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Home Theatre 102: Screens and Sounds Aug 30, 2021

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We follow up with a bit more about what you need to know when selecting a screen for your home theater, plus all the options for sound. What's the difference between 5.1, 5.1.2 and 7.1? We explain!

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TechStuff Classic: Who was Claude Shannon? Aug 27, 2021

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TechStuff salutes an incredibly influential (and yet relatively unknown) tech genius: Claude Shannon. What did he do?

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Tech News: OnlyFans does a 180 Aug 26, 2021

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Content platform OnlyFans reverses a policy change after protests and criticism hit the company. Too many government agencies around the world rely on facial recognition software. The EU wants to track cryptocurrency transactions and more!

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Home Theatre 101: The Screen Aug 26, 2021

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Maybe you want a new television, or maybe you want to set up a whole home theatre. This episode dives into the world of UHD experiences, from resolution to contrast ratio to HDR and beyond.

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Tech News: Tech and the Crisis in Afghanistan Aug 24, 2021

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We learn how a tech startup is trying to help the people of Kabul (and how the startup's founder is protecting her employees). Apple pushes back a return to the office. And a hacker generously returns the 600 million dollars they stole in cryptocurrency.

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The Shuttle Space Suits and Beyond Aug 24, 2021

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How did space suits evolve over the course of the Space Shuttle program, and what has been going on since? And why are spacesuits being blamed for a delay in the Artemis Program?

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TechStuff Classic: The Full Motion Video Era - Home Gaming Aug 20, 2021

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How was full motion video used in early computer and console games? And why is it so hilariously bad?

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More Space Suits and Pooping in Space Aug 19, 2021

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We pick up with the space suits designed for the Apollo program. We learn what the Apollo astronauts had to do in order to go to the bathroom in space. Warning: it isn't pretty.

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Rerun: Working with the Large Hadron Collider Aug 19, 2021

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Jonathan is joined by Daniel Whiteson of Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe. Daniel works in the field of experimental particle physics and conducts research using the LHC.

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Tech News: Dude, Where's My Data? Aug 17, 2021

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The Dallas Police Department accidentally deleted 22 terabytes of data. Hackers infiltrated T-Mobile servers and claim to have stolen the private information of 100 million customers. And we learn about a vigilante group targeting trolls on TikTok.

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