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TechStuff Classic: How Hydrogen Fuel Works: Part Two
30 april 2021 · 33 min
How are we using hydrogen today and how might we use it in the future? Lees meer
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Smart Talks with IBM and Malcolm Gladwell: Reshaping the Future with Women in AI
29 april 2021 · 30 min
Today, women represent approximately 22% of the AI workforce. But IBM is out to change that by increasing diversity not just in hiring but through programs such as Women Leaders in AI that celebrate diversity in the field. In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm Gladwell talks to IBM’s new SVP & CMO, Carla Piñeyro Sublett, and Chimka Munkhbayar, co-founder of Agrolly, about their challenges, achievements, and the steps they’re taking to create a more inclusive tech world. Lees meer
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The Rise of Niantic
29 april 2021 · 47 min
This is the story of the founding of Niantic, the company behind the hit smartphone game Pokemon Go. From shipwrecks to corporate acquisitions, we learn about the early days at the company. Lees meer
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Tech News: Beavers Hate the Internet
27 april 2021 · 16 min
Apple has some new challenges. Google and Roku are having a spat. And a beaver in Canada decided to destroy the Internet. Kind of. Lees meer
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A Concrete Problem
26 april 2021 · 43 min
Concrete is one of the most useful materials humans have ever made. But it also represents a big source of greenhouse gas emissions. How do we solve that problem? Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: How Hydrogen Fuel Works: Part One
23 april 2021 · 27 min
Could hydrogen be the fuel of the future? We look at the most plentiful element in the galaxy and discuss the possibility. Lees meer
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Tech News: Spring-Loaded Apples
22 april 2021 · 22 min
Apple holds a marketing event and I like what I see. TikTok is in legal hot water in the UK. The FCC is cracking down on robocalls in the US. And it looks like a beloved old video game is getting remade. Lees meer
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Machine Learning 101
21 april 2021 · 49 min
Why is it so hard to define concepts like artificial intelligence and machine learning? What do those even mean? And how does it work? We take a very high level look at AI and machine learning. Lees meer
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Tech News: Flying Spiders of Mars
20 april 2021 · 21 min
Okay, there are no flying spiders of Mars, but there is a flying drone that successfully flew on the Red Planet (and doesn't that deserve a David Bowie reference?)! We also learn why Bitcoin had a tough weekend and a new way to play Xbox games over web browsers. Lees meer
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Can't Quit the QWERTY Keyboard
19 april 2021 · 48 min
The modern QWERTY keyboard has had pretty much the same layout for more than a century. Why do we still rely on keyboards (and the computer mouse as well)? We explore input devices and the longevity of the keyboard. Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: How Washing Machines Work
16 april 2021 · 40 min
What makes washers tick? How have they evolved over time to become more energy efficient and conserve water? And what's going on in there? Lees meer
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Rerun: Is Carbon Dating on the way out?
16 april 2021 · 27 min
How does radiocarbon dating work? And why might it be less reliable in the future? Learn about carbon-14 and how it can be used to guess when ancient things were alive. Lees meer
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The Mortal Kombat Konquest
14 april 2021 · 49 min
After launching in 1992, Mortal Kombat would spawn a massive franchise. It would also burn out the creators of the franchise and the company that spawned it would go out of business. And yet the tournament survives! Lees meer
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Tech News: Nuclear Sabotage and Pizza Robots
13 april 2021 · 18 min
Iran reports that a cyber attack shut down the Natanz nuclear reactor. A former Facebook employee says that the company turned a blind eye to state-backed misinformation campaigns. And if you live in Houston, Texas, your next pizza might come via robot delivery. Plus more! Lees meer
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The Komplicated Story of Midway Games
12 april 2021 · 47 min
