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Musical instruments are a particularly cool type of technology. How do musical instruments take advantage of fundamental laws of physics? We explore the nature of [Read more]

Nanotechnology is the science of building incredibly tiny machines. As manufacturing techniques improve, more nanotechnology may find its way to the market.  Learn more about [Read more]

The lead developer of the Android operating system launched a new phone company in 2015 called Essential Products. In 2019, that company folded. What happened? [Read more]

The web conferencing service Zoom was already successful before the era of isolation really kicked it into a new gear. Learn about where it came [Read more]

What do automotive transmissions do? How does power get from an engine to a car’s wheels? Why do manual transmission vehicles have a clutch? Learn [Read more]

A Chinese company is marketing heat-sensing glasses as a possible way to screen people for COVID-19. How does thermal imaging work, and is this a [Read more]

How is technology playing a role in the search for an effective treatment for COVID-19? Dave Turek of IBM joins the podcast to talk about [Read more]

Where did the WhatsApp messaging service come from, how did it get so popular, and why did Facebook spend so much money to acquire it? [Read more]

Why does the DMCA exist? What is safe harbor? What does the DMCA have to do with boats? Tune in to learn more with Jonathan [Read more]

How did IBM define computer graphics standards for the PC? What’s the difference between the different standards? And why did the company get out of [Read more]