TRC #417: Advertorial + Balance Eggs On Equinox + Is Psychology In Crisis? + Did NASA Change Your Zodiac Sign?

christopherjeffriesPat starts the show with a bit of sleuthing about a recent advertorial. A flu stricken Cristina looks into the idea that you can balance an egg on its end during the Equinox. Darren examines whether the field of psychology is in crisis. Adam checks into headlines claiming that NASA has changed the zodiac signs.

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Advertorial Sleuthing

Chris Jeffries, Chief Science Editor

Managed IT Support Services

Website Testimonial

Ortho Site

Sign Expert

Selling Gadgets

Egg Balancing On Equinox

Snopes

Business Insider: Can You Balance An Egg On Its End On The First Day Of Spring?

Astrosociety: Balancing Eggs On Equinox

Scholastic: Egg Balancing Myth

IBTimes: Five Facts and Myths

Wikipedia: Egg Balancing

Psychology In Crisis?

Business Insider

Gelman I  

Gelman II

Slate

NYmag

Did NASA Change Your Zodiac Sign?

Constellations and the Calendar – NASA

Constellations and the Calendar – NASA Space Place

Are the Signs of the Zodiac Wrong? Is Ophiuchus the 13th sign? – Astrologer

People Are Losing It Because NASA Kind Of Changed Our Zodiac Signs – Distractify

NASA to change zodiac signs? People are freaking out over these new dates – SugarScape

Astrology: Why You Zodiac Sign and Horoscope Are Wrong – Live Science

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2 Responses to TRC #417: Advertorial + Balance Eggs On Equinox + Is Psychology In Crisis? + Did NASA Change Your Zodiac Sign?

  1. Max says:

    Great ep folks. I sent canadaland an email about the first segment as they might be interested in digging deeper.

  2. Pat says:

    Thanks for the feedback and thanks for listening!

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