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The Reality Check

The Reality Check

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Canada's weekly podcast that explores a wide range of controversies and curiosities using science and critical thinking.Copyright The Reality Check Nature & Ecology Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • TRC #732: Our Windy Solar System + Classroom Windows on the Left Side
    May 15 2026

    Is it windy on other planets and celestial bodies in our solar system? Darren looks at just what wind is and how much of it occurs on the surface of our various neighbours. Adam looks into whether or not windows are always on the student's left side in a classroom, and why that might be.

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    20 mins
  • TRC #731: Movie Franchise "Use It Or Lose It" Clauses + Anthropic's Mythos
    Apr 30 2026

    Sometimes movie studios release low quality franchise films and one excuse for this might be that if they don't release a movie every X or Y years, they will lose the rights. Adam looks into these reversion rights, colloquially referred to as "Use It or Lose It" clauses, which force studios to make a film or lose the right to make the one they're banking on. Darren then gives us an overview of Anthropic's Mythos, an AI tool so powerful that anyone with access to it could use it to uncover security vulnerabilities, which has led to them holding off on releasing the product.

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    34 mins
  • TRC #730: How Old Are Sharks? + Jim Carrey: Clone, Doppleganger or Mask?
    Apr 4 2026

    Sharks are so old. How old are they? They're so old that you'll be shocked to hear of all of the things that haven't been on earth as long as sharks. Darren gives us a unique history of the earth by exploring the ages of very old things and contrasting them to the very long time that sharks have been around. Adam looks at a recent appearance of Jim Carrey that has fans wondering if he's been replaced with a clone, a double or a makeup artist in an elaborate mask.

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    22 mins
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