S2 E12: 3D and 360 Cameras
Are these cameras gimmicky or are they something more? Things That Blew Us Away Rob: At the time of recording, the Omicron variant of Coronavirus has an “R” value of 10. We can’t find that video now and what we…
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S2 E11: The Intersection of Technology and Conspiracies
Now that we’re into the long-tail adoption of the internet, how does technology influence how we interact with information related to conspiracies? Can AI get better at locating radicalizing content? At what point should speech be censored? Is there a…
S2 E10: Do You Even Podcast?
Our end-of-year episode reflects on podcasts – what has been and what we’ve enjoyed. Rob’s been podcasting since 2016 and we chat about origins and inspirations. If you’ve not listened to Dark Winter Nights, True Stories from Alaska, we highly…
S2 Ep 9: Where Will We Cram These Photos?
Storing and managing all the photos we take with our phones is a perennial challenge. This week we talk about what we do, and all our good intentions. Storage we talk about (prices at the time of recording) Google Photos…
S2 E8: Environmental Impacts of Cloud Computing
We’ve been thinking about the possible costs of files we leave orphaned up in our online storage. Someone pays to maintain it up in the cloud, on a computer in the sky somewhere. What impacts do all the resources going…
S2 E7: Do You Dread Meetings?
Have you ever been in a bad meeting? When did you realize it was going off the rails? Do you purposefully sabotage meetings that are floundering? This week we talk about meetings because we’ve been sucked into and stuck in…
S2 E6: World-building Valerian: City of a Thousand Planets
We sat down to watch this visual extravaganza of a movie from 2017, and to chat about what we liked about it. The movie didn’t receive much acclaim on its release, but there’s so attention paid to the world building…
S2 E5: GenZ or iGen? How Do They Differ from Other Generations?
Rob read a book by Jean Twenge, who makes a case that GenZ should really be named iGen. In this episode, we spend some time talking about this generation, how it is different from our own generation, GenX, and what generations really are.
S2 E4: Why Fame?
This week we talk about Rob’s childhood charge to become famous. What is the draw to fame and why do some seek it, while others do not? Val Kilmer Documentary – Watch on Prime Things That Blew Us Away Rob:…
S2 E3: Just a Breath Away
Breathing techniques have been used by humans across history to access the parasympathetic nervous system for various benefits – meditation, healing, mitigating stress, free diving. For background on different techniques look into Qi Gong, breath of fire, box breathing, Wim…