Let's Know Things
Colin Wright
Let's Know Things
Colin Wright
Tuesday 30 June 2020 : This week we talk about TSMC, ARM, and Huawei. We also discuss Apple, 5 nanometer processes, and the coming chip wars. Support the show:...
Tuesday 23 June 2020 : This week we talk about dividends, Hertz, and legal gambling. We also discuss bankruptcies, day trading, and questionable stock offerings....
Tuesday 16 June 2020 : This week we talk about phytoplankton blooms, aerosol injection, and giant space mirrors. We also discuss enhanced weathering, regenerative...
Tuesday 09 June 2020 : This week we talk about less-lethal weapons, qualified immunity, and the Blue Wall. We also discuss police unions, the 1033 program, and the...
Tuesday 02 June 2020 : This week we talk about COINTELPRO, Occupy Wall Street, and the Internet Research Agency. We also discuss botnets, social media warnings,...
Tuesday 26 May 2020 : This week we talk about scurvy, Casimir Funk, and the War of Jenkins’ Ear. We also discuss vitamin D, the supplement industry, and dietary...
Tuesday 19 May 2020 : This week we talk about Vladimir Syromyatnikov, space mirrors, and the X-37B. We also discuss rectennas, space-based solar power, and the...
Tuesday 12 May 2020 : This week we talk about North Korea, Starlink, and Kremlinology. We also discuss the Kim Dynasty, the 2019 Abqaiq–Khurais attack, and oil...
Tuesday 05 May 2020 : This week we talk about limerence, China’s divorce spike, and nuclear families. We also discuss coronarelationships, amatonormativity, and...
Tuesday 28 April 2020 : This week we talk about PET, Celluloid, and biodegradability. We also discuss polyurethane, fungi, and shellac. Support the show:...
Tuesday 21 April 2020 : This week we talk about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, esports, and pankration. We also discuss Athens, league cancellations, and Evangelos...
Tuesday 14 April 2020 : This week we talk about dictators, the Patriot Act, and Viktor Orbán. We also discuss the free press, Benjamin Netanyahu, and rule by...
Tuesday 07 April 2020 : This week we talk about cuneiform, Controlled Digital Lending, and the Internet Archive. We also discuss the Authors Guild, the Wayback...
Tuesday 31 March 2020 : This week we talk about the TAT-8, submarine telecommunications cables, and streaming content. We also discuss shark attacks, the MAREA, and...
Tuesday 24 March 2020 : This week we talk about OPEC, shale oil, and petroleum price wars. We also discuss cartels, fracking, and simultaneous supply-demand shock....
Tuesday 17 March 2020 : This week we talk about the novel coronavirus, epidemics, and the Event 201 scenario. We also discuss canceled sports, canceled conferences,...
Tuesday 10 March 2020 : This week we talk about automation, the future of work, and Garry Kasparov. We also discuss user agents, AlphaGo, and social safety nets....
Tuesday 03 March 2020 : This week we talk about colonialism, music streaming, and CDs. We also discuss redundancy, software as a service, and sustainability. Become...
Tuesday 25 February 2020 : This week we talk about countershading, microphone jamming, and dazzle camouflage. We also discuss facial recognition, adversarial makeup,...
Tuesday 18 February 2020 : This week we talk about griefers, trolls, and Caller ID spoofing. We also discuss STIR/SHAKEN, doxing, and robocalls. Become a patron on...
Tuesday 11 February 2020 : This week we talk about avvisi, local news, and vulture capitalists. We also discuss Warren Buffett, dibao, and Deadspin. Become a patron...
Tuesday 04 February 2020 : This week we talk about Shark Tank, angel investors, and the JOBS Act. We also discuss Dragon’s Den, the Dotcom Bubble, and private...
Tuesday 28 January 2020 : This week we talk about Wuhan pneumonia, the Spanish Flu, and propaganda. We also discuss quarantines, coronaviruses, and World War I....
Tuesday 21 January 2020 : This week we talk about securities, BlackRock, and the S&P 500. We also discuss indices, mutual funds, and the Dow Jones Industrial...
Tuesday 14 January 2020 : This week we talk about Formula One, Vogue Italia, and flight shame. We also discuss electric cars, carbon neutrality, and the Golden...
Let's Know Things
Colin Wright
Chiplomacy
This week we talk about TSMC, ARM, and Huawei. We also discuss Apple, 5 nanometer processes, and the coming chip wars. Support the show:...
Playing the Market
This week we talk about dividends, Hertz, and legal gambling. We also discuss bankruptcies, day trading, and questionable stock offerings....
Rogue Geoengineering
This week we talk about phytoplankton blooms, aerosol injection, and giant space mirrors. We also discuss enhanced weathering, regenerative...
Police Violence
This week we talk about less-lethal weapons, qualified immunity, and the Blue Wall. We also discuss police unions, the 1033 program, and the...
Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior
This week we talk about COINTELPRO, Occupy Wall Street, and the Internet Research Agency. We also discuss botnets, social media warnings,...
Vitamins
This week we talk about scurvy, Casimir Funk, and the War of Jenkins’ Ear. We also discuss vitamin D, the supplement industry, and dietary...
Orbital Power
This week we talk about Vladimir Syromyatnikov, space mirrors, and the X-37B. We also discuss rectennas, space-based solar power, and the...
Satellite Imagery
This week we talk about North Korea, Starlink, and Kremlinology. We also discuss the Kim