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Canada's weekly podcast that explores a wide range of controversies and curiosities using science and critical thinking.
Sometimes movie studios release low quality franchise films and one excuse for this might be that if they don't release a movie every X or Y...
Sharks are so old. How old are they? They're so old that you'll be shocked to hear of all of the things that haven't been on earth as long a...
What impact do digital devices like laptops, tablets and smart phones, both inside and outside of the classroom, have on childrens' ability...
There has been a lot of news lately about Moltbook AI, a network of Artificial Intelligence agents who are interacting with each other in gr...
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...
After decades of doing the podcast we have finally gotten around to recording an episode entirely dedicated to orange cats. Darren examines...
For our first show of 2026 Adam looks at the efficacy of Infant Simulator Programs, which involves giving a fake baby to high school kids to...
As Christmas approaches we bring you the history of two popular decorations you might see this holiday season. Darren looks at the history o...
With AI safety still underrated yet imperative, in this bonus episode of the show we share the Introduction to "Uncontrollable: The Threat o...
Today, December 2nd, is Giving Tuesday. Darren gives an overview of the concept of Effective Giving, with some tips on how your charitable d...
Two years ago we interviewed Yoshua Bengio, the prominent AI researcher, about his long career in AI where he helped build the foundations f...
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...
Is the "Disney Point" the bizarre result of certain images of Walt Disney around Disney Parks with cigarettes edited out to give the illusio...
With Halloween coming up we bring you some spooky segments on zombies and vampires! Darren looks at the thought experiment about philosophic...
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 fa...
How is intelligence portrayed in works of fiction? In books, films and TV, we often see depictions of very smart of sometimes less intellige...
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. Fi...
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, s...
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 testos...
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 u...
Could it be that dire wolves are no longer extinct? Researchers at Colossal Biosciences claim to have accomplished de-extinction of these lo...
Sadly, we recently got the news that our friend and frequent TRC contributor Dr. Stuart Farrimond passed away. Stuart was a medical doctor w...
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 situ...
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...
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...
Could Artificial Intelligence do a better job of recording a podcast than Darren and Adam? For this bonus episode we try something a little...
After reading two books touching on the theme of birth rates Adam gives us an overview and discussion on Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture...
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 T...
Darren revisits a topical segment from the past looking at Jevons' Paradox which suggests that as a resource becomes more efficient, it may...
With Valentines Day coming up we are taking this opportunity to revisit a romantic segment we did five years ago with Dr. Cheryl Harasymchuk...
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...
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 chan...
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 rig...
Why don't they just convert all of the unused office space to housing? Adam looks at the challenges involved in converting office buildings...
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 t...
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 b...
After having watched all six Sharknado films Adam decides to do some research into the science of these not at all ridiculous films, uncover...
Could meditation ever be harmful? Darren examines the evidence to determine if meditation, which can have many benefits, might sometimes hav...
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...
We look at some fundamental ways of cultivating critical thinking on the latest show. Darren looks at some common cognitive biases and logic...
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...
What were the first mammals like? Darren examines what characterizes a mammal and explores the world of early mammals, who coexisted with th...
Could the huge Sandworms in Frank Herbert's Dune really exist? Adam looks at how scientifically plausible these odd creatures might be. In l...
Spencer Greenberg is the founder Clearer Thinking, a web site which provides tools for critical thinking, as well as Transparent Replication...
This past Friday, April 19th, philosopher Daniel Dennett passed away at the age of 82. Throughout his life he has impacted many people throu...
Adam looks at evidence that the popular Stanford Prison Experiment was not as well run as we've heard which raises concerns about the conclu...
Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Creativity? Can an AI be more creative than a human? Darren looks at a study which attempts to answer...
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 mum...
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 Deepmin...
We try something a little different on the latest episode of The Reality Check. Having recently seen the movie Oppenheimer Darren and Adam h...