Curious Minds Podcast

Ran Levi
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A podcast about Science, Technology & History. Funny, Smart and In-Depth. Hosted By Ran Levi (B.Sc EE) and Kelly O'Laughlin (Author, "A Highly Sensitive Person's Life"). For more info visit www.cmpod.net

  1. 02/09/2017

    The Awful and Wonderful History of the Mir Space Station | Curious Minds Podcast

    The Mir Space Station was a true Soviet engineering wonder, an achievement comparable with the US landing on the Moon. Yet in its later years, Mir survived some horrific & hair-raising accidents...

    46 min

  2. 27/07/2017

    The Lost Manuscript of Archimedes | Curious Minds Podcast

    Archimedes is famous for being Ancient Greece's greatest engineer. Yet a random discovery - a prayers book found in an old church in Turkish Istanbul, casts this mysterious genius in an even more surprising light.

    33 min

  3. 29/06/2017

    The Dark Avenger [From: Malicious.Life] | Curious Minds Podcast

    In 1989, a message was found in a virus: "Eddie Lives…Somewhere in Time!". 'Eddie' was a particularly nasty virus, and its discovery led a young Bulgarian security researcher down a rabbit hole, on a hunt for the prolific creator of the Eddie virus: The Dark Avenger.

    33 min

  4. 04/02/2017

    Are Software Bugs Inevitable? Part 2: The Most Expensive Failed Software Project Ever | Curious Minds Podcast

    After describing the Software Crisis in the previous episode, we discuss the various methodologies and practices implemented over the years to combat the complexities of software development. We'll tell the sad story of the FBI's VCF project - perhaps the most expensive failed software project ever - and hear about Dr. Fred Brooks' classic book, 'The Mythical Man-Month'.

    25 min

  5. 23/01/2017

    Are Software Bugs Inevitable? Part 1: FORTRAN and the Denver Airport Baggage Disaster | Curious Minds Podcast

    Software errors and random bugs are rather common: We’ve all seen the infamous Windows “blue screen of death”... But is there really nothing we can do about it? Are these errors – from small bugs to catastrophic mistakes – inevitable? In this episode, we'll tell the story of FORTRAN, the groundbreaking high-level computer language, and the sad, sad tale of the Denver Airport Baggage Disaster. Don't laugh, it's a serious matter.

    28 min

  6. 18/12/2016

    Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense (SDI) Initiative, AKA – “Star Wars” | Curious Minds Podcast

    In 1983, president Ronald Reagan shocked the world when he announced that the United States was developing an ultra-modern defense system against intercontinental ballistic missiles. Hundreds of billions of dollars were invested in the system’s development - But then, in 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed, and with it – the Star Wars initiative. Was Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative the reason for the Soviet Union’s collapse?

    27 min

  7. 16/11/2016

    The History of File Sharing, Part 2: Grokster & BitTorrent | Curious Minds Podcast

    The fall of Napster (see Part I of this series) has left a vacuum in the world of file sharing - and as the saying goes, the Internet abhors vacuum... Various File Sharing programs such as Gnutella, Kazaa and others quickly filled the void. In this episode, we'll describe Grokster's legal battle against the Record Companies, the sinister poisoning of file sharing networks by OverPeer - and the rise of BitTorrent.

    39 min

  8. 02/11/2016

    The History of File Sharing, Part 1 (of 2): The Rise & Fall of Napster | Curious Minds Podcast

    Napster, a revolutionary Peer-to-Peer file sharing software, was launched in 1999 - and forever changed the media world. In this episode, we'll tell the story of Sean Fanning and Sean Parker, its creators, and talk about the legal battle it fought with the record company - and Metallica.

    39 min
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A podcast about Science, Technology & History. Funny, Smart and In-Depth. Hosted By Ran Levi (B.Sc EE) and Kelly O'Laughlin (Author, "A Highly Sensitive Person's Life"). For more info visit www.cmpod.net

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  • Creator
    Ran Levi
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2017
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © P.I. Media LTD
  • Show Website
    Curious Minds Podcast