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Rerun: How Medieval Warfare Led to the Lawnmower
We learn who invented the lawnmower, how lawnmowers evolved, and why we even have lawns in the first place. Hint: it has to do with castles in the Mi…
3 years, 6 months ago
TechStuff Classic: Weather Tech, Part 2
How are weather predictions made? How does the tech used in meteorology work? And can we control the weather?
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3 years, 6 months ago
Tech News: Google's AI Admits it Plagiarizes
Google Bard admitted that it took data from an article in Tom's Hardware without attribution. ChatGPT and Bard both prove they can't tell the differe…
3 years, 6 months ago
TechStuff Tidbits: How Tech Startups Get Funding
How do tech entrepreneurs go from having an idea to turning it into a successful business? We look at the process of funding a tech startup and what …
3 years, 6 months ago
Tech News: Samsung Vulnerabilities and Drastic Measures
Vulnerabilities in Samsung-produced chipsets may require you to remove the phone from your smartphone. Plus we learn about a bunch of new AI stories,…
3 years, 6 months ago
Thought Experiments and Philosophical Problems in Tech
From a pair of generals paralyzed by bad communication to a trolley hurtling out of control, we look at some classic thought experiments and how they…
3 years, 6 months ago
TechStuff Classic:Weather Tech, Part 1
How are weather predictions made? How does the tech used in meteorology work? And can we control the weather?
See omnystudio.com/listener for privac…
3 years, 6 months ago
Tech News: OpenAI's New GPT Won't Destroy The World. Probably.
There's a new version of GPT out in the wild and it has some interesting new features (and familiar problems). Chinese company Baidu's version of a c…
3 years, 6 months ago
TechStuff Tidbits: The First Flight Simulator
While modern flight simulators can be incredibly complicated and rely on powerful computer systems, the very first flight simulator didn't have any c…
3 years, 6 months ago
Tech News: Happy Pi Day! Let's Catch Up
We've got a lot of updates for ongoing news stories in tech. Meta plans more layoffs, New South Wales debates banning TikTok on government devices, S…
3 years, 6 months ago