17 episodes
Explainercast Shane Swenson and Dave Smith
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- Technology
Explaining things
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Episode 17: Rainbows
In episode 17, Shane and Dave explain the surprising science of rainbows. Can you touch one? Does everyone else see the same rainbow that you see?
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Episode 16: ChatGPT
In episode 16, Shane and Dave explain how GPTs work. GPTs are a type of large language model, and the most famous is ChatGPT.
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Episode 15: DNS on the Internet
In episode 15, Shane and Dave explain the Domain Name Service, which is how your web browser
figures out the IP addresses to use for domain names like google.com -
Episode 14: Alexa
In episode 14, Shane and Dave explain how Alexa works. Alexa is the most popular household
voice assistant. Find out how Alexa works on the inside! -
Episode 13: Telecommunications part 5, reliable communication with TCP
In episode 13, Shane and Dave explain how the internet ensures that data is delivered between
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Episode 12: Telecommunications Part 4, the internet!
In episode 12, Shane and Dave continue explaining the saga of telecommunications. Computer networks! How the technologies work that power the internet.