The Science Elf

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  • Premiered: Jan 2016
  • Episodes: 52
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Season 2019
2019x1
The Bizarre World of Microsoft Ads
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 02, 2019
I've been holding onto these clips for years, and now I finally think I can make a video with them. This time, we're taking a look at some of the strangest videos to ever come out of Microsoft.
2019x2
The Microsoft Monopoly
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 09, 2019
In the 90s, Microsoft was the undeniable ruler of PC industry, but all it took was one pesky web browser to bring it all crashing down. This is the story of how that didn't happen.
2019x3
The History of Online Pizza Ordering
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 01, 2019
Today, we have computers that fit in our pockets, networks that span the globe, and delivery systems that can get physical items from one side of the world to the other, all thanks to the 50 year quest to computerize the process of ordering pizzas.
2019x4
How Club Penguin Music was Composed on an Answering Machine
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 20, 2019
What do Club Penguin, a thrifted answering machine, and a rock band all have in common? Find out in possibly the strangest video I've ever researched.
2019x5
Sony's Handheld PC from 2006
Episode overview
Air date
May 24, 2019
15 years ago, it was an open question as to whether PCs would get smaller, or if smartphones would get smarter. Sony jumped in on the UMPC craze with the Vaio UX line, a family of PCs you could hold in your hand.
2019x6
Why Do Calculators have a Headphone Jack?
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 30, 2019
On nearly every Texas Instruments graphing calculator, there's a small "headphone" jack along the top. While the port wasn't originally designed for audio, there are some pretty interesting external hardware hacks that can be done through this port.
2019x7
GCE's Mad Hack of a Console
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 02, 2019
In 1982, the Vectrex was leaps and bounds ahead of its home video game console contemporaries in terms of graphics. All it took was some unique video hardware, and a few clever programming tricks.
2019x8 Season finale
A Brief History of Computer Viruses
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 01, 2019
For nearly 50 years, computers have been getting infected with worms and viruses, programs designed to spread from machine to machine. In this video, we take a look at how these digital .. show full overview

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