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Join best friends Brad and David as they explore technical advancements both past and present, and reflect on the impact they have had on modern society. For a half hour to an hour each week, with very little knowledge, and no qualification, we'll explain something from Science Technology Engineerin…

Brad Roan & David Mayman


    • Aug 12, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    #9: Boring Reconnaissance

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 57:33


    David talks about Elon Musk and his quest to sell people on thin and long versus thick and short. Brad discusses what happens when you throw an infinite supply of money and brown liquor at aerospace engineers in the 60s.

    #8: The Wright Satellite

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2019 64:00


    David talks about the nigh impenetrable shrapnel shield we've been building around planet earth for the past 80 years, Brad talks about why your book report on the first airplane was wrong.

    #7: Immortal Plastics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 62:56


    Brad gets into some cool advancements in polymers while dodging David’s depressing thought-bombs. Plus, David explores what life might be like living past 100 becomes the norm.   Links Brad mentioned this article about the 5 earths we’ll eventually need and Humans Need Not Apply David references some ideas popularized by Mariana Mazzucato   Plugs Brad: Subscribe to my Youtube Channel, The Dungineer David: I made a music video! Chemtrails – Vultures

    #6: Fecal Luminescence

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 57:27


    Brad talks about how sound can create light through Sonoluminescence, and how that might be one path to and endless supply of clean fusion energy. Plus, David talks about your poop. Brad's Plugs: Subscribe to my Youtube Channel, The Dungineer David's Plugs: Check out my band, Chemtrails

    #5: General Stress Intelligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 77:49


    David dives into General AI and recent advancements in gaming AI that put Bowser to shame. Plus, Brad explains the different ways Engineers use stress testing to build things safely and predictably. Read more about the Open AI 5 Brad's Plugs: Subscribe to my Youtube Channel, The Dungineer David's Plugs: Check out my band, Chemtrails

    #4: The Gene Therapy Postulate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 67:17


    Brad talks about incredible new advances in gene editing through a technology called CRISPR – and where that might lead society. Plus, David explores infinity by taking us through his esteemed “Mayman Postulate” that he wrote his PhD on one night in college. Brad's Plugs: Subscribe to my Youtube Channel, The Dungineer David's Plugs: Listen to my band, Chemtrails

    #3: Fourier Pesticides

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 65:25


    David explains how the incredible Autotune works and it’s fascinating connection with oil drilling. Plus, Brad gets fed up with birds pooping all over his backyard patio and decides to do an episode on pests. Take that, Woody.

    #2 (Part 2): Blockchain Intoxication

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 35:57


    Part 2 of Episode 2. David gets deep into Decentralized Apps (dApps), the Ethereum Blockchain, and the world of digital value. Also, Brad gets turnt with the history of booze and how it might be responsible for modern civilization. These first episodes were jam packed, so we decided to split them into two parts.

    #2 (Part 1): Quantum Refrigeration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 39:44


    Part 1 of Episode 2. David explains Quantum Computing, encryption, and the next saga in the battle between hackers and privacy experts. Plus, Brad explains how your refrigerator (and most every other heating or cooling system) works using heat pumps. These first episodes were jam packed, so we decided to split them into two parts.

    #1 (Part 2): Automatic Meat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 37:50


    Part 2 of Episode 1. David explains the possible upcoming future of automation and how revolutionary it is in the history of work. Also, Brad talks about new advances in lab-grown meat research that could change the future of food. This is a continuation of Episode 1. These first episodes were jam packed, so we decided to split them into two parts. Shout out to Kurzgesagt for the inspiration

    #1 (Part 1): Darwin's Theory of Hacking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 31:46


    Part 1 of Episode 1. David explains what’s really happening behind the Cambridge Analytica / Facebook hacking scandal, and how privacy is all but lost. Also, Brad explains why Darwin was a bonafide bad-$#@ and how he ended up discovering the Theory of Evolution. These first episodes were jam packed, so we decided to split them into two parts.

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