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Season 2022
Original Title: We're Building Computers Wrong (for artificial intelligence)
Digital computers have served us well for decades, but the rise of artificial intelligence demands a totally new kind of computer: analog.
Original Title: We're Building Computers Wrong (for artificial intelligence)
Digital computers have served us well for decades, but the rise of artificial intelligence demands a totally new kind of computer: analog.
Alternate Title: "Milking The World's Most Venomous Snake"
To make antivenom, you first need to collect venom from the world’s most deadly snakes.
Alternate Title: "Milking The World's Most Venomous Snake"
To make antivenom, you first need to collect venom from the world’s most deadly snakes.
2022x3
The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In History
Episode overview
One scientist caused two environmental disasters and the deaths of millions.
One scientist caused two environmental disasters and the deaths of millions.
This episode has no summary.
This episode has no summary.
2022x5
Why It Was So Hard To Take This Picture (Very Long Baseline Interferometry)
Episode overview
Original Title: A Picture of the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
This is an image of the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
Original Title: A Picture of the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
This is an image of the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
Astronomers think there should be 5 times as much dark matter as ordinary matter – a shadow universe that makes up most of the mass in the universe. But after decades of trying, no experiments have found any trace of dark matter – except one.
Astronomers think there should be 5 times as much dark matter as ordinary matter – a shadow universe that makes up most of the mass in the universe. But after decades of trying, no experiments have found any trace of dark matter – except one.
2022x7
The Riddle That Seems Impossible Even If You Know The Answer
Episode overview
The 100 Prisoners Riddle feels completely impossible even once you know the answer.
The 100 Prisoners Riddle feels completely impossible even once you know the answer.
Fritz Haber is the scientist who arguably most transformed the world.
Fritz Haber is the scientist who arguably most transformed the world.
Which experts have real expertise?
Which experts have real expertise?
This tiny robot can jump higher than anything else in the world.
This tiny robot can jump higher than anything else in the world.
This episode has no summary.
This episode has no summary.
2022x12
The Remarkable Story Behind The Most Important Algorithm Of All Time
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The Fast Fourier Transform is used everywhere but it has a fascinating origin story that could have ended the nuclear arms race.
The Fast Fourier Transform is used everywhere but it has a fascinating origin story that could have ended the nuclear arms race.
People have witnessed supernovae for millennia, but what threat do they pose to life on Earth?
People have witnessed supernovae for millennia, but what threat do they pose to life on Earth?
2022x14
The world depends on a collection of strange items. They're not cheap
Episode overview
The US Government Sells Human Poop
This government warehouse keeps our entire society up to standard.
The US Government Sells Human Poop
This government warehouse keeps our entire society up to standard.
The US Navy has an indoor ocean that can simulate any wave in the world.
The US Navy has an indoor ocean that can simulate any wave in the world.
This lab measures the tiniest forces in the universe.
This lab measures the tiniest forces in the universe.
An engineer came up with a plan to drop tungsten telephone poles from space - the idea has been seriously considered on multiple occasions, so we tested it.
An engineer came up with a plan to drop tungsten telephone poles from space - the idea has been seriously considered on multiple occasions, so we tested it.
In this lab, they use different flow visualization techniques to help detect contraband, residues, and develop trace particle detection methods.
Alternative Title: This fake dog nose makes chemical sensors 18x better
In this lab, they use different flow visualization techniques to help detect contraband, residues, and develop trace particle detection methods.
Alternative Title: This fake dog nose makes chemical sensors 18x better
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