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TRC #433: Fingerprint Theft From Selfies? + Revisiting Celebrity Death Stats + The Birthday Paradox

Posted on 20 January, 2017 by Pat

Pat kicks off this week’s show with a touchy news item making the rounds claiming hackers can steal our fingerprints from selfies. Darren digs into some new analyses on whether celebrity deaths were more rampant in 2016 after all. Finally, … Continue reading →

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TRC #408 – 8 Glasses Of Water A Day + 2016 Celebrity Deaths + Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer?

Posted on 25 July, 2016 by Pat

Darren explores the idea that you should drink eight glasses of water a day to stay hydrated and healthy, Cristina looks at whether 2016 has been atypically bad for celebrity deaths and Adam checks into whether cell phones cause cancer. … Continue reading →

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TRC #285: Raelians and Clitoral Restoration + Planning Your Own Death 2 + Drinking Fluids For Cold

Posted on 22 February, 2014 by Pat

With the full crew in attendance, episode 285 of The Reality Check delivers some top notch skeptical content. Adam starts things off by looking into the Raelian movement and their clitoral restoration efforts. Next, Pat brings us the second half of … Continue reading →

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TRC #284: Planning Your Own Death + Yawning + Does Chocolate Contain Insects

Posted on 14 February, 2014 by Pat

With Adam away the gang is short-staffed for episode 284 but still deliver the goods! Pat leads things off with a very interesting segment about planning for your own death. Elan then answers a listener question about yawning. Darren ends the … Continue reading →

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TRC #267: Supervised Injection Sites + Who Owns The Future + Are Refrigerators Death Traps?

Posted on 19 October, 2013 by Pat

Episode 267 is here!   First the gang is joined by Dina Tsirlin who explores supervised injection sites such as Insight in Vancouver.   Next the panel has a heated discussion about the book “Who Owns The Future” by Jaron Lanier.  Finally, … Continue reading →

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The Reality Check #147: Asbestos + Fan Death + Exercise on an Empty Stomach Myth

Posted on 6 July, 2011 by Pat

Adam talks about the dangerous, yet natural, substance asbestos and Canada’s role interfering with international safety regulations of it. Jon discusses “fan death”, the popular Korean belief that sleeping in an enclosed room with an electric fan can kill you. … Continue reading →

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