Ep 366: Hidden in the light
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Hidden in the light
Today, Newton shows us why planets move as they do, and we find out how we know what stars are made of.
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Ep 365: Better glass, lenses, mirrors, and a star to sail by
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Better glass, lenses, mirrors, and a star to sail by
The debate over the Earth or Sun in the middle continues, and we take a look at navigating by the stars.
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Ep 364: To learn the sky
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To learn the sky
From prehistory to Babylon to the ancient Greeks, humanity begins to learn what our sky is up to, pardon the pun.
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Ep 363: On hearing, listening, and Ralph the robot hand
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On hearing, listening, and Ralph the robot hand
For our last episode of 2022, we take a look at communication between the deaf community and the rest of us.
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Ep362: Voices, bits, Braille and bellows
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Voices, bits, Braille and bellows
Close your eyes and use your computer. We take a look at technology used to allow the blind to use computers and the internet.
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Ep 361: For better and worse, the internet is born
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For better and worse, the internet is born
After all the effort to communicate by wire and wireless, computers got in on the action. Let’s examine the beginnings of the internet.
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Ep 360: Getting wired and wireless
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Getting wired and wireless
Join us as telegraph and radio begin to make the world a smaller place.
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Ep 359: The digital revolution, and a bit o’ spooky
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The digital revolution, and a bit o’ spooky
Join us for a thumbnail sketch of how modern computers came about, and then began to double in capability each year.
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Ep 358: From one tongue to another
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From one tongue to another
There are thousands of different languages in the world. Today we talk about the art of translation.
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Ep 357: Babbling about baby babble
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Babbling about baby babble
A newborn human can learn many languages at once, and without any coaching or teaching. We ask the babies how.
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