How Do You Engineer?

How Do You Engineer?
  • 4.2 (5)
  • TECHNOLOGY

A podcast about how engineering is done. Each week we explore and explain a part of the engineering multiverse.

  1. Episode 81 - How Do You Unlock Vendor Lock-in

    01/08/2018

    Episode 81 - How Do You Unlock Vendor Lock-in

    We're back, the podcast that offers you such an amazing engineering education that you just can't leave. If you've ever wanted to leave a software platform, hardware experience, or podcast but just don't feel like you want to risk it...we're here to help.

    52 min
  2. Episode 80 - The Ultimate Gifts

    12/23/2017

    Episode 80 - The Ultimate Gifts

    The holidays are a time for family, friends, food... and stuff. A lot of stuff. Prompted by a study that revealed that the average child receives over 70 presents a year, we set out to design one gift for each popular gift-giving demographic.

    52 min
  3. Episode 79 - When should you adopt a technology?

    12/04/2017

    Episode 79 - When should you adopt a technology?

    This week we discuss our relationship with technology as consumers. Each of us has a different reaction to the idea of investing in a new technology, ranging from anxious obsession to zen acceptance. We talk about today's exciting cutting edge technologies in personal electronics and home automation, and whether we would pay for them or wait to see how the industry matures.

    40 min
  4. Episode 78 - How Do Engineering Careers Evolve?

    11/11/2017

    Episode 78 - How Do Engineering Careers Evolve?

    This week we talk a little about the last couple years of podcasting, but more about how our careers changed over the years. Hopefully you'll get some insight into how engineering roles morph over time to lead you in new and exciting directions.

    43 min
  5. Episode 77 - What Tech Sport Would You Watch?

    10/22/2017

    Episode 77 - What Tech Sport Would You Watch?

    Many people have expressed disappointment in The Giant Robot Duel that took place earlier this week; the robots moved too slowly, there were too many safety precautions in place... basically it was kind of boring. In this week's podcast we take inspiration from the robot battle to answer the question, how do we make a tech sport that people actually want to watch? Pete wants robot obstacle courses, Abbey wants a sport to play with friends, and Simon wants to defend his title as the "best robot fighter in this hood." From drone racing to drifting power wheels, we breakdown what tech sports people actually care about.

    35 min

  6. 10/02/2017

    Episode 76 - How Do We Make Hurricanes More Livable?

    We're back! Well, Pete and Simon are back to talk about current events. If you are an engineer, you probably find yourself idly trying to imagine how you would use your engineering skills to help make life better in the wake of natural disasters. In this episode, we indulge this impulse and discuss how we could design living spaces to survive hurricanes and other natural disasters. We discuss arcologies, shipping containers, and for some reason, doughnuts.

    57 min

  7. 09/09/2017

    Episode 75 - Should Alexa Speak English? Good Question!

    This week we premiere a "new" episode format: Good Question! Simon read a thing on the internet that raised a question about whether AI should be required to speak human language. Our conversation spirals down a winding road, and doesn't really end in any life altering revelations, but it's an interesting journey.

    35 min

  8. 08/26/2017

    Episode 74 - Who is Responsible?

    In Canada we have a legal responsibility as engineers for the people that use our designs, but do we have an ethical responsibility as well? This week we ask a lot of questions, but arrive at very few answers. Prompted by an episode of Radiolab, we discuss the moral and ethical implications of R&D. If any platform can be misused, at what point do you shut it down? And whose job is it to make that decision? If there is one thing we can all agree on, it is that engineers need to think more.

    43 min
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A podcast about how engineering is done. Each week we explore and explain a part of the engineering multiverse.

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  • Creator
    How Do You Engineer?
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2018
  • Episodes
    86
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © How Do You Engineer?
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