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Sep 29, 2020

It's the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower! Maybe you learned about Plymouth and the Mayflower back in grade school but, if you’re like me, haven’t really thought about it much since.

 

This episode is a great refresher on the story of the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1620. But, more importantly, it’s also a deep...


Sep 22, 2020

This is the story of Sealand, a micronation established on an abandoned WWII fort in international waters, seven miles off the shores of Britain!

 

Roy Bates, the visionary Prince of Sealand, and his 'micro Royal Family’ declared the Principality of Sealand in 1967. The founding of this country was marked by the...


Sep 15, 2020

LiDAR is becoming more ubiquitous. You’ve probably heard the term thrown around in regards to autonomous vehicles or as a feature of new iPhones and iPads. But what the heck is LiDAR?

 

To understand what LiDAR is and how it’ll affect us, I’m joined by Todd Neff in this episode. Todd is the author of the book, The...


Sep 8, 2020

GMO sounds scary! Most of us associate genetically modified food as a bad thing and think organic is inherently better. But is that even the case?

 

To help answer those questions I’m joined by Robert Saik, the author of Food 5.0: How We Feed the Future. 

 

Tune in to learn…

-If organic farming still uses...


Sep 1, 2020

You know the Griffith Observatory! It’s in the movie Rebel Without a Cause, Arnold Schwarzenegger walked across it naked for The Terminator, and it’s a freaking Los Angeles landmark!

 

If you haven’t been to the Griffith Observatory, this episode will make you want to go. If you have been to the...