TRC #467: Truth In Advertising Vs Goop + Boil Hot Or Cold Water? + Cuba And Classic Cars
This week Cristina tells us about a nonprofit called Truth in Advertising who have conducted an investigation into Gwyneth Paltrow's site, Goop. Darren asks: is it better to boil hot water or cold wat...
16 Sep 201725min
TRC #466: Science Of Summer + Biased Algorithms + Lord Of The Flies Plausibility?
This week, Darren looks into the science of late summer and why we get that sudden feeling that summer is gone. Honorary TRC'er and resident machine learning expert Dallas Card joins the Toronto crew ...
9 Sep 201726min
TRC #465: Hurricanes, Typhoons & Cyclones + Climate Change vs Hurricanes + Hurricane Evacuation
With Hurricane Harvey shaping up to be one of the most damaging natural disasters in U.S history, the panel dedicate this week's show to learning more about hurricanes. First, Darren gives us a quick ...
2 Sep 201726min
TRC #464: Glyphosate In Food? + Average Female & Male Interests Differ? + Is Laughter The Best Medicine?
Pat digs into a listener request about a report that found 'ALARMING' amounts of the herbicide glyphosate in food. Next, Darren takes a closer look at the data on whether female and male interests dif...
26 Aug 201727min
TRC #463: Google Memo + Eclipse Myths + Do Twins Run In the Family Or Skip A Generation?
Darren is back and he has some thoughts about the ongoing reporting and discussions related to the Google memo. In preparation for the solar eclipse on August 21, Cristina checks into some commonly he...
19 Aug 201721min
TRC #462: Sophomore Slump + Name That: Darren Edition + Do Millennials Cheat Less?
Our old friend and OG TRC co-host Elan "Origami" Dubrofsky fills in this week for vacationing Darren with a 'skepticool' look at whether the phenomenon known as the "Sophomore Slump" has any truth to ...
12 Aug 201735min
TRC #461: Online Harassment Research + Arcade Fire vs Fake News + How Far Away Is Lightning?
Happy August, Checkers! This week Adam digs into a recent Pew Research Center study about online harassment to find out if women are more likely to be harassed online than men. Cristina gives us a les...
5 Aug 201737min
TRC #460: Sam Harris vs Scott Adams On Trump + Highway Signs + Consequences Of Animal Activism
This week Darren gives us an impassioned critical overview of a recent interview on Waking Up with Sam Harris featuring Dilbert creator Scott Adams who makes a case for Trump. Cristina looks into how ...
29 Jul 201740min
