Podcasts – Weird Things

Videogames in 1D and 4D: they’re here! The fourth-dimension doesn’t have to be time, it can be an intersection of 3D and 2D spaces. What about simple 3D image generation? Cool DALL-E conversations from people who have the future of wish-granting powers. How can artificial intelligence like DALL-E 2 go from a superb toy to a revolutionary part of our lives? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Mashpoe on YouTube Justin: Brian’s class Brian: The Boys: Deeper and Deeper Bryce: Westworld Support Weird Things on Patreon Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on iTunes Podcast RSS feed Episode archive Follow us on Facebook Download url: http://www.itricks.com/upload/WeirdThings062722.mp3 [podcast]http://www.itricks.com/upload/WeirdThings062722.mp3[/podcast]

We need to think big. Starship will be big and they’ve got a big build bill. Hotels in space: good idea or bad? Where does space tourism sit in the economic model of space? Can we see more from space by looking directly into our sun? Probably! Artificial intelligence and fusion and automation could open up a door to new human lifestyle breakthroughs in this decade. Voyager I and II will power down as soon as 2025. What are we most looking forward to in space-exploration? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Cool Worlds’ “The Wow! Signal After 45 Years”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6rPNPVQp0YSEA’s “A Tour of the Triangulum Galaxy”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nCsGkbT8Es Picks: Andrew: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Ms. Marvel Justin: Stranger Things Brian: How Minds Change from David McRaney Bryce: Mini Motorways Support Weird Things on Patreon Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on iTunes Podcast RSS feed Episode archive Follow us on Facebook Download url: http://www.itricks.com/upload/WeirdThings062022.mp3 [podcast]http://www.itricks.com/upload/WeirdThings062022.mp3[/podcast]

We go up and up in SpaceX’s Starbase rocket facility, which the FAA has approved for rocket launches (given a few dozen changes). A bet is made! Will a fully-reusable rocket launch twice within this calendar year? Would you take $2,000 to leave your house for about 30 days (some details apply)? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Justin: Stranger Things season 4 Brian: Brian will be on Penn’s Sunday School podcast Bryce: The Boys Support Weird Things on Patreon Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on iTunes Podcast RSS feed Episode archive Follow us on Facebook Download url: http://www.itricks.com/upload/WeirdThings061322.mp3 [podcast]http://www.itricks.com/upload/WeirdThings061322.mp3[/podcast]

Rogue planets: loose masses or alien buses? Avatar normalized tentacle videos and Papyrus. Megalodons may have been made extinct by another species. If we could control our atmosphere mix, would more oxygen be better or worse? We could be coming up to some big questions. Brian really wants to laser-etch the moon. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: No show in particular, I don’t even know and 1883 and Stranger Things Justin: Top Gun: Maverick Brian: Coherence Bryce: Things app Support Weird Things on Patreon Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on iTunes Podcast RSS feed Episode archive Follow us on Facebook Download url: http://www.itricks.com/upload/WeirdThings060622.mp3 [podcast]http://www.itricks.com/upload/WeirdThings060622.mp3[/podcast]

Starliner docks to the ISS finally! Boeing is catching up to a SpaceX milestone, why aren’t there more successful copycats? How does “just-in-time” manufacturing and management leave us vulnerable? Listener RJ shares a local mystery of an animal-like mystery and we’ve got hypotheses. Foviated rendering and how technology advancements will create more sophisticated compression eventually! A new idea for fusion power from First Light Fusion. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Buried Brian: Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers Bryce: “Spyro’s Hidden Gem of a Category” from Hummeldon Support Weird Things on Patreon Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on iTunes Podcast RSS feed Episode archive Follow us on Facebook Download url: http://www.itricks.com/upload/WeirdThings052322.mp3 [podcast]http://www.itricks.com/upload/WeirdThings052322.mp3[/podcast]

Humans: we’re symbiotes and you gotta take care of your microbiota! Speed reading: seems effective, but is it the ultimate, fastest way to read? How could text, audio, and tactile technology increase our reading absorption today and tomorrow? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: PhraseReader Justin: Everything Everywhere All at Once Brian: The War on the West Bryce: USCSB Support Weird Things on Patreon Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on iTunes Podcast RSS feed Episode archive Follow us on Facebook Download url: http://www.itricks.com/upload/WeirdThings050922.mp3 [podcast]http://www.itricks.com/upload/WeirdThings050922.mp3[/podcast]

Traffic signs are so clever and smart, but are they making the roads safer? Smiley face. Do you like magic and are you anti-social? Grab your sporks: people are pretty random. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Yellowstone Justin: Severance Brian: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Bryce: Knotwords Support Weird Things on Patreon Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on iTunes Podcast RSS feed Episode archive Follow us on Facebook Download url: http://www.itricks.com/upload/WeirdThings050222.mp3 [podcast]http://www.itricks.com/upload/WeirdThings050222.mp3[/podcast]