The Reality Check

Canada's weekly podcast that explores a wide range of controversies and curiosities using science and critical thinking.

TRC #699: Was Lamarck That Wrong? + What Do Animals See On A TV? 11/06/2024

TRC #698: Converting Office Space to Housing + Book Review: The Singularity is Nearer 10/22/2024

TRC #697: Did Hedy Lamarr Invent Wi-Fi? + Name That: Spot the Fake 09/30/2024

TRC #696: Did Sakana AI Change Its Own Code? + Who is Margaret Hello? 09/09/2024

TRC #695: The Science of Sharknado + Book Review: Invisible Rulers by Renée DiResta 08/26/2024

TRC #694: Can Meditation Be Harmful? + Did Cavemen Live in Caves? 08/12/2024

TRC #693: When Is Soap Not Really Soap? + Book Review: Determined 07/15/2024

TRC #692: Cultivating Critical Thinking + Letting Food Cool Before Refrigerating It 07/02/2024

TRC #691: Why Can’t AI Do Laundry and Dishes? 06/16/2024

TRC #690: Early Mammals + Would You Rather Encounter a Man or a Bear in the Woods? 06/03/2024

TRC #689: The Science of Dune's Sandworms + AI Personal Assistants 05/20/2024

TRC #688: Interview with Spencer Greenberg 05/05/2024

TRC #687: Remembering Daniel Dennett 04/22/2024

TRC #686: The Stanford Prison Experiment + Is AI Taking Over Creative Jobs? 04/14/2024

TRC #685: AI More Creative Than Humans? + Safe Solar Eclipse Viewing 03/31/2024

TRC #684: Aliens in Mexican Congress? + Book Review: Outlive by Peter Attia 03/17/2024

TRC #683: AI News: Sora, Gemini 1.5 and Implications + Jailbreaks by Hiding Files in Cakes 03/02/2024

TRC #682: Oppenheimer Movie Discussion 02/18/2024

TRC #681: Are Poinsettias Poisonous? + Mickey Mouse and the Public Domain 02/04/2024

TRC #680: Annual Predictions: 2024 Edition + Down Syndrome Strength + A Special Message From Pat and Cristina 01/25/2024

TRC #679: A Chat With Author Darren McKee: Uncontrollable 12/23/2023

TRC #678: Darren's AI Book is Out! 11/26/2023

TRC #677: Interview with Yoshua Bengio 11/21/2023

TRC #676: Phenylephrine Ineffective? + Bees Are Doing Fine 10/23/2023

TRC #675: Mashup: The Centrifuge Brain Project + Avril Double + V-Steaming 10/03/2023

TRC #674: How Does AI Image Generation Work? + Why Is A Bug Called A Bug? 08/29/2023

TRC #673: UFO Whistleblower? + Will We Make Great Pets For An Artificial Super Intelligence? 08/09/2023

TRC #672: Are Fingerprints Really Unique? + What’s A Buttload? + Why AI Researchers Don’t Quit 07/15/2023

TRC #671: Uncertainty And AI Risk + Spot The Fake 06/25/2023

TRC #670: Mashup: Fire and Smoke 06/10/2023