Conversations with mothers in tech.
Sample of voicemails that Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai received when Google was telling users that his number was Facebook's.
Pirates recently dumped Super Smash Bros. Ultimate around two weeks before it was scheduled to hit stores. Motherboard senior staff writer Joseph Cox takes us inside the messy world of Nintendo Switch hacking and piracy. The Switch piracy community—much of which operates on the gamer-focused chat app Discord—is full of ingenuity, technical breakthroughs, and evolving cat-and-mouse games between the multi-billion dollar Nintendo and the passionate hackers who love the company but nonetheless illegally steal its games. Pirates deploy malware to steal each other’s files so they can download more games themselves. Groups deliberately plant code into others' Switches so they no longer work. And some people in the scene have been doxed.
When you say “election hacking” it means something different than the Kremlin's disinformation campaigns. On this episode of CYBER, we talk about what real election hacking is with Motherboard contributor Kim Zetter, who just wrote a piece for New York Times Magazine called “The Crisis of Election Security.” Kim says the real vulnerability in our system is something of our own making: the outdated voting machines we use to carry out our key civic duties.
Imagine if your phone suddenly stopped working. And then you couldn’t login to Facebook, Instagram, your email, or bank account. Your phone switches back on, and you get a call. On the other end of the line is a guy telling you he’s stolen your phone number, and is about to take all your money. This is a new type of hack called SIM hijacking, and there’s almost nothing you can do to stop it. In this first episode of CYBER, we hear audio from a real-life ransom attempt, and host Ben Makuch talks to Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai about how it works.
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On the morning of December 25, 2013, residents along Officer's Row woke up to a remarkable gift: wolves howling just outside their door. Credit: NPS & MSU Acoustic Atlas/Jennifer Jerrett
Virtual reality adoption has been slow. Despite promising leaps in the tech over the past several decades, relatively few VR headsets have been sold worldwide, especially compared to smartphones. Can the world's most popular social network bring VR to the forefront? In this episode, Motherboard's Louise Matsakis goes to Facebook to try out its virtual reality platform and chat with its head of Social VR, Rachel Franklin.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies aren't just for making money. Enthusiasts often believe the technology could help give rise to a political revolution. But of what kind? On this week's episode, we talk to two researchers about the ideology behind bitcoin. Did it arise out of extreme right-wing beliefs, or merely the desire to fight back against big tech companies consolidating the internet?
Description: We talk to the award-winning sci-fi author about his new book, New York 2140.
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Hidden throughout the mesmerizing redwood forests of California's coast are stark, pure white trees. These rare albino redwoods don't have the chlorophyll that other plants have. Chlorophyll makes plants green but it's also necessary for plants to produce food, so these albino trees shouldn't be able to exist. But…they do. Here's what on scientist thinks is going on.
On December 16, 1997, an episode of Pokemon aired in Japan. The next day, reports began to spread of hundreds, even thousands, of children experiencing dizziness, blurred vision, and convulsions while watching the show. Pokemon went on hiatus for four months. Can a cartoon really cause widespread seizures, or was something else going on?
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In 1854, the London neighborhood of Soho experienced a deadly outbreak of cholera, a truly horrible disease. Doctors at the time were powerless to stop it because they didn't actually understand how cholera spread, until one doctor—an anesthetist—used a map to completely change the way we investigate disease.
A mystery is only as good as its solution…at least, that's what host Kaleigh Rogers believes. Science Solved It is a new weekly show from Motherboard that introduces listeners to the world's greatest mysteries that were solved by science, with insight from the actual researchers who cracked the case. We cover everything from strange, underwater noises to cartoons that give people seizures, all with a satisfying scientific solution at the end. Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app or on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-solved-it/id1227816834?mt=2
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Motherboard is launching a brand new show! This is a preview for "pluspluspodcast," a fully produced, documentary-style show that takes you on the road with Motherboard reporters as we meet with the people who are helping shape our shared, crazy future. In season one, we'll go to India, Canada, and all over the United States to talk to hackers, scientists, activists, and gun nuts. You can find the feed on any podcast app—it's "pluspluspodcast," all one word and spelled out. Here's a link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pluspluspodcast/id1210989400?mt=2
A recording of a call with the support number of KoryoLink, North Korea's state-sanctioned cell phone provider. The recording was made by Will Scott, an American academic who teaches computer science in Pyongyang. Check out the full story here: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/heres-what-making-cell-phone-calls-in-north-korea-sounds-like
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A digitized version of a wax cylinder recording. Sophie Tucker, nicknamed "The last of the Red Hot Mamas" was a pioneering female personality in the early 20th century, known for her upbeat, risque songs. Via UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/search.php?queryType=@attr+1=1020&num=1&start=1&query=cylinder3774
Sample vocalization from "fear across the senses" study (2014). Audio by William Aubé. Used with permission.
