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False Starts with Space Stations
18 september 2021 · 43 min
As we look back on the US plans for a space station, we explore abandoned plans for a few different designs. We also learn how politics and space don't always get along. Lees meer
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Tech News: Facebook Researchers Dunk on Facebook
16 september 2021 · 39 min
A 2020 internal report at Facebook reveals that Instagram use can have a negative impact on mental health, and it gets worse from there. We also have stories about what Apple unveiled at their iPhone event and what's going on with the Theranos trial. Lees meer
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Rerun: How Fuel Cells Work
15 september 2021 · 37 min
A fuel cell is an electrochemical energy conversion device; it turns chemical energy into electrical energy. Jonathan and Chris discuss fuel cells in detail from their origins to why they're not practical for general use yet in this episode. Lees meer
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Tech News: Good Apples and Bad Apples
14 september 2021 · 35 min
Apple holds its iPhone 13 event today and we guess at what the company will reveal. We also learn how a federal judge made a call that subsequently led to Apple losing 85 billion dollars in value. Plus news about Facebook, Google, electric vehicles and woolly mammoths. Lees meer
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The Story of Mir
14 september 2021 · 46 min
Mir was the first modular space station in orbit. It was simultaneously a scientific and engineering triumph and a chaotic mess. We look at the good, the bad and the on fire in this episode. Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: The History of Area 51 - Part One
10 september 2021 · 43 min
What goes on at the most famous secret base in the world? Ben Bowlin joins the show to talk about Area 51, aka Groom Lake. Lees meer
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Tech News: Facebook is so Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
9 september 2021 · 23 min
Facebook and Ray-Ban introduce new smart glasses. Twitter creates Communities. And the Australian High Court makes a really bad decision about Facebook. Lees meer
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TechStuff Visits Space Stations
9 september 2021 · 50 min
We've talked about space suits. Now it's time to talk about space stations! From the first Salyut space station to the incredible story of Skylab, we look at early space stations in this episode. Lees meer
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Tech News: Tech and the Surveillance State
7 september 2021 · 39 min
There's a lot of tech news about the role of tech in surveillance. It's not particularly happy news. We also talk about how Android users are watching more TikTok videos than YouTube videos. And I feel old. Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: 5 Technologies To End All Wars - That Didn't
6 september 2021 · 50 min
Can technology end war? Several people thought so at one time or another. We look at five examples of idealists who thought tech would end warfare. Lees meer
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Home Theatre 103 - Components and Cables
3 september 2021 · 1 uur 1 min
Just when you thought it was safe to watch a Blu-ray. We look at more tech that's necessary for a great home theater system. From AV Receivers to the cables you'll need to hook everything together, we get to the bottom of what makes home theater work. Lees meer
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Tech News: Reddit Takes Misinformation Seriously
3 september 2021 · 32 min
After numerous protests, Reddit shut down a subreddit dedicated to the spread of COVID-19 misinformation. Will it follow up on similar problematic subreddits? And in other news, India cracks down on VPNs, the feds still depend on facial recognition tech and Amazon and SpaceX are in a space fight. Lees meer
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Rerun: The Dangers of Public WiFi
1 september 2021 · 1 uur 19 min
Hacker extraordinaire Shannon Morse joins the show to talk about how you can protect your data when browsing the Internet. Is public WiFi off limits? Are VPNs reliable? What about Tor? Lees meer
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Tech News: South Korea Brings the Hammer Down on Apple
31 augustus 2021 · 28 min
While the US debates whether Apple and Google's in-app purchasing systems are anticompetitive, South Korea jumps ahead and bans the companies from preventing app developers from using other purchasing systems. Also, China cuts down on video game time for kids and we have a launch date for Windows 11. Lees meer
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Home Theatre 102: Screens and Sounds
30 augustus 2021 · 49 min
We follow up with a bit more about what you need to know when selecting a screen for your home theater, plus all the options for sound. What's the difference between 5.1, 5.1.2 and 7.1? We explain! Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: Who was Claude Shannon?
