Podcasts de jonathan

Anti-Pathogen Architecture Fw:Thinking
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Anti-Pathogen Architecture

We all know that an airplane is really just a flying germ machine, right? And our office...

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Thanks for the Memories Fw:Thinking
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Thanks for the Memories

How do memories work? Can technology read memories? Is a memory-detecting algorithm foolproof?

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Setting Sail for the Stars Fw:Thinking
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Setting Sail for the Stars

What is a solar sail and how does it work? We explain the technology and talk about current and...

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Do Biofuels Make Sense? Fw:Thinking
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Do Biofuels Make Sense?

It sure would be great to not use fossil fuels but are biofuels the answer? We look at the...

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DARPA Robotics Challenge Results Fw:Thinking
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DARPA Robotics Challenge Results

In early June, teams competed to control a robot that could respond to a simulated emergency...

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The Future of Fashion Fw:Thinking
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The Future of Fashion

Special guest Holly Frey of Stuff You Missed in History Class joins the podcast team to talk...

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The Common Crawl Fw:Thinking
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The Common Crawl

The Web is an enormous treasure trove of data. But how can you find the information you're...

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Robots Getting Social Fw:Thinking
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Robots Getting Social

What is social intelligence and can a robot possess it? We take a look at an emerging field of...

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The Future of Advertising Fw:Thinking
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The Future of Advertising

In the future, will advertising be everywhere? And will you mind? We look at how ads could evolve...

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The Future of Fusion and Helium-3 Fw:Thinking
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The Future of Fusion and Helium-3

What is helium-3 and what does it have to do with fusion? Will we turn the Moon into a giant...

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The Truth About Supervolcanoes Fw:Thinking
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The Truth About Supervolcanoes

What makes a supervolcano so super? How likely is an eruption? And what would actually happen?

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The Future of Radar Fw:Thinking
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The Future of Radar

Radar is a cool technology. We explain how it works and what radar has in store in the future!

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What is the EmDrive? Fw:Thinking
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What is the EmDrive?

Could a high tech engine violate the laws of physics? What is a reactionless drive? We examine...

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Is the PowerWall a Wonder? Fw:Thinking
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Is the PowerWall a Wonder?

What is the Tesla Powerwall? Does it make sense for people to buy one? We take a look.

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Transplants of the Future Fw:Thinking
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Transplants of the Future

A Russian man plans to be the world's first head transplant patient. Is such a thing possible? We...

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The Future of Sound: Part Two Fw:Thinking
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The Future of Sound: Part Two

In a continuation of our discussion about sound, we look at non-medical applications of sonic...

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The Future of Sound: Part One Fw:Thinking
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The Future of Sound: Part One

Sound is pretty amazing. In this episode, we look at ways scientists, engineers and doctors will...

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Spot the Bot Fw:Thinking
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Spot the Bot

The flip side of artificial intelligence is that it will be harder for us to be sure the person...

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Nuke-Mobile Fw:Thinking
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Nuke-Mobile

Nuclear power is used for giant vehicles like aircraft carriers or stealthy ones like submarines,...

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Vending Machines - Are They The Future? Fw:Thinking
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Vending Machines - Are They The Future?

Prompted by a listener message, the crew takes a look at vending machines. Could it be that...

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