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Month: April 2018

  • Episode 200: Black Star

    Episode 200: Black Star

    This episode contains: Devon went to a Giants game and so missed our interview. Devon happened to go to MetallicA night even though he didn’t plan it. Also, Steven didn’t know the Nationals were a team. Devon then talks about the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz and he disappointment that they weren’t intellectually honest. Social…

  • Episode 199: The MVP (Minimum Viable Product)

    Episode 199: The MVP (Minimum Viable Product)

    This episode contains: Devon is about to celebrate a wedding anniversary, without his kid! Good timing, because he just finished his Lego Millennium Falcon and needs something to do. Steven found a source online about why Lando accidentally broke off the Falcon’s satellite dish and Devon takes it the direct wrong way. Ready Player One:…

  • Episode 198: Democracy Simply Doesn’t Work

    Episode 198: Democracy Simply Doesn’t Work

    This episode contains: We’re recording on a Friday night so we are a bit looser than normal. Steven tells us about his new toy: a Lego-ish drone. Devon is still working on the Lego Millennium Falcon. This Week in Robot Overlords: Artificial intelligence helps predict likelihood of like on other worlds. Scientists fed a neural net examples…

  • Episode 197: Gunting for Hard Suns

    Episode 197: Gunting for Hard Suns

    This episode contains: Devon is still building his LEGO Millennium Falcon. He calls it the “best LEGO set ever made.” We talk a bit about Easter, the lore behind it, and how we experienced it as children. Devon wonders why we don’t use it to control children’s behavior. This Week in Space: No, Astronaut Scott…