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Episode 319
Listener Marc ponders the “VR headset market” and wants to know what makes a market a market.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Charger
Episode 318
Listener Eric really needs his kids to differentiate between charger blocks and charging cables.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
AI Hype
Episode 317
Listener Christian, your time has come. Is an AI Lock the same as a Smart Lock? Or a Fuzzy Logic Lock? When bicycle gear shifters are called “AI”, how do we define what any of this means? I know—let’…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Spacesuits
Episode 316
Listener Lorne asks what makes a spacesuit a spacesuit, and it gets complicated in a hurry.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
10th Anniversary Episode
Episode 315
Let’s get back to basics. We celebrate our improbable 10th anniversary with a letter from Listener Scott, who has a lot of questions about his son’s book “Science Comics: Robots and Drones.”
John S…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Bay Leaf
Episode 314
Listener Paul doubts the efficacy of the Bay Leaf. Host John ponders the longevity of Spices. Host Jason admits to keeping spices 15 years past their expiration dates.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
…Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Tech
Episode 313
Listener Jason (not host Jason) wants to know if “non-tech items” are really tech items.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Unanchored Buoys
Episode 312
Listener Ben asks: If a Buoy is unanchored and works hard to stay where it is, is it the Roomba of the seas?
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Mushroombot
Episode 311
Listener Jim wants John to weigh in on the story of the mushroom that was given a robot body, and while that does sound fascinating, the answer seems to be right there in the description.
John Sirac…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Arc
Episode 310
Listener Victor brings us a question from another “or Not?” podcast about how many points are required to make something a story, episode, or character arc.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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