The Reality Check

We try something a little different on the latest episode of The Reality Check. Having recently seen the movie Oppenheimer Darren and Adam have a discussion about this great film. If you haven't seen ...

18 Feb 202427min

Put down that poinsettia salad, checkers.  Darren looks into a popular myth that poinsettia plants are poisonous to animals, including people.  Then Adam looks into what's been going on with Mickey Mo...

4 Feb 202426min

This year we retire our annual prediction segment with a final look back at how accurate, or rather how innacurate, we were in our predictions of what would happen in 2023. Darren examines the validit...

25 Jan 202437min

The crew gets to interview TRC's very own Darren McKee, author of the critically acclaimed book, 'Uncontrollable: The Threat of Artificial Superintelligence and the Race to Save the World'. We chat ab...

23 Des 202330min

Wondering what the heck is going on with AI?  Why are some people so concerned? Darren's new beginner-friendly book Uncontrollable: The Threat of Artificial Superintelligence and the Race to Save the ...

26 Nov 20236min

World-renowned AI expert Yoshua Bengio talks with Darren McKee and Adam Gardner about his long career, why advanced AI could be harmful, and whether open-source of powerful AI models is a risk.

21 Nov 202359min

Cristina delves into the latest FDA advisory announcement shedding light on the ineffectiveness of phenylephrine, a widely used ingredient in several nasal decongestants. Adam revisits the myriad of n...

23 Okt 202324min

It's another mashup where we give you three segments from previous shows. First we revisit Pat's deep dive on a viral video of an amusement park ride. Next Adam takes on an Avril Lavigne conspiracy ...

3 Okt 202330min