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Listener Carter asked us to take a look at the technology behind the humble baseball bat. Is it just a stick or is there more [Read more]

A century after its founding, the Finnish company Nokia entered the world of electronics. How did Nokia come to dominate the cellular phone industry and [Read more]

Marcus asked me to look into Nokia, and so this episode is about how the company started and grew over several decades. Did you know [Read more]

By the 1960s, Gibson was well established as a premier electric guitar manufacturing company. But the following decades brought strife to Gibson, and in 2018 [Read more]

From a humble luthier in Kalamzoo michigan to the introduction of the Les Paul signatue guitar, we take a look at the early days of [Read more]

How does a speaker generate sound? What does an amplifier do and how does it work? We learn more about the science and tech behind [Read more]

Where did the loudspeaker come from? How did we go from acoustic horns to electronic speakers? We learn about the inventors who made speakers possible. [Read more]

How did the Death Star’s superlaser work? Is such a weapon even possible? And what the heck was up with that ventilation shaft? Learn more [Read more]

Recently, a year-long isolation experiment simulating a mission to Mars concluded. What were the results? And why did it happen in Hawaii? Learn more about [Read more]

From its propulsion systems to artificial gravity, we explore the greatest weapon in the galaxy. May the 4th be with you! Learn more about your [Read more]