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TechStuff Classic: TechStuff Camps Out
From the good old days of roughing it to the high tech campsite of the future, we look at the tech of camping.
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4 years, 7 months ago
Tech News: Time Crystals
Google researchers claim they can use quantum computers to study time crystals, and we figure out what that sentence means. We also cover stories abo…
4 years, 7 months ago
Rerun: Tron- He Fights For the Users
Steven Lisberger, writer and director of the 1982 film Tron, joins the show to talk about the tech of making the film and the mythology of Tron itsel…
4 years, 7 months ago
Tech News: Tesla - The Good, The Bad, and the On Fire
Tesla Autopilot may have averted tragedy in Norway, but it also thought the moon was a traffic light. And a massive Tesla battery caught fire, requir…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Highly Valued But Unprofitable Tech Unicorns
It sounds like a paradox: a tech company is worth billions of dollars but operates at a loss year after year. We look at a few companies that have st…
4 years, 8 months ago
TechStuff Classic: Passing the Turing Test
Did a pair of programmers make a chatbot that passed the Turing Test? What exactly is the test and has anyone beaten it before?
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4 years, 8 months ago
Smart Talks with IBM and Malcolm Gladwell - An Open Conversation about Open Innovation
In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm talks to Jim Whitehurst, senior advisor at IBM and an expert in open source software and innovation. During t…
4 years, 8 months ago
The History of Energy Efficiency
Once upon a time, the US wasn't really fussed about energy conservation. So what happened? From wars to oil embargoes to environmental disasters, we …
4 years, 8 months ago
Tech News: VPN Fails and Apple Vulnerabilities
A company offering a VPN service has some explaining to do after Ukrainian officials seize some servers. Apple patches a zero-day vulnerability. And …
4 years, 8 months ago
The Y2K Bug Was (And Is) a Real Problem
In the late 90s, the Y2K bug was a big news item. People worried that everything from toasters to airplanes would fail as computer systems mishandled…
4 years, 8 months ago