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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 Sozialwissenschaften Wissenschaft
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  • TRC #734: AI Privacy Threats + Goodhart's Law and Fast Food Order Status Screens

    TRC #734: AI Privacy Threats + Goodhart's Law and Fast Food Order Status Screens
    Jun 15 2026

    Are you concerned about AI threats to your privacy? If you aren't, Darren's got a few reasons why you should be! Images of fingerprints and keys, wifi signals and more could leave you vulnerable to bad actors using AI. Adam wonders why the order status screens at McDonald's and other fast food restaurants often have inaccurate information. The problem leading to this is due to a problem known as Goodhart's Law.
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    29 Min.
  • TRC #733: What Did Dinosaurs Sound Like? + Book Review: Chokepoints by Edward Fishman

    TRC #733: What Did Dinosaurs Sound Like? + Book Review: Chokepoints by Edward Fishman
    Jun 2 2026

    Did tyrannosaurus rex roar? Adam looks at what sound they, and other dinosaurs, may have made and just why animals roar at all. Darren gives us a book review of Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare, by Edward Fishman, which looks at the history of economic sanctions, what they are, how they're used and what their impact is.
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    26 Min.
  • TRC #732: Our Windy Solar System + Classroom Windows on the Left Side

    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 Min.
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