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Twitch Switcharoos Sep 16, 2020

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Twitch is mostly known as a streaming service that allows people to broadcast themselves playing video games live to an audience. For most, it's a fun hobby. For a few, it's the path to riches. And some high-profile streamers have come and gone and come back recently.

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Power Strips, UPS and Toschi Station Sep 14, 2020

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It's time to talk about uninterruptible power supplies, surge protectors, circuit breakers and other systems designed to make sure the electricity we use is safe for us and our devices.

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TechStuff Classic: Ads on the Go Sep 11, 2020

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How does mobile advertising differ from other online advertising? Why is mobile advertising such a big deal? How will mobile advertising shape online content?

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TechStuff Rerun: Could we make a sarcastic supercomputer? Sep 09, 2020

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As we develop more advanced natural language systems, will we ever reach a point where a computer can detect not just what we say but what we actually mean?

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Deep Learning and Deepfakes Sep 07, 2020

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What's a Generative Adversarial Network? How can a program create a deepfake video? And how do we tell the difference between what's real and what's computer-generated?

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TechStuff Classic: Pacemakers Got the Beat Sep 04, 2020

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What is a pacemaker? How do pacemakers control the rate of heartbeats? What was the first pacemaker?

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TechStuff Looks Inside the Black Box Sep 02, 2020

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In tech, a black box is any technology that hides the processes that take input and generate output. We see what goes in, we see what comes out but what's going on inside? We look at the black box problem in tech.

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Well Well Well Aug 31, 2020

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In this episode, we look at the technologies that deliver water to your home, whether it's a well or a municipal water system. Let's get pumped up!

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TechStuff Classic: The Prodigy Story Aug 28, 2020

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What was an online service provider? How did Prodigy get started? Why did Prodigy lag behind other companies?

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Rerun: The Rise and Fall of G4 TV Aug 26, 2020

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A TV and movie producer thought that he could do for video games what MTV did for music videos. But the G4 channel would end up alienating the very viewers it sought to attract.

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