Podcast posts, episode notes, and the Weird Things archive.
Twitter accepted Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter. Is Twitter inevitable? What are the uncertainties and what can we infer from the little we know? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Pick: B
A simian savior. Just tap us out whenever this gets “too heavy.” Nuclear power works, why aren’t we using it more? What’s the hold up for fusion? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Conv
More bad news for the SLS again. How can we keep cheering for this expensive government hedge? A new science discovery on the winds. Cameras capture an ally in our fight against pythons. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject
CSI: Dino. Evidence of a very old death? OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 is a step-up upgrade for the tool that takes plain English prompts and creates photorealistic images. For entertainment purposes only. Got something weird? Email [email protected],
How to get started and two tools you can use to get the ball rolling: the social media “scary hour” and the classic pomodoro timer technique. How can you organize your work and get unstuck? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail
NASA delays the SLS wet rehearsal! More money chasing the payoff of SLS. Social media is ablaze that Elon is buying a major stake in Twitter. How does that compare to previous media moves? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subje
World’s Greatest Con’s season 2 finale is out today. How was the process of building this season compared to season 1? Plus, a discussion on the crowd-funding campaign for Brandon Sanderson’s surprise novel series. Send your project questio
Picks: We won’t apologize for stepping on your toes! The Russian invasion of Venus and what it said for that era of space race. What technology is impractical today that will be trivial in the future? Andrew taught a computer to make games
Listener David sends in an update on his guitar-lesson project, Song Notes. What advice can he take away when he takes Song Notes full time? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew:
Blue Origin is ferrying a new celebrity to the edge of space while Elon handles the realities of being a celeb. You hear about this doors and wheels thing? An awful, awful prank. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “W
A reminder to think outside the box and updates one week away from the launch of World’s Greatest Con Season 2! Funding, making a trailer, and how they are aiming to get people on board. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected]
Beginning 2/28/22. You have a decision. Want to enjoy the new season without listening to a single ad? Patreon.com/GreatestCon
The Super Bowl was last night and we break down the trailer for Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which offers a surprising cameo question. What is the state of the MCU multiverse as Disney’s mergers continue to settle? What parts o