Zengineering: A Philosophy of Science, Technology, Art & Engineering

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061 - On Drones - Part 2 - The Complexity of Not Bumping Into Things Jun 26, 2018

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What's up, Zengineers?

Drones! Get it? Awkward...

Anyway, This is our second episode in a multi part series on Drones. In this one, we get technical into how things work inside these crazy machines. Mostly we're talking quadcopters, but many similar technologies are in the military aircraft of nation states and even your pocket, too (inside your phone).

We get into the form, fit, and function the major componets of RC Flight Control Systems like magenetometers for measuring direction within the Earth's magnetosphere, altimeters that calculate height above the earth using barametric pressure from the atmosphere, and acceleromters that mesure the force of gravity through via variable electrical currents through material deformation (allowing orientation in 3d space). GPS finally ties everything together to allow autonomous AIs to move freely around our planet, know exactly where they are in all three dimensions of physical space, while simultaneously knowing what --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zengineering-podcast/support

060 - with Gustaf Alstromer of Y Combinator - On Climate Change - Part 3 - Carbon Capture Jun 12, 2018

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Hey there Zengineers!! Thanks for coming back for another great convo. This week, our guest is Y Combinator (YC - https://www.ycombinator.comhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zengineering-podcast/support

059 - On Drones - Part 1 - Quadcopters and NASA Warp Drives May 29, 2018

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Well, hellow there, fellow Zengineers!

This week is our first in a series on Drones!! Yeah, those unbelievable fantasy vehicles that are everywhere now. Some are taking pictures, some are dropping bombs, some are taking pictures and dropping bombs ... but most are just buzzing around and scaring the hell out of grandma.

This episode is all about where drones came from and why they are here now? Mostly we're talking about the kinda drones we're all allowed to have ourselves ... Quadcopters. These are nifty little creatures that seem somewhat organic as they buzz around the skies and even our homes. Quadcopters are basically ubiquitous today, even though they were just magical internet memes sweeping the planet a few years ago.

In this conversation, we touch a little on the history of radio controlled (RC) vehicles and the development of the tech that got us to now. We dive into the mechaincs of flight and how planes differ from helicopters, t --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zengineering-podcast/support

058 - on Climate Change - Part 2 - Carbon, Cooking, and Chemistry May 15, 2018

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Hey Zengineers!

This is our second episode in a series on Climate Change. No one knows how many episodes this series may ultimately contain, but probably a lot! We've got loads to share, and we've got some killer guests coming up. We also find this topic important, timely, all encompassing, and endlessly interesting. Lots of what we talk about regularly is affected by and affects Climate Change. Wow! So much fun to be had, and so much important information to share!

In this episode, we get into a little of the nitty gritty science. What is happening chemically that is causing global climate change, global warming, droughts, floods, super storms, wildfires, pollution, extinctions and more? How are all these things possibly even connected? We've all heard about the Carbon Cycle of life and that there's too much CO2 in our atmosphere, but what does that mean? What is it doing, and how's it doing it? Also, wtf is Carbon and why is it so important?

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057 with Kelly Gardner - On Storytelling and Everyday Inspiration May 01, 2018

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What's happenin' Zengineers?

Our guest this week is Kelly Gardner, a filmmaker, teacher, community leader, and friend. He has a great radio voice and does an awful lot of speaking for a living, so get ready for some serious ear candy, and a deep dive into the philosophy of story telling through the ages. This episode is a delightful conversation informed by the mind of a professional storyteller.

We kick off with Adam and Kelly reminiscing about film school and dabble a little into the evolution of film and camera technology, a series of monumental global shifts that have put the professional tools of storytelling into the hands and pockets of everyone on Earth. We discuss stories all around us, how we capture those stories, how we tell those stories, and how we use those stories to inspire the world.

Modern media moves so quickly, however, that the "hows" and "whys" are constantly morphing, forcing a change in our relationship with it as well. We close with som --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zengineering-podcast/support

Storj Storage and Solar Powered Mining Rigs w-Netwise Data CTO and Mechanical Engineer T Brian Jones Apr 18, 2018

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Hello Zengineers! (And SideChainers who backtracked to the pre-release episode!)

Surprise! And welcome to our first Zengineering Media spinoff podcast, The SideChain. It’s a Zengineering podcast, but all about blockchain tech, cryptocurrencies, and all that fun stuff.

As an intro this is the only time we’ll run one of these in the Zengineering feed. If you want to subscribe you can search for The Sidechain it in whatever podcast app you prefer, or start here: http://sidechainpodcast.com

This week we’ve got a quick intro for the Zengineering listeners with our guest, T. Brian Jones. He’s co-host of Zengineering Podcast, a mechanical engineer, a software engineer, and the CTO of Netwise Data.

We get into a conversation about a decentralized cloud storage project called Storj -- check it out at https://storj.io/https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zengineering-podcast/support

056 - with Mike Rosolio - On Privacy, Facebook and Cambridge Analytica Apr 11, 2018

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Sup, Zengineers? We had this one in the pipeline, and it sure is relevant, so you're getting it early, and out of order. Enjoy! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zengineering-podcast/support

055 - On Climate Change - Part 1 - What the Fuck is It Apr 03, 2018

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Heyo Zengineers!!

Here we are again, at the precipice of adventure and intrigue. This week, we're kicking off a series of episodes on Climate Change and all that comes along with it. And, when we say ALL, we truly mean it. We're gonna give you a lot of different angles over the coming months so that we can all really appreciate what's going on, what already happened, what's NOT going on, what didn't happen, and what might or might not be going on in the future.

These are complicated questions, and to even begin a conversation about Climate Change we really do have to answer the big question, WTF is it? You probably have your own images that pop to mind ... storms, trash, smoke stacks, recycling, clouds of noxious gasses, overpopulation, traffic, farms, deforestation, failing reefs, etc. etc. etc... but what is REALLY affecting our climate? How do know what to focus on and what matters, right now?

Well a clear definitio --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zengineering-podcast/support

054 - with Jen Friel - On Blogs, Bartering, and Footslaves Mar 20, 2018

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Hey Zengineers, Welcome back for a whirlwind of a conversation with Jen Friel, an entrepreneur, social media pioneer, and someone with a life so fantastic, it's being made into a TV Show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zengineering-podcast/support

053 - On AOL Instant Messenger - May it Rest in Peace Mar 06, 2018

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Hello Zengineer Friends!!

This week we're diving into text based digital communication!! Hooray. Yeah, we're excited too. What's that you ask? Texting? Yeah, kinda. Tweets? Yup, sorta. Email? Of course...

We've been inspired by the deprecation of one of the earliest forms of mass digital communication, AOL Instant Messanger (AIM). Yup, that one with the yellow running man icon. We both used it extensively as kids and into college, but whatever happened to it? Well, it was totally dicontinued just a little while ago, despite having previously enabled hundreds of millions of people to communicate every day.

In this episode, we dive into a little bit of the tech, a little bit of the nostalgia, and whole lot of the thrill of communicating with others. We trace the history of text based messages like AIM all the way into the weird world of today where you can send an "instant" digital communication to a space station in orbit, and get a response --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zengineering-podcast/support

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