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How is audio recorded digitally? In this first episode on a series about mp3 and digital audio, Jonathan breaks down how we convert sound into [Read more]

What is MIDI and how does it work? We answer a request from listener Jesse and take a look at the history and evolution of [Read more]

Sometimes, I get requests for topics that aren’t quite robust enough for a full episode. Here I’ll cover several requests and give shortish answers to [Read more]

It’s been two years since we last detailed the course of Nintendo. What has the company been up to since April 2016? Learn more about [Read more]

IBM was known for its business-to-business operations. So when the corporate giant decided to get into the home computer market, people took notice. How did [Read more]

After introducing the Macintosh computer, Apple struggled a bit to ensure its future. As it continued to rely upon the sturdy Apple II platform, the [Read more]

In 1976, two Steves got together and created a startup company called Apple. Their computers ushered in an era of home computers. But the journey [Read more]

We know about Macs and PCs, but there used to be a lot of other personal computers on the market. This is an episode about [Read more]

How did investigators unravel the truth behind Stuxnet? And exactly how clever was this piece of malware? We take a closer look at the first [Read more]

Learn about the presentations Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michio Kaku and Tanmay Bakshi gave at IBM’s Think2018 conference. From space to artificial intelligence to using chatbots [Read more]