Episode – 2090 : Satellite Internet: How It Works Podcast Transcript When the Internet was first launched, it was only available on a few computers at a few research institutions. […]
Episode – 1918 : Top-Level Domain Names
Episode – 1918 : Top-Level Domain Names Podcast Transcript Every day, everyone who uses the internet uses the Domain Name System. The key to the domain name system lies in […]
Episode – 1817 : Undersea Fiber Optic Cables
Episode – 1817 : Undersea Fiber Optic Cables Podcast Transcript For many of you listening to the sound of my voice right now, the audio originated from a digital file […]
Episode – 1731 : Questions and Answers: Volume 29
Episode – 1731 : Questions and Answers: Volume 29 hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript If you happen to live in the Northern Hemisphere, April is a time when days get […]
Episode – 1714 : The Invention of the Telephone
Episode – 1714 : The Invention of the Telephone hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript The 19th century was one of rapid technological advancement. Of all of the innovations to come […]
Episode – 1666 : The Acoustic Kitty and Other Crazy CIA Plots
Episode – 1666 : The Acoustic Kitty and Other Crazy CIA Plots Podcast Transcript Since its creation, the Central Intelligence Agency has been tasked with gathering intelligence on foreign adversarial […]
Episode – 1526 : Silbo Gomero
Episode – 1526 : Silbo Gomero Podcast Transcript Located on the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands is one of the most unusual languages on Earth. For centuries, […]
Episode – 0864 : Leap Seconds
Episode – 0864 : Leap Seconds Podcast Transcript Every few years, without any regular schedule or planning, officials at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service will add an […]
Episode – 0855 : Punctuation Marks
Episode – 0855 : Punctuation Marks Podcast Transcript There was a time when languages had no punctuation. Not only did they not have punctuation, but they also didn’t even have […]
Episode – 0819 : The Days of the Week
Episode – 0819 : The Days of the Week Podcast Transcript Most of our major divisions of time are based on some sort of natural event. A year is one […]
Episode – 0786 : The History of Postal Delivery
Episode – 0786 : The History of Postal Delivery Podcast Transcript Since humans began to adopt writing systems, they also created systems for passing along written messages. For thousands of […]
Episode – 0715 : Morse Code
Episode – 0715 : Morse Code Podcast Transcript In 1838, an American portrait painter by the name of Samuel Morse developed a system whereby signals could be sent down an […]
Episode – 0647 : Cryptography
Episode – 0647 : Cryptography Podcast Transcript Ever since people have had secrets, people have taken measures to protect those secrets. The first methods to hide secrets were simple and […]
Episode – 0394 : How Do Satellites Work?
Episode – 0394 : How Do Satellites Work? Podcast Transcript Somewhere over your head, right this moment is an artificial satellite. Many of them actually. They beam television and radio […]
Episode – 0263 : The 7 People Who Control the Internet
Episode – 0263 : The 7 People Who Control the Internet Transcript The internet is often considered to be an open environment where no one really controls anything. A company […]
Episode – 0214 : AM/FM
Episode – 0214 : AM/FM Transcript For over 100 years, radio has been one of the biggest mediums for communication, information, and entertainment. It was the first true broadcast medium. […]
Episode – 0207 : QWERTY
Episode – 0207 : QWERTY Transcript 150 years ago, an American inventor by the name of Christopher Latham Sholes developed a machine to allow people to easily put text onto […]
Episode – 0067 : The First Transatlantic Cable
Episode – 0067 : The First Transatlantic Cable Transcript Today the world can communicate with text, images, audio, and video at the speed of light. Most of this is done […]