Explainercast

Shane Swenson and Dave Smith
  • 5.0 (6)
  • TECHNOLOGY
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Explainercast

A podcast of deep, thorough explanations about physics, engineering, and technology

  1. FEB 6

    Episode 22: The Signal CloudFlare Hack

    In episode 22, Shane and Dave explain how a clever 15-year-old discovered a way to geolocate Signal users, despite Signal’s reputation for strong security. We’ll explain how he did it, and you’ll learn about content distribution networks on the internet.

    37 min

  2. JAN 14

    Episode 21: Scaling Laws

    In episode 21, Shane and Dave explain how things lose features when they get bigger and why. Why can full-sized helipcopters not fly upside down, but small RC helipcopters can?? And so much more!

    59 min

  3. 12/20/2024

    Episode 20: Skiing

    In episode 20, Shane and Dave explain skiing! First principles: Types, materials, physics, techniques.

    52 min

  4. 07/23/2024

    Episode 19: High Performance Driving

    In episode 19, Shane and Dave explain high performance driving: How to drive at the performance limit The physics of racing Racing strategy

    57 min

  5. 06/28/2024

    Episode 18: How NAT works on the internet

    In episode 18, Shane and Dave explain how the internet inventors were able to cram billions of IP addreses into a much smaller space. And, this is how your home internet connection works too!

    45 min

  6. 05/17/2024

    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?

    44 min

  7. 04/11/2024

    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.

    33 min

  8. 03/19/2024

    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

    59 min
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About

A podcast of deep, thorough explanations about physics, engineering, and technology

Information

  • Creator
    Shane Swenson and Dave Smith
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Shane Swenson and Dave Smith
  • Show Website
    Explainercast

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