TRC #661: Isaac Asimov's Laws Of Robotics + The Apple Logo = The Fall Of Man?
Happy New Year, Checkers! Darren lays out the Three Laws of Robotics, as devised by science fiction author Isaac Asimov, and why they are seemingly reasonable yet flawed. Adam bites into a segment abo...
15 Jan 202326min
TRC #660: Did Coca-Cola Conceive Modern Santa? + Eight Billion People?
'Twas the night before Christmas so Cristina asks the proverbial question…did Coca-Cola really invent the now ubiquitous image of Santa Claus? Adam rounds out the show checking claims that the world's...
24 Dec 202225min
TRC #659: Chatting ChatGPT + LED Masks Worth The Hype? + Play Along With Spot The Fake
Le Gang is back! The freethinking foursome kick off the show with Darren taking us down an entertaining rabbithole that is the AI text bot, ChatGPT. Cristina investigates if at-home cosmetic LED masks...
11 Dec 202239min
TRC #658: Iran Protest Misinfo + Medieval Peasants Worked Less + What Is A Slug?
Darren clears up some misinformation about a viral post that Iran was planning to execute 15,000 protesters. Adam looks into a claim that medieval peasants work far fewer hours than we do in modern t...
27 Nov 202222min
TRC #657: Greenwashing + Is Social Media Bad For Us?
Greenwashing is making unsubstantiated claims to deceive consumers into believing that a company's products are environmentally friendly. Cristina takes us through it. Darren asks: Is social media ba...
15 Nov 202225min
TRC #656: Origins Of Halloween + Halloween Myths + Less Kids Trick Or Treating?
It's an all hallows eve mashup! Darren takes us through the interesting history of Halloween. Cristina debunks some long held Halloween myths and, lastly, Adam wonders if less kids are trick or tre...
31 Okt 202228min
TRC #655: Is Nuclear Power Racist? Sexist? Ageist? + Lenses With Stuart Robbins
Adam ran into a recent article which posed questions about whether nuclear power presents issues of racism, sexism and ageism. He takes a deep dive and explores if and how this could be true. Next u...
17 Okt 202229min
TRC #654: What Is Inflation? + John von Neumann: The Man From The Future
Darren is joined by our resident economics expert, Lars, for an interesting conversation about inflation, deflation and related economic issues. Darren and Lars discuss the biography "The Man from the...
11 Sep 202230min
