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TechStuff listener Gage wanted to hear about the company Cisco Systems, which went from a startup in 1984 to one of the biggest corporations in [Read more]

During this classic episode, Chris and Jonathan explore one of the world’s most dangerous technologies. How do nuclear weapons work? Why are uranium and plutonium [Read more]

We conclude our investigation into what makes natural language processing tick and explore the history of assistants like Siri, Alexa and Cortana. Learn more about [Read more]

TechStuff listener Nate wanted to know about natural language processing. How can computer scientists teach machines to understand human language and why is it so [Read more]

We explore the history and evolution of speech recognition, one of the foundational technologies behind voice assistants like Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant. Learn more [Read more]

What exactly is phishing and how does it work? From corporate espionage to political manipulation, we explore how people leverage old, deceptive strategies in the [Read more]

How does film work? What are the basic parts of a camera? How can you take a photo of a high-speed subject and get a [Read more]

Superfan Kat asked for an episode all about Honda’s robot ASIMO, which was recently retired. Learn all about the bot meant to interact with human [Read more]

Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know’s Ben Bowlin joins the show to talk about some of the biggest shams, hoaxes and flim-flam in tech. [Read more]

In the 1000th episode of TechStuff, Jonathan explores the concepts of skepticism and critical thinking and why they are important not just in the world [Read more]