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The Art and Science of Designing a Car
What process does Nissan follow when designing a new vehicle? We dive into the complicated process of going from concept to finished vehicle and lear…
2 years, 11 months ago
TechStuff Classic: Shh! How Soundproofing Works
Producer Noel Brown joins the show to talk about the science, theory and practice of soundproofing. How does sound work? How can you protect a room f…
2 years, 11 months ago
Tech News: Using ChatGPT to Win the Lottery
A man in Thailand claims that, with a little coaxing, ChatGPT helped him pick winning numbers for the lottery. Plus we hear a lot of other stories ab…
2 years, 11 months ago
TechStuff Tidbits: What the Heck is a Qubit?
What is a quantum bit, and how is it different from a normal bit? What kinds of problems are quantum computers good at solving? And how many dumb jok…
2 years, 11 months ago
Tech News: The Blue Badge of Dishonor
In less than a week, Twitter's blue checkmark went from a desired status symbol to a mark people want to avoid at all costs. What happened? Plus, new…
2 years, 11 months ago
Hallucinating with AI
What is an AI hallucination? What causes a chatbot to go off script and invent stuff? And is AI's tendency to rewrite history a bug or a feature?
See …
2 years, 11 months ago
TechStuff Classic: The Problem With Ads Part Two
Jonathan and Ben continue their conversation about online ads. Is it wrong to use ad blockers? Or is it wrong to block people who block ads?
See omnys…
2 years, 11 months ago
Tech News: SpaceX's Starship Gets Off the Ground, Then Explodes
The test launch of SpaceX's Starship was a success despite the fact that the launch vehicle later exploded high above the Gulf of Mexico. There are m…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Rebirth of Vinyl
Vinyl sales were on the decline from the 1980s to the mid 2000s, but since 2006 sales have been on the rise. What's the history of vinyl, and what ma…
2 years, 11 months ago
Tech News: The AI Headlines Keep On Coming
Is Elon Musk working on a kinder, gentler AI? Could Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI take a huge chunk out of Google? And how do artists protect t…
2 years, 11 months ago