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From ancient origins to modern anxiety, this episode explores how the concept of 'testing' evolved from metal vessels to standardized exams and speed checks, shaping our emotional responses to measurement in everyday life.

Discover the four essential pillars of AI governance and practical implementation strategies for your new role, from lifecycle management to building trust while reducing risks in AI systems.

Lena and Nia expose the hidden digital battlefield where nations wage war through code, revealing how state actors use stolen NSA weapons, billion-dollar exploits, and infrastructure attacks to reshape global power while we scroll our phones, completely unaware.

Discover how understanding a few key tech concepts can help you see through the complexity of everyday devices. Learn to build mental models that make sense of the systems powering our digital lives.

Deep dive into Retrieval-Augmented Generation and vector databases - discover how RAG transforms AI accuracy by 13%, cuts costs 20x, and why it's replacing traditional LLMs in enterprise applications.

Explore how social media platforms have transformed political discourse, creating tension between democratic potential and corporate control in the digital public sphere.

Dive deep into C programming - from fundamentals to advanced concepts. Explore memory management, pointers, data structures, and why this 50-year-old language still powers everything from operating systems to embedded devices.

Two hosts guide software engineers through transitioning to embedded systems and wearable tech. They explore practical project progressions from basic Arduino to building a full smartwatch.

Discover how Bitcoin works from the ground up - from solving the double-spending problem to mining, wallets, and real-world applications that are reshaping global finance.

Explore Support Vector Machines, one of machine learning's most elegant algorithms that finds optimal boundaries between data classes using maximum margin principles and kernel tricks to solve complex real-world problems.

Lena and Miles explore how agile methodologies, testing revolution, and collaborative frameworks are transforming software development from traditional 'throw it over the wall' approaches to integrated, adaptive teams that deliver better results faster.

Exploring how emerging water technologies could transform our relationship with Earth's most precious resource as we face a future where water scarcity may displace 700 million people by 2030.

Explore how organizations can create the perfect blend of guidance, governance, and freedom that lets citizen developers thrive while keeping everything secure and scalable on Microsoft's Power Platform.

Explore how the concept of testing evolved from its Latin roots to become a fundamental tool for evaluation across all aspects of life, from education and medicine to software development.

Explore how AI, robotics, quantum computing, and fusion energy are converging to reshape civilization itself. From brain-computer interfaces to trillion-dollar economic impacts, we're at the most consequential crossroads in human history.

Explore the frantic competition to develop artificial general intelligence, from Silicon Valley's massive investments to the ethical concerns of leading experts, as we examine what's driving this high-stakes technological pursuit.

The largest factory engine in the 1966 Mercury Comet Cyclone GT was the S-code 390 cubic inch V8, delivering 335 horsepower - Mercury's formidable entry in the muscle car wars.

Discover how to leverage AI as your competitive advantage in app development. From market research to smart features, learn practical strategies for building and scaling an AI-enhanced app business without being a tech expert.