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TRC #529: The Neuroscience Of Addiction with Dr. Kim Hellemans

Posted on 5 January, 2019 by Pat

Happy 2019, Checkers! The crew will be back with regular shows soon. In the meantime, we bring you a fascinating interview with Dr. Kim Hellemans about the neuroscience of addiction.  Kim is an award-winning neuroscientist and the chair of the … Continue reading →

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TRC #440: Emotions You Don’t Feel?

Posted on 10 March, 2017 by Pat

With the crew on holiday we bring you a discussion with Professor Jim Davies about what it means to have an emotion and how it could be possible to have emotions we don’t feel. Jim is a cognitive scientist and … Continue reading →

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TRC #358: Guerrilla Skepticism + Foul-mouthed Minions + The Munchies

Posted on 18 July, 2015 by Pat

Wassup TRC’ers! Darren kicks things off with a detailed segment about Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia, aka GSoW. Adam serves us a lighthearted look at whether McDonald’s Happy Meal Minions are swearing at us.  Finally, Cristina asks the burning question, what’s … Continue reading →

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