TechStuff

How does radiocarbon dating work? And why might it be less reliable in the future? Learn about carbon-14 and how it can be used to [Read more]

NASA is going to try again with the Artemis I launch, part of the program to return humans to the Moon’s surface. Microsoft faces potential [Read more]

What is a cam? How do cams fit into mechanical systems, and why do we use them?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world’s first autonomous vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean is signaling a new era in maritime technology. In this episode of Smart Talks with [Read more]

A listener asked to learn more about the Facebook/Meta Pixel, an ad tool that is incredibly powerful (and invasive). What is the Pixel, how does [Read more]

There’s been an Event. What sort of tech can you rely upon after the zombie outbreak? Or solar flares? Or whatever? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy [Read more]

Facebook and Twitter have been shutting down fake accounts spreading pro-US narratives in the Middle East and Asia. Google warns us of a hacking tool [Read more]

How could a music video’s audio shutdown a computer? Why did the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse in 1940? And did Nikola Tesla build an earthquake [Read more]

Apple’s 3 nm chips are on the way. A former Apple employee pleads guilty to industrial espionage. Oracle allegedly knows everything about you. And Sony [Read more]

Televisions weren’t always smart. You might argue they still aren’t. But there’s a surprisingly long history behind them and of the effort to bring extra [Read more]