Sample musical excerpt from "fear across the senses" study (2014). Audio by William Aubé. Used with permission.
Codas are stereotyped patterns of click sounds that appear to function in the social communication of sperm whales. Here, a social unit of females produces several types of codas while socializing off the Galápagos Islands. Credit: Mauricio Cantor/Whitehead Lab/Dalhousie University
Elise Wei is an Elise is an Engineering Director at Monetate with an 18-month-old daughter.We talked about her path from fine art photography to tech, being the first female engineer at her company, being promoted to director while on maternity leave, and exercising her company's take-it-when-you-need-it vacation and flexible remote work policies after her official maternity leave ended.@not_pele on TwitterWhat Happens to a Woman's Brain When She Becomes a MotherWomen in Software Engineering Self-Reported StatisticsManaging Humans bookGirl Develop It... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jenni Snyder is a MySQL DBA at Yelp, with a 15-month-old daughter.We talked about her experience starting a moms group at work, helping the company to improve reboarding moms after leave, including the importance of having managers and HR practice conversations, asking for and iterating based on employee feedback, and her findings on setting up the ideal mothers' room.@jcsuperstar on TwitterPodcasts: The Broad Experience, Planet Money, Freakonomics, This American Life, The Moth, Reply AllAudiobook:
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Prasanna Krishnan is CEO and co-founder of SmartyPal, with a 4-year-old son & expecting her second child.NotesSmartyPal@smartypalapps on TwitterSmartyPal on Facebook See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Camille Fournier is CTO at Rent the Runway with a toddler son.NotesElided Branches@skamille on TwitterRent the RunwaySponsorGitHub See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Anil Dash is co-founder and CEO of ThinkUp and has a 3.5-year-old son.NotesAnil Dash@anildash on TwitterThinkUpThe Good Web BundleSponsorGitHub See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Rebecca Murphey is a staff software engineer at Bazaarvoice and has an 16-month-old son.NotesRebecca Murphey@rmurphey on TwitterSponsorGitHub See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sara Pyle is a Supportocat at Github with a 15-month-old daughter.We talked about the perils of going back to work too early and how her leave plan pivoted, her strategies for working remotely when baby is in the next room, and the status of soft skills or identifying as a woman in tech when you're not an engineer.Notessarapyle1 on TwitterSponsorGitHub See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Kelly Shearon is Director of Marketing at Github, and a single parent to her 4.5-year-old son.We talked about her former heavy travel schedule that required going through TSA with breastmilk, and about learning not to measure yourself against unattainable standards.NotesKelly Shearonkcshearon on TwitterSponsorGitHub See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Rise Riyo is a full stack developer with a seven-year-old daughter.We talked about studying digital animation during its early days, going back to work when you're not well yet and helping colleagues and bosses understand a disability.NotesRise Riyoriseriyo on TwitterMolecular FlipbookJanet Iwasa's TED TalkSponsorGitHub See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jen Myers is founder of the High Visibility Project and Code and Cupcakes. She has an eight-year-old daughter.NotesJen Myersantiheroine on TwitterHigh Visibility ProjectCode and CupcakesSponsorGitHub See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Gretchen* is an Independent Consultant with two kids: a six-year-old and a thirteen-year-old.We talked about her journey from engineering to sales, how older kids require attention that can't be outsourced, and about focusing on the trade-offs that you're happy to make.SponsorHeroku See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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