Episodes

  • 287: Autonomous Excavator

    287: Autonomous Excavator
    May 16 2024
    Listener Ivan sent in a link to an autonomous excavator that assembled a six-foot wall out of rocks. Is it the Roomba of construction materials?!

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    3 mins
  • 286: Dishwashing Methods

    286: Dishwashing Methods
    Apr 29 2024
    A tale of dishwashers and large sinks.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    8 mins
  • 285: Theme Songs / Skip Intro

    285: Theme Songs / Skip Intro
    Apr 15 2024
    We follow up on some feedback about our theme songs, and theme songs in general, while taking on whether we use the Skip Intro button when we should be listening to TV theme songs.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    10 mins
  • 284: ⚾️ Robot Umps ⚾️

    284: ⚾️ Robot Umps ⚾️
    Mar 28 2024
    It’s baseball’s Opening Day, so here’s our discussion of automated balls and strikes, also known as “Robot Umps,” how they relate to automated Hawk-Eye tennis calls, and why we won’t ever know how good human umpires could actually be.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    10 mins
  • 283: (Pizza) Pie

    283: (Pizza) Pie
    Mar 14 2024
    Fresh out of the oven for Pi Day, here’s a discussion of who exactly thinks pizza is a pie.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    5 mins
  • 282: Places You've Been

    282: Places You've Been
    Mar 4 2024
    Do you have to leave the airport or get out of the car to claim you’ve been somewhere? (And are you under oath?)

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    8 mins
  • 281: Killer Robot

    281: Killer Robot
    Feb 19 2024
    Listener Kent is building actual killer robots.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    2 mins
  • 280: Hat

    280: Hat
    Feb 5 2024
    What makes a hat a hat?

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    4 mins