TRC #632: Anti-Sex Beds + Hollow Earth? + Youngest Mother
Cristina fact checks rumours circulating on social media that anti-sex beds were installed in Tokyo's Olympic Village to deter athletes from hooking up. Adam digs into the plausibility of the Hollow E...
27 Juli 202128min
TRC #631: The Top 40 + Subway Tuna Real Tuna? + 'Drug Use For Grown-Ups' By Carl Hart
Cristina explores the interesting origin and meaning of the oft-used music industry term Top 40. Adam digs into recent headlines suggesting that Subway restaurant tuna is not what it seems. Darren loo...
17 Juli 202127min
TRC #630: Does In-Office Work Increase Innovation? + UAP Task Force Report + Does Bone China Contain Real Bone?
Darren takes a skeptical look at the argument that in-office work increases collaboration and innovation. Adam's 'not saying it's aliens', as he takes a closer look at the Unidentified Aerial Phenomen...
4 Juli 202131min
TRC #629: COVID-19 Sniffing Canines + Thought-To-Image Generation + Skin Asphyxiation
Cristina digs into headlines claiming dogs can sniff out coronavirus with impressive accuracy. Darren looks into whether we currently have the technology to generate images just by using our thoughts....
13 Juni 202130min
TRC #628: Canine DNA Tests? + Good News 2020: Peace, Safety & Human Rights + Snow White Controversy
Cristina digs into doggie DNA tests to find out if they live up to the claims and the hype made by direct-to-consumer canine DNA-test companies. Darren highlights some of the positive stuff to come ou...
24 Maj 202131min
TRC #627: Produce Bags + Science Of Soulmates + Are Turtles Slow?
Adam is perplexed by his recent woes trying to open produce bags and goes looking for answers. Cristina examines the notion of soulmates and whether we can use science to determine how likely we are t...
8 Maj 202127min
TRC #626: A Deep Dive Into 'Just Deserts' By Daniel Dennett & Gregg Caruso
On this week's show, Darren takes a deep dive into a well of ideas discussed in "Just Deserts" by Daniel Dennett and Gregg Caruso. The book features a debate between the two famed philosophers regardi...
2 Maj 202127min
TRC #625: Good News 2020: Global Health + Dogs Communicating With Buttons?
The year 2020 was a dumpster fire, right? Darren gives us another instalment of his good news stories from the year, this time discussing global health. Adam does a deep dive into viral videos claimi...
24 Apr 202132min
