TRC #687: Remembering Daniel Dennett
This past Friday, April 19th, philosopher Daniel Dennett passed away at the age of 82....
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TRC #686: The Stanford Prison Experiment + Is AI Taking Over Creative Jobs?
Adam looks at evidence that the popular Stanford Prison Experiment was not as well run as we've...
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TRC #685: AI More Creative Than Humans? + Safe Solar Eclipse Viewing
Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Creativity? Can an AI be more creative than a human?...
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TRC #684: Aliens in Mexican Congress? + Book Review: Outlive by Peter Attia
I’m not saying they’re aliens but … they’re aliens. Adam uses hard hitting science to evaluate...
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TRC #683: AI News: Sora, Gemini 1.5 and Implications + Jailbreaks by Hiding Files in Cakes
Darren gives us a news roundup of some recent things happening in the world of AI including...
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TRC #682: Oppenheimer Movie Discussion
We try something a little different on the latest episode of The Reality Check. Having recently...
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TRC #681: Are Poinsettias Poisonous? + Mickey Mouse and the Public Domain
Put down that poinsettia salad, checkers. Darren looks into a popular myth that poinsettia...
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This year we retire our annual prediction segment with a final look back at how accurate, or...
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TRC #679: A Chat With Author Darren McKee: Uncontrollable
The crew gets to interview TRC’s very own Darren McKee, author of the critically acclaimed book,...
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TRC #678: Darren's AI Book is Out!
Wondering what the heck is going on with AI? Why are some people so concerned? Darren's new...
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TRC #677: Interview with Yoshua Bengio
World-renowned AI expert Yoshua Bengio talks with Darren McKee and Adam Gardner about his long...
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TRC #676: Phenylephrine Ineffective? + Bees Are Doing Fine
Cristina delves into the latest FDA advisory announcement shedding light on the ineffectiveness...
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TRC #675: Mashup: The Centrifuge Brain Project + Avril Double + V-Steaming
It’s another mashup where we give you three segments from previous shows. First we revisit Pat’s...
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TRC #674: How Does AI Image Generation Work? + Why Is A Bug Called A Bug?
Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Dall-e. Darren digs into an explanation of how artificial...
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TRC #673: UFO Whistleblower? + Will We Make Great Pets For An Artificial Super Intelligence?
Adam digs into recent headlines about UFOs and whistleblower David Grusch. Does this give any...
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TRC #672: Are Fingerprints Really Unique? + What’s A Buttload? + Why AI Researchers Don’t Quit
Cristina kicks off the show with a deep dive into the history of forensic fingerprinting and...
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TRC #671: Uncertainty And AI Risk + Spot The Fake
Darren shares some thoughts and leads an interesting discussion about what might be reasonable...
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TRC #670: Mashup: Fire and Smoke
The TRC crew brings you a mashup about fire and smoke. Adam looks into headlines about the...
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TRC #669: Coronal Mass Ejection + The Technology Trap
In March of this year, auroras were seen in many places on earth. Though the auroras are usually...
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TRC #668: Dark Chocolate Has Heavy Metals? + What Happened To The Dinosaurs?
A recent study done by Consumer Reports shows that dark chocolate bars contain lead and cadmium....
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