The company that created Mortal Kombat has a complicated past that intertwines with lots of other companies. This is part one of the story of Midway. Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: The Secrets of Tor and the Deep Web
9 april 2021 · 38 min
What is Tor? What's the web under the web? What's really going on? We dish out the details. Lees meer
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Tech News: Questions For Facebook, No More Answers from Yahoo
8 april 2021 · 22 min
What's going on with the Facebook data breach that saw personal data from half a billion accounts compromised? Why are Signal app users upset? And why oh why is Yahoo Answers going away? Lees meer
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Henry Ford and the Model T
7 april 2021 · 46 min
The Ford Motor Company and the Model T transformed America and the world. From 1908 to 1927, Ford would produce and sell more than 15 million Model T automobiles. This is the story of the Model T, Henry Ford and the birth of modern manufacturing. Lees meer
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Tech News: Apple Says AR Will Make You a Better Conversationalist
6 april 2021 · 17 min
Why does Apple CEO think augmented reality will make conversations better? Did Amazon terminate two employees illegally because they criticized the company? And Google addresses an old issue that let Android apps know about all the other apps on an Android phone. Lees meer
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The James Webb Space Telescope
5 april 2021 · 51 min
After several delays, we expect to launch the James Webb Space Telescope later this year. Where is it going, what is it looking for, and how did it lead to Jonathan getting a tattoo? Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: Biometrics: Digital Fingerprinting
2 april 2021 · 34 min
How has the Digital Age improved the centuries-old practice of fingerprinting? We explore the history of fingerprint tech and explain how modern scanners use optics, capacitance, heat and ultrasound to create prints that are harder than ever to hack. Lees meer
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Tech News: All News and No Fooling
1 april 2021 · 22 min
Tech journalists hate April Fools. Twitter is banning some accounts claiming to be Amazon employees. Is Google collecting 20 times more data about you than Apple? And much more! Lees meer
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Living on the Edge (Computing)
31 maart 2021 · 45 min
What exactly is edge computing? Why is it important? We learn about edge computing, its relationship with cloud computing and the Internet of Things, and what we can expect in the future. Lees meer
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Smart Talks with IBM and Malcolm Gladwell: How 5G, Edge Computing and AI are Transforming Industries
30 maart 2021 · 33 min
As one of the nation’s largest wireless communication providers, over 120 million subscribers count on Verizon to stay connected, but we’re not just talking about phones. Today, Verizon and IBM are working together to better connect entire industries. In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm talks to Srini Kalapala VP, Global Technology, Strategy and Network Cloud at Verizon and Steve Canepa, Global GM & Managing Director of IBM’s Communications Sector about how 5G, Edge Computing and AI will reshape the way work gets done. Lees meer
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Planned Obsolescence and the Right to Repair
29 maart 2021 · 47 min
Do companies really implement planned obsolescence to get you to buy more stuff? (Spoiler: yes). And do they really resist giving you the option to repair gadgets? (Spoiler: Also yes). Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: How Ad Blockers Work
26 maart 2021 · 42 min
Are ads on the Web a necessary annoyance? The creators of ad-blocking software don't think so. We dig into the history of browser extensions like AdBlock and explore the controversies around them. Lees meer
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Smart Talks with IBM and Malcolm Gladwell: Using AI to Rethink the Way Work Gets Done
25 maart 2021 · 30 min
With hybrid cloud and AI, businesses today can challenge the limits of how they put their data to work across the organization. In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm talks to Rob Thomas, SVP Cloud and Data Platform at IBM about what’s possible, and the steps businesses can take to access more of their data to help them make more informed decisions Lees meer
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What the NFT is this?