27 augustus 2021 · 43 min
TechStuff salutes an incredibly influential (and yet relatively unknown) tech genius: Claude Shannon. What did he do? Lees meer
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Tech News: OnlyFans does a 180
26 augustus 2021 · 20 min
Content platform OnlyFans reverses a policy change after protests and criticism hit the company. Too many government agencies around the world rely on facial recognition software. The EU wants to track cryptocurrency transactions and more! Lees meer
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Home Theatre 101: The Screen
26 augustus 2021 · 48 min
Maybe you want a new television, or maybe you want to set up a whole home theatre. This episode dives into the world of UHD experiences, from resolution to contrast ratio to HDR and beyond. Lees meer
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Tech News: Tech and the Crisis in Afghanistan
24 augustus 2021 · 20 min
We learn how a tech startup is trying to help the people of Kabul (and how the startup's founder is protecting her employees). Apple pushes back a return to the office. And a hacker generously returns the 600 million dollars they stole in cryptocurrency. Lees meer
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The Shuttle Space Suits and Beyond
24 augustus 2021 · 48 min
How did space suits evolve over the course of the Space Shuttle program, and what has been going on since? And why are spacesuits being blamed for a delay in the Artemis Program? Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: The Full Motion Video Era - Home Gaming
20 augustus 2021 · 27 min
How was full motion video used in early computer and console games? And why is it so hilariously bad? Lees meer
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More Space Suits and Pooping in Space
20 augustus 2021 · 41 min
We pick up with the space suits designed for the Apollo program. We learn what the Apollo astronauts had to do in order to go to the bathroom in space. Warning: it isn't pretty. Lees meer
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Rerun: Working with the Large Hadron Collider
19 augustus 2021 · 1 uur
Jonathan is joined by Daniel Whiteson of Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe. Daniel works in the field of experimental particle physics and conducts research using the LHC. Lees meer
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Tech News: Dude, Where's My Data?
17 augustus 2021 · 32 min
The Dallas Police Department accidentally deleted 22 terabytes of data. Hackers infiltrated T-Mobile servers and claim to have stolen the private information of 100 million customers. And we learn about a vigilante group targeting trolls on TikTok. Lees meer
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Space Suit Evolution
17 augustus 2021 · 43 min
A lack of new space suits is going to push back the Artemis Program. Where did space suits come from? What were the early ones like? We look at flight suits up through the early days of Apollo in this episode. Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: The Full Motion Video Era - The Arcade
13 augustus 2021 · 40 min
What is FMV and how did it change video games? From the brilliant to the brilliantly awful, we take a look at FMV. Lees meer
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Tech News: Netflix Wages War Against VPNs
12 augustus 2021 · 28 min
Netflix tries to stop people from using VPNs to view region-locked material. Facebook faces new anticompetitive investigations in the UK. A report shows the New York Police Department spent more than 150 million dollars on surveillance tech without public oversight. And more. Lees meer
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Rerun: The Artemis Program
11 augustus 2021 · 56 min
NASA is soliciting applications for its astronaut program in anticipation of sending men and women to the Moon. Learn all about the Artemis program, its goals and what comes next! Lees meer
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Tech News: The US Infrastructure Bill Introduces Some Tech Problems
10 augustus 2021 · 30 min
The US Senate has approved a 1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill, but contained within that bill are some amendments that could cause problems down the road. Also, Twitter uses a competition to root out problems with its photo cropping algorithm. Lees meer
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The 2014 Sony Hack Revisited
10 augustus 2021 · 46 min
In late 2014, hackers stole an enormous amount of information from Sony Pictures, then wiped out thousands of computers and hundreds of servers. A group calling itself Guardians of Peace claimed responsibility. But what was really going on? Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: TechStuff Camps Out
6 augustus 2021 · 52 min
From the good old days of roughing it to the high tech campsite of the future, we look at the tech of camping. Lees meer
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Tech News: Time Crystals
6 augustus 2021 · 33 min
Google researchers claim they can use quantum computers to study time crystals, and we figure out what that sentence means. We also cover stories about Facebook, Apple, and how the US is using artificial intelligence to predict the enemy. Lees meer
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Rerun: Tron- He Fights For the Users
4 augustus 2021 · 1 uur 4 min
Steven Lisberger, writer and director of the 1982 film Tron, joins the show to talk about the tech of making the film and the mythology of Tron itself. Lees meer
