TRC #612: 'The Village Effect' + Is There A Loneliness Epidemic?
Adam discusses themes from 'The Village Effect' by author and psychologist Susan Pinker who posits that face-to-face contact is crucial for learning, happiness, resilience and longevity. In a related ...
5 Dec 202036min
TRC #611: Why Are Albums So Long Now? + Antarctica Pyramids? + Donating Effectively
Cristina kicks off the show with a look into why so many music albums run much longer than back in the day. Adam explores whether enormous pyramids were discovered in Antarctica. Lastly, we rerun a se...
29 Nov 202035min
TRC #610: Who 'Caused' Biden to Win? + Rules Around Naming Babies Worldwide
Darren kicks off the show by exploring how to talk and think about causality for something as complicated as 2020's U.S. election. Next, Cristina takes a fascinating look into the rules around naming ...
21 Nov 202026min
TRC #609: COVID-19 Testing in Canada + 2000 Year Old Cat Carving in Peru? + Coke in Coke?
Cristina kicks off the show with an overview of how the Public Health Agency of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory tests for COVID-19. After archeologists discover a 2000 year old feline geogly...
8 Nov 202026min
TRC #608: Is 'Sexual Preference' Offensive? + Book Reviews: Woodward; Cohen; Alinsky; Chomsky
After negative reaction and backlash to Amy Coney Barrett using the term, Adam digs into whether 'sexual preference' is offensive. Next, Darren brings us another book review roundup including some tit...
31 Okt 202031min
TRC #607: Trust U.S. Election Polls? + What Is The Red Pill + Skill Testing Questions
With the U.S. election on the horizon, can we really trust the election polls? Darren does a deep dive to find out. Next, Adam wonders what it means to 'take the red pill' after seeing a tweet by Elon...
26 Okt 202033min
TRC #606: James Randi
Yesterday we lost a giant in the critical thinking community. James Randi died at the age of 92. This is an interview with him from August 2010. Randi began his career as a magician and later devoted ...
22 Okt 202019min
TRC #605: Calculating The Mass Of Earth + Subway Bread Isn't Bread?
This week we bring you two fascinating segments. First our resident planetary geophysics expert, Dr. Stuart Robbins, is back to help us with a listener email about how we calculate the mass of the ear...
9 Okt 202026min