24 maart 2021 · 49 min
Non fungible tokens or NFTs have been in the news recently. What the heck are they and how do they work? Lees meer
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Tech News: Robots Can Be Scary
23 maart 2021 · 21 min
A New York council member wants to ban police from owning weaponized robots. A San Francisco couple who co-founded a startup face multiple charges of fraud. And which app is the most invasive? Lees meer
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GM Navigates A Treacherous Road
22 maart 2021 · 55 min
General Motors and the US automotive industry entered a golden age post World War II. But energy crises and changing markets would prove to be terrain so challenging even an SUV might stall out. We round out our series on General Motors. Lees meer
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Tech News: You're Being Tracked And Here's How
19 maart 2021 · 22 min
From Google to TikTok to car companies, we look at stories that show how tech is tracking people in real time. How might that data be used for (or against) you? And is there anything we can do about it? Lees meer
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General Motors Gets Up To Speed
17 maart 2021 · 50 min
After being kicked out of General Motors in 1910, William Durant co-founded Chevrolet. He came back to GM in 1916, but within four years was kicked out. Again. Find out why! Lees meer
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Tech News: In Pennsylvania, Robots are People Too
16 maart 2021 · 18 min
Tinder is getting background checks, India is banning BitCoin and in Pennsylvania robots can roam the streets legally. All this and a story about shooting sperm and egg cells into space! Lees meer
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Rerun: Antikythera Update
15 maart 2021 · 54 min
You wouldn't think a 2,000 year old machine would need an update, but it does! This classic episode features Joe McCormick and Jonathan talking about an ancient Greek computer. Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: Time for an IRC Chat
12 maart 2021 · 42 min
What is Internet Relay Chat? How does IRC work and what does it do? TechStuff looks at this legacy chat tech. Lees meer
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Tech News: Hack the Planet
11 maart 2021 · 19 min
The news is all about lots of hacking. Gab got hacked (again). A security camera company got hacked. And everyone is spying on everyone else. Learn more in today's episode! Lees meer
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The Crazy Origins of General Motors
10 maart 2021 · 45 min
William Durant founded General Motors more than a century ago, but the story of how he did it is a who's who of early automotive history. From Buick to Oldsmobile to Cadillac to Chevy, learn about the early history of GM. Lees meer
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Tech News: Tricking AI With Sticky Notes
9 maart 2021 · 16 min
Hackers exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft products, those temperature-measuring gadgets might not be all that reliable and an image-recognition AI system can be fooled by pencil and paper. That and more in today's news episode! Lees meer
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The Human Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
8 maart 2021 · 28 min
Artificial intelligence can help or hurt us on our quest for a more equitable world. We learn about the history of computer ethics, some of the issues in AI ethics today and what challenges we have to overcome in the future. Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: The History of Handheld Gaming Part Two
5 maart 2021 · 49 min
What's the story behind some of the more recent handheld gaming devices? Which ones failed and which succeeded? Lees meer
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Tech News: Reading Unopened Letters Using AI
5 maart 2021 · 16 min
Netflix has a new comedy feature in its iOS app, Parler withdraws a lawsuit against Amazon (and files another one), and scientists snoop on correspondence from the Middle Ages using artificial intelligence. And more! Lees meer
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The Sound of Mars
3 maart 2021 · 44 min
We learn more about the Perseverance Rover and how NASA engineers had to navigate tricky technical and financial challenges to make it all work. Plus, we get our first chance to listen to the soundscape of Mars. It's pretty windy. Lees meer
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Tech News: Gab gets Hacked and YouTube Copies TikTok
2 maart 2021 · 16 min
A hacker with a piratical handle hacked into Gab and stole 70 gigabytes of data. Meanwhile, China tests out a digital currency, Minneapolis backs off of an ill-advised plan to use influencers and YouTube decides to try and do TikTok only without as many editing tools. Lees meer
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NASA's Amazing Perseverance
1 maart 2021 · 49 min
The Perseverance Mars rover is already returning incredible video and audio from the Red Planet. We learn about the mission, how it survived massive changes at NASA and what we hope it finds while far away from home. Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: The History of Handheld Gaming Part One
26 februari 2021 · 37 min
How did handheld gaming get started? We look at the origins of the electronic handheld game craze and how it evolved in the early years. Lees meer
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Tech News: Military Coups and Net Neutrality
25 februari 2021 · 14 min
We've learned more about how the military in Myanmar locked down communications in the wake of a coup. California's net neutrality law survives a legal challenge from cable companies. And Sony has plans for VR with the PS5. Plus more tech news! Lees meer
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TechStuff By the Numbers (Stations)
24 februari 2021 · 49 min
Numbers stations are mysterious, creepy and part of the world of espionage. We learn how shortwave radio works, why it's used for numbers stations and how you might tune in to find one yourself. Lees meer
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Tech News: Harder, Better, Faster, Bye Bye
23 februari 2021 · 15 min
Spotify announced a ton of stuff at a live event, Google is back in the political ad game, and we say goodbye to an iconic music duo. Plus more tech news! Lees meer
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Radicalization by Algorithm
22 februari 2021 · 53 min
Bridget Todd joins the show to talk about the role social networking platforms play with radicalization and extremism. From a hands-off approach to algorithms that exacerbate a dangerous problem, we look at what we do know and establish what we don't. Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: It's All About The Polymers
19 februari 2021 · 39 min
What is a polymer banknote? We look at this special type of currency, how it's made and why it's important. Lees meer
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