Rerun: What was the first mp3?
When developing the mp3 compression algorithm, engineer Karlheinz Brandenburg used a specific song to tweak settings and get them just right. What was that song? And why does Jonathan not like it?See ...
6 Nov 202410min
Sowing Seeds for the Future: Sabanto
When Craig Rupp left Iowa in the 80s, he never wanted to step foot on a farm again. A whirlwind career as an engineer took him to some of the biggest companies - Motorola, Apple, Samsung - but he alwa...
5 Nov 202436min
The Story of Microsoft Bing
In 2009, Microsoft announced a new search engine called Bing. What was Microsoft's strategy, how is Bing different from the dominant search engine Google, and what's next? See omnystudio.com/listener...
4 Nov 202444min
Tech News: Elections and Tech Clash
We knew that the 2024 election season in the US would include some tough stories involving tech and potential election interference. In this episode, we look at a few headlines of how tech may have al...
1 Nov 202443min
REM Pods and Ghost Hunting
What does an REM Pod do? How does it work? And why is Jonathan such a darn party pooper when it comes to ghost hunting? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30 Okt 202438min
Doubly Exposing Spirit Photography
In the 19th century, some enterprising and unscrupulous photographers convinced vulnerable people that they had developed (pun intended) a way to photograph the spirits of the dearly departed. But wha...
28 Okt 202438min
Departing OpenAI Leaders Warn about AGI
Description: The former senior advisor for OpenAI's now dissolved AGI Readiness division warns that no one, not even OpenAI, is actually ready for artificial general intelligence. Plus, the US unveils...
25 Okt 202420min
Notorious Hackers
Cybersecurity company Kaspersky has a list of the most notorious hackers of all time. We look at three of the entries, from the loose confederation of hackers called Anonymous to a hacker responsible ...
23 Okt 202442min
