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After months of speculation (not to mention outlandish competition), Amazon finally announced the location of HQ2, its second headquarters. What’s the story behind the decision [Read more]

How do radio-controlled toys work? What frequencies do RC toys use? Why do some toys interfere with each other? Join Jonathan and Chris as they [Read more]

When people talk about the Singularity, what do they mean? How far off might it be? Or is it even a realistic notion at all? [Read more]

Concluding our episodes on driverless cars is a look into the arguments for and against the technology. Does it make sense? Is it ready? What [Read more]

What is RAM? Why do computers need RAM? How is RAM different from ROM? In this episode, Jonathan and Chris take a closer look at [Read more]

In the wake of the 2007 Urban Challenge, several companies began to pour some serious money and effort into developing driverless car technology that could [Read more]

How did the 2007 Urban Challenge differ from the two earlier DARPA Grand Challenges? And how did that set the stage for where autonomous cars [Read more]

In the mid 2000s, the Department of Defense R&D agency DARPA sponsored competitions in an effort to kickstart autonomous car technology. This is the story [Read more]

Wouldn’t it be awesome if your car took you where you needed to go without you having to touch the wheel? In this episode, we [Read more]

What is abandonware? Can you acquire abandonware legally? What does copyright law have to do with abandonware? In this episode, Jonathan and Chris break down [Read more]