Explainercast

Shane Swenson and Dave Smith

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

  1. 1월 25일

    Episode 29: Quicksand and Non-Newtonian Fluids

    In episode 29, Shane and Dave explain quicksand and non-Newtonian fluids, including the longest-running laboratory experiment.

    26분

  2. 2025. 11. 29.

    Episode 28: Weather Part 3: What goes up must come down

    In episode 28, Shane and Dave explain common powerful movements of air that you didn’t know existed: downbursts, microbursts, gust fronts, haboobs, and derechos.

    41분

  3. 2025. 10. 26.

    Episode 27: Weather Part 2: Hurricanes

    In episode 27, Shane and Dave explain hurricanes! Why do they form? Where do they go? Why are they ONLY ever hitting North America? Find out in this episode!

    53분

  4. 2025. 09. 29.

    Episode 26: Weather Part 1, Lightning

    In episode 26, Shane and Dave kick off a saga about the weather, starting with lightning! How does lightning work? What are the mechanisms that cause it?

    40분

  5. 2025. 08. 21.

    Episode 25: Human Visual Perception

    In episode 25, Shane and Dave explain how humans perceive things visually: shapes, focus, spatial density, and much more.

    1시간 10분

  6. 2025. 05. 28.

    Episode 24: Color Perception Part 2 of 2

    In episode 24, Shane and Dave explain how researchers at UC Berkeley created a color that no human has ever experienced, until now. How did they do this? Is this even possible?

    38분

  7. 2025. 05. 27.

    Episode 23: Color Perception Part 1 of 2

    In episode 23, Shane and Dave explain how the human eye and brain perceive color. Fun fact: there is no yellow on your phone screen (or purple or brown or white or gray), and there might not be any yellow in your yellow shirt either!

    44분

  8. 2025. 02. 06.

    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.

    37분
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A podcast of deep, thorough explanations about physics, engineering, and technology

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    Shane Swenson and Dave Smith
  • 방송 연도
    2023년 - 2026년
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