalitions Are Democratic?

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, March 22, the Liberals and New Democratic Party announced a confidence and supply agreement to further each of their interests.  Darren t...

TRC #646: Donating During Disasters + Domestication Syndrome + 'Intellectuals and Society' By Thomas Sowell

27 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cristina looks at the dark side of charitable donation and shares valuable advice and insight from Humanitarian Logistics expert Dale Herzog. Adam div...

TRC #645: The Panther of Kharkiv

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Short show for you this week. The internet was recently abuzz about a cat named Mikael.  Supposedly, Ukrainian army cats were trained to spot and dir...

TRC #644: Ottawa Convoy Confusion

19 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The trucks, the honking, the bouncy castles, the hot tubs. It's all Darren today. As a resident in downtown Ottawa, he gives us his thoughts on the "f...

TRC #643: Catalytic Converters + Masked People More Attractive? + New Year's Resolutions

13 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cristina looks into why thefts of catalytic converters in cars has soared lately. Adam takes a skeptical lens to recent headlines suggesting that wear...

TRC #642: Annual Prediction Show: 2022 Edition

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In what has become a yearly ritual to highlight the futility of 'predictions', Adam, Producer Pat, and Cristina guess at what might happen in the new ...

TRC #641: Dangers Of High Density Crowds + Memes: Conspiracies Or Clickbait? + 'Rationality' By Steven Pinker

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cristina delves into the fascinating yet terrifying science of high density crowds in light of the recent Astroworld music festival tragedy. Adam take...

TRC #640: Effective Donating 2021 + Longest Lunar Eclipse?

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Darren brings us an important overview of the recent updates from the charity evaluation website GiveWell to help inform your charity donation decisio...

TRC #639: Mae Jemison + House Prices + Superman vs Phone Booth

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cristina shines a spotlight on the incredible career of the first African-American female in space, Dr. Mae Jemison, and shares some fun Star Trek tri...

TRC #638: Human Augmentation

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Darren delivers a compelling synopsis of a report released by the UK Department of Defence earlier this year regarding the field of Human Augmentation...

TRC #637: COVID App Privacy Vulnerability? + 'Spot The Fake' + 'The Next 500 Years'

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Adam discovers a vulnerability in the new COVID Verify Ontario app that allows an easy way for anyone to see personal information contained in someone...

TRC #636: Generational Labels + China Video Game Ban + Can You Burp & Fart Simultaneously?

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Adam seems to experience deja vu when covering China's latest attempts to restrict online gaming for minors. In a total cheugy move, Darren looks at t...

TRC #635: Ear Seeding + The Oldest Profession?

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cristina gives us an earful about a wellness trend that suggests placing a small seed or bead on the cartilage of your outer ear provides multiple hea...

TRC #634: QR Codes Dangerous? + Ads In Your Dreams?

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After a vaccine passport system is launched in his home province of Quebec, Adam investigates whether people's fear that QR code technology is dangero...

TRC #633: Country Most Prepared For COVID-19? + What Is A Neutral Zone? + Embr Wave

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Darren does a deep dive into the Global Health Security Index which aims to assess a country's capability to prevent and mitigate epidemics and pandem...

TRC #632: Anti-Sex Beds + Hollow Earth? + Youngest Mother

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cristina fact checks rumours circulating on social media that anti-sex beds were installed in Tokyo's Olympic Village to deter athletes from hooking u...

TRC #631: The Top 40 + Subway Tuna Real Tuna? + 'Drug Use For Grown-Ups' By Carl Hart

17 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cristina explores the interesting origin and meaning of the oft-used music industry term Top 40. Adam digs into recent headlines suggesting that Subwa...

TRC #630: Does In-Office Work Increase Innovation? + UAP Task Force Report + Does Bone China Contain Real Bone?

04 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Darren takes a skeptical look at the argument that in-office work increases collaboration and innovation. Adam's 'not saying it's aliens', as he takes...

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