TRC #586: Effective Giving During COVID-19 + Does Your Stomach Shrink? + Cats And COVID-19
Darren takes on listeners' requests to do a segment on giving during a pandemic like COVID-19. Cristina looks behind an age old notion to find out whether our stomachs really 'shrink' when we diet. Ad...
4 Mai 202023min
TRC #585: Talking Food and Space with Drs. Robbins and Farrimond
What would happen if the moon was made of cheese? Could you pop popcorn in space? We mastered the time zones and finally got our favourite two Stus together for a fun and informative show! Dr. Stuart ...
24 Apr 202054min
TRC #584: Why Didn't We Quarantine Pre-COVID-19? + How Is Your Phone Tracked? + Overview Of The Precipice By Toby Ord
Cristina examines why we didn't need to quarantine during previous outbreaks like SARS or the Swine Flu like we do with COVID-19. Adam answers a question on many people's minds right now...how is your...
19 Apr 202024min
TRC #583: Planning A Mission To Pluto With Dr. Stuart Robbins
Let's take a break from COVID-19 and talk about space! This week we bring you a great interview with friend-of-the-show and our 5th Beatle, Dr. Stuart Robbins. Stuart is a research scientist who studi...
10 Apr 202024min
TRC #582: COVID-19 Risk Of Death + Tom Nook Greedy Capitalist?
Just can't get enough coronavirus and Animal Crossing talk? We've got you covered! This week Darren checks in on you and asks: what are the actual chances of dying from COVID-19? As usual, it's compli...
4 Apr 202024min
TRC #581: Should You Try DIY Sanitizer? + Science x Sonic The Hedgehog + Naming COVID-19
Cristina looks into the proliferation of homemade hand sanitizer tutorials and whether it's safe to even be promoting the practice. Adam brings us a segment he planned to do during TRC's live show at ...
30 Mar 202024min
TRC #580: COVID-19 Vs Flu + WHO COVID-19 Mythbusting + Toilet Paper Shortage?
How is everyone holding up out there? This week the whole crew is back...sort of. Darren tapes solo from his post-travel quarantine to bring us an in-depth look at COVID-19 versus the seasonal flu. Cr...
21 Mar 202032min
TRC #579: Mad Mike's Rocket Crash + Mercury Precession x General Relativity + Revealed Preferences
With half the crew in isolation, we take a reprieve from coronavirus news. First, Adam digs into headlines about daredevil "Mad Mike" Hughes who died in a homemade rocket accident intended to "prove" ...
14 Mar 202025min
