The Reality Check: Episodes
On this astronomy themed episode Darren tries to figure out what is meant by "Dark Side of the Moon", Adam debunks 2012 doomsday claims, and Jon explains how the start of Spring is determined.
This week Jon delivers a segment on a moral panic from the 80s Satanic Ritual Abuse, Adam talks about Animals Hybrids just so he can mention the term 'Liger', and Darren enters the controversial debate about who are better drivers, men or women.<br />
For this spookily special Halloween episode Darren cover the history of Halloween, we interview a fromer local ghost hunter Bob Gale, and Adam debunks some common black cat myths.
Interview with Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, that's it!
This week Adam looks at the scare surrounding an unpublished study that claims the seasonal flu vaccine increases the odds of getting the H1N1 flu, Jon and Adam interview Brian Brushwood of Scam School at TAM7, and Darren debunks the myth that you can crush coal into diamonds.
This week Darren covers the common myths about HIV/AIDS, Jon and Adam
interview Dr. Steven Novella of the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe,
and Adam covers the myth that money is drenched in cocaine.
interview Dr. Steven Novella of the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe,
and Adam covers the myth that money is drenched in cocaine.
This week Jon discusses new websites that do auctions a bid differently, Jon and Adam interview Tim Farley of whatstheharm.net at TAM7, and Darren explores the 'myth' that flamingos ge their colour from eating shrimp
Apologies for the poor audio quality in this episode. Due to a mysterious technical problem during recording, the track had too much noise to remove cleanly, resulting in lots of digital artifacts. The interview at 13:50 sounds fine though.<br /><br />This week Darren discusses Free Will and its implications, ...
Xander explains the origins of the 5th taste Umami and the safety of MSG, Jon interview Ray Hyman at TAM7, and Darren debunks the myth that baldness skips a generation.
On this week's show, Adam explores that plausibility of time travel and how they appear in movies/television, Darren takes to task multitasking, and Jon debunks the myth that you can see stars from the bottom of a well during the day. See this week's show notes and send us feedback at ottawaskeptics.org<br />
Jon explores the science and fiction of the 1993 movie Jurassic Park,
Xander gives a primer on Consciousness, and Darren talks about the
claim that the soul weighs 21 grams. Visit ottawaskeptics.org to give us feedback and to see the show notes.<br />
Xander gives a primer on Consciousness, and Darren talks about the
claim that the soul weighs 21 grams. Visit ottawaskeptics.org to give us feedback and to see the show notes.<br />
Adam explains how pets like cats and dogs got domesticated and look
soooo cute, we interview skeptical investigator Joe Nickell at TAM7,
and Darren busts the myth that humans descended from monkeys. As always, visit ottawaskeptics.org for show notes and to send us feedback.<br />
soooo cute, we interview skeptical investigator Joe Nickell at TAM7,
and Darren busts the myth that humans descended from monkeys. As always, visit ottawaskeptics.org for show notes and to send us feedback.<br />
This episode is a bit unusual. It consists of two interviews. The first is with Professor David Clarke about his recent discovery of a correlation between sci-fi film popularity and UFO reporting frequency. The second is with Professor Robert Smith about his recent published study about Zombies. Please ...
Darren review the pseudo-movie "What the Bleep Do We Know?", Jon and Adam interview Richard Saunders at TAM 7, and Jon busts the myth that a town in Japan was named "Usa" so that goods could be marked "Made in Usa". Please visit ottawaskeptics.org for show notes and to provide ...
Darren examines whether or not working a spot on the body will make it lose fat faster, Jon interviews Jim Moore about the Aquatic Ape theory, and Adam tackles the myth that there are more people alive now than ever before. For show notes and to give us feedback please visit ottawaskeptics.org<br />
Adam explains homeopathy, we interview Harriet Hall (the Skepdoc), and Darren busts the myth that men think of sex every 7 seconds. Please see the show notes and send us feedback at ottawaskeptics.org<br />
Darren tackles a few of the most popular claims made by moon hoax believers, Jon + Adam interview Bob and Jay Novella of The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast (recorded at TAM7), and Jon debunks the myth that taste is divided into different areas of the mouth. Please send us feedback and check ...
Jon and Adam have just returned from this year's Amaz!ng Meeting in Las Vegas and make Xander and Darren jealous, Jon and Adam interview Adam Savage from The Mythbusters, and Darren deflates twitter's popularity. Please visit our website at ottawaskeptics.org to send us feedback, see the the show notes, ...
Adam stops the spin and finds oout if wind turbines are a danger, Jon invests his time to explain what a ponzi scheme is and how Madoff made off with so much money, and Darren scratches his way to explaining the myth that fingernails grow after death. As always, visit ottawaskeptics.org to send us feedback ...
Darren trims that fat on BMI (Body Mass Index), Jon explores why Michael Jackson's skin became lighter over the years, and Adam debunks the myth that the Eskimo/Inuit have 400 words for snow. Please visit our website at ottawaskeptics.org to give us feedback and find the show notes.<br />