The Reality Check

The Reality Check
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The Reality Check

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

  1. 9 JUL

    AI Make Brain Dumb? + Mentalism

    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 is making us less intelligent. We didn’t really come to very good conclusions because we’ve been using too much AI. Adam gives an overview of mentalism, inspired by some recent podcast appearances by Oz Pearlman which have gone viral and brought some mainstream attention to this practice.

    47 min

  2. 6 JUN

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

    Could it be that dire wolves are no longer extinct? Researchers at Colossal Biosciences claim to have accomplished de-extinction of these long extinct wolves. Adam looks at the authenticity of their claims and examines what exactly they did to create these so called dire wolves. Then Darren does another book review roundup, looking at Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks by Yuval Noah Harari, Stoicism: How to Use Stoic Philosophy to Find Inner Peace and Happiness Paperback by Jason Hemlock, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Made Simple: 10 Strategies for Managing Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Panic, and Worry by Seth J. Gillihan and a few entries in the Philosophers in 90 minutes series by Paul Strathern.

    33 min

  3. 27 MEI

    TRC #710: Remembering Dr. Stuart Farrimond

    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 brain cancer diagnosis at age 25.  His treatment and side effects meant he had to stop practicing medicine.  Stu reinvented himself as a food science expert - appearing on countless television and radio shows.  He later became a best selling author of science education books.  He will be missed.

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  4. 20 MEI

    100 Men vs. 1 Gorilla + Evidence of Alien Life on an Exoplanet?

    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. Adam looks at claims that we’ve found evidence of alien life on an exoplanet called K2-18B. I’m not saying it’s aliens but… listen to the episode to find out!

    40 min

  5. 21 APR

    The Telepathy Tapes + AI Cheating At Chess?

    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 virtual chat room called The Hill. Adam looks into how realistic these claims are given what we know about Facilitated Communication. Darren looks into some AI programs that seem to have been cheating at chess! What are they doing and what could this mean for the future of Artificial Intelligence?

    30 min

  6. 7 APR

    Is Tim Hortons Canadian? + Mysterious Structures Under The Great Pyramid

    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 means to be a Canadian company. Adam dives into some recent news which suggests that there are massive structures underneath the Great Pyramid of Giza. Is this even possible? Could that structure be a Tim Hortons restaurant?

    29 min

  7. 26 MRT

    An AI Generated Podcast by NotebookLM

    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. Darren gave Google’s NotebookLM the introduction Uncontrollable, his book on AI safety, and asked it to generate a podcast based on the content. Listen to what it produced! A somewhat convincing exchange between two virtual podcast hosts talking about concerns about the looming threat of AI. Following this simulated episode the real human hosts of The Reality Check podcast will share what we thought of it.

    20 min

  8. 16 MRT

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

    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 Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be by Timothy Carney and One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger by Matthew Yglesias. Then Darren looks into whether or not Highway 401 in Toronto is the busiest highway in the world.

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

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    The Reality Check
  • Jaren actief
    2008 - 2025
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    400
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