Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSpace Catchers and the Future of Robotics
The episode opens with a long discussion of SpaceX successfully catching the Starship booster with Mechazilla. The hosts focus on the scale of the to…
1 year, 9 months ago
The AI Revolution Marches On
The episode opens with Andrew detailing OpenAI's Dev Day announcements, especially the real-time API for continuous text or audio conversations and d…
2 years ago
Augmented Reality, VR, and the Quest for the Perfect Hologram
In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood kick things off with a chat about the weather before diving into the world of…
2 years ago
The Quest for a Silent Burrito Delivery
The episode opens with the hosts joking about wanting burritos immediately and turns into a discussion of faster delivery systems. Andrew introduces …
2 years ago
The Matrix Adventure and AI Revelations
The episode opens with a long discussion of OpenAI's Strawberry / O1-style reasoning models. Andrew Mayne explains that these models seem to work bet…
2 years ago
From Space Mazes to Aquatic Apes: A Weird Things Journey
Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young (eventually) take us on a journey from the depths of space to the mysteries of our ancient pas…
2 years, 1 month ago
SpaceX Oopsie and Genetic Frontiers
The episode opens with Justin and Brian discussing a New York Times story about a SpaceX Starlink launch that experienced an upper-stage problem. The…
2 years, 2 months ago
Aviation Innovations and Misadventures
In this episode of Weird Things, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood embark on a journey through the evolving landscape of aviatio…
2 years, 3 months ago
Apple’s AI Ambitions and Privacy Paradox
Andrew Mayne and Justin Robert Young dissect Apple’s approach to integrating AI into its ecosystem with a strong emphasis on privacy. They speculate …
2 years, 3 months ago
The Curious Case of 3D Printed Knives and AI-Generated Games
Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young embark on a technological odyssey, starting with Andrew’s recent acquisition of a Bamboo A1 3D…
2 years, 3 months ago