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Tech News: Tesla - The Good, The Bad, and the On Fire
3 augustus 2021 · 36 min
Tesla Autopilot may have averted tragedy in Norway, but it also thought the moon was a traffic light. And a massive Tesla battery caught fire, requiring four days of firefighting to extinguish it. In other news, the space station did some unplanned flips last week. Lees meer
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The Highly Valued But Unprofitable Tech Unicorns
3 augustus 2021 · 56 min
It sounds like a paradox: a tech company is worth billions of dollars but operates at a loss year after year. We look at a few companies that have struggled with this and the challenges of turning a profit. Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: Passing the Turing Test
30 juli 2021 · 46 min
Did a pair of programmers make a chatbot that passed the Turing Test? What exactly is the test and has anyone beaten it before? Lees meer
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Smart Talks with IBM and Malcolm Gladwell - An Open Conversation about Open Innovation
29 juli 2021 · 29 min
In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm talks to Jim Whitehurst, senior advisor at IBM and an expert in open source software and innovation. During their conversation, Jim reveals how embracing moments that initially feel like chaos can ultimately lead to more open organizations, and broader access to new ideas. Lees meer
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The History of Energy Efficiency
29 juli 2021 · 56 min
Once upon a time, the US wasn't really fussed about energy conservation. So what happened? From wars to oil embargoes to environmental disasters, we look at the factors that would shape energy policy and a more responsible approach to energy consumption. Lees meer
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Tech News: VPN Fails and Apple Vulnerabilities
27 juli 2021 · 26 min
A company offering a VPN service has some explaining to do after Ukrainian officials seize some servers. Apple patches a zero-day vulnerability. And Alienware computers are just too powerful for six states. Lees meer
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The Y2K Bug Was (And Is) a Real Problem
27 juli 2021 · 52 min
In the late 90s, the Y2K bug was a big news item. People worried that everything from toasters to airplanes would fail as computer systems mishandled the change from 1999 to 2000. But what was really going on, and why did Y2K come back last year? Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: Solar Freaking Roadways
23 juli 2021 · 1 uur 1 min
You may have seen the Indiegogo solar roadway project. What are the goals of solar roadways? Are they realistic? Lees meer
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Tech News: Internet Down
22 juli 2021 · 20 min
A problem with a Content Delivery Network meant that several major web sites and services went offline on Thursday. The State of California brings a lawsuit against video game company Activision Blizzard. And the UAE zaps clouds to make it rain. Lees meer
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What is an algorithm?
22 juli 2021 · 48 min
The word algorithm pops up a lot in tech discussions, but what the heck is an algorithm? From learning about an Arabic genius to discovering a way to figure out what day of the week falls on any given date, we look at algorithms. Lees meer
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Tech News: Billionaires in Spaaaace
20 juli 2021 · 30 min
Jeff Bezos takes a joyride on a rocket. Apple delays when employees will have to return to the office. And an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation turns out to be something completely different. Lees meer
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Tech Flops, Fails and Misfires
19 juli 2021 · 53 min
We make some time to celebrate some of the ideas and companies in tech that just didn't work out. From bad ideas to bad luck, we explore the factors that lead to failure in tech. Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: How Carbon Fiber Works
16 juli 2021 · 23 min
What's the manufacturing process for carbon fiber? What properties does carbon fiber possess? Lees meer
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Tech News: Cryptocurrency Co-founder Calls Crypto Bad News
15 juli 2021 · 16 min
A Dogecoin co-founder speaks out against cryptocurrency. Android 12 takes a new spin on auto-rotate. President Biden signs an executive order supporting the right to repair. And what do emoji sound like? Lees meer
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Spoofing and Caller ID
15 juli 2021 · 49 min
How do scam artists disguise their phone numbers when setting up robocalls? We look at Caller ID and spoofing and learn how companies and government agencies are trying to fight back. Lees meer
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Tech News: Amazon is the new Santa Claus?
13 juli 2021 · 25 min
ByteDance employees are about to have less work. Google faces a big fine in France. And Amazon just got permission from the FCC to watch you sleep. Plus more! Lees meer
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Batteries and Fast Recharging
12 juli 2021 · 55 min
A listener asked to learn more about fast recharging technologies, so we take a look at the history and evolution of batteries, what happens with rechargeable batteries and the complicated mess of fast recharging solutions. Lees meer
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