Nerd Adjacent

Chris Rouman
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Explore how technology shows up in everyday life—often in ways you don’t expect. Each episode unpacks real-world examples and explains the tech behind it in simple, relatable terms. No jargon, no hype—just clear stories about how the digital world works. Find out more at neradjacent.com.

  1. Vibe Coding

    1월 2일

    Vibe Coding

    Vibe coding changes how software gets made by letting people describe what they want in plain language instead of writing every line by hand. This episode explores how AI lowers the barrier to programming, opening the door for non-developers to turn ideas into working software. ___ Music for this episode by Eric Lund.

    9분
  2. USB

    2025. 11. 06.

    USB

    USB is the tiny port that quietly standardized our digital lives—letting nearly anything plug into almost anything. This episode tells the story of how a handful of tech giants killed off a jungle of incompatible connectors and gave us one simple plug (well… eventually). ___ Music for this episode by Eric Lund.

    13분
  3. WiFi

    2025. 10. 22.

    WiFi

    Wi-Fi made the internet truly portable—turning coffee shops into offices, living rooms into classrooms, and airports into, well, slightly less boring places. This episode looks at how Wi-Fi untethered our digital lives and became the quiet force keeping everything connected. ___ Music for this episode by Eric Lund

    9분
  4. Wireless Charging

    2025. 10. 15.

    Wireless Charging

    You drop your phone on a pad, and it just starts charging—no fumbling with cables, no broken cords. Wireless charging has quietly reshaped how we power our devices. This episode explores how it works, why it feels so effortless, and what it took to make electricity go cordless. ___ Music for this episode by Eric Lund

    10분
  5. Noise Cancelling Headphones

    2025. 10. 08.

    Noise Cancelling Headphones

    They turn airplane roar into a hush and office chatter into silence—but noise-cancelling headphones aren’t magic. This episode breaks down how microphones, sound waves, and a bit of clever engineering create quiet on demand, and why some sounds still slip through. ___ Episode Music by Eric Lund.

    7분
  6. GPS

    2025. 10. 01.

    GPS

    From guiding missiles in the Cold War to guiding you to the nearest coffee shop, GPS has become one of the world’s most essential technologies. This episode explores how satellites, signals, and a bit of math keep us from getting lost—and why the system is far more fragile (and fascinating) than most people realize. ____ Episode music by Eric Lund

    8분
  7. Computer Vision

    2025. 09. 24.

    Computer Vision

    Ever wonder how your phone unlocks with your face or how self-driving cars see the road? That’s computer vision—AI trained to understand images and video. This post dives into how it works, what it can do, and why teaching machines to ‘see’ is both powerful and weirdly philosophical. ___ Why did my classifier just mistake a turtle for a rifle? MIT News explains how researchers used a 3D-printed turtle to fool an image classifier into thinking it was a rifle—highlighting the strange vulnerabilities of computer vision. ___ Episode Music by Eric Lund.

    10분
  8. Natural Language Processing

    2025. 09. 17.

    Natural Language Processing

    From voice assistants that misunderstand you to chatbots that almost get it right, Natural Language Processing is the AI trying to understand what we mean when we speak or type. This episode explores how machines learn language, why it’s so tricky, and what’s going on behind the scenes when your devices talk back. ___ Episode Music by Eric Lund.

    10분
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Explore how technology shows up in everyday life—often in ways you don’t expect. Each episode unpacks real-world examples and explains the tech behind it in simple, relatable terms. No jargon, no hype—just clear stories about how the digital world works. Find out more at neradjacent.com.

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    Chris Rouman
  • 방송 연도
    2025년 - 2026년
  • 에피소드
    15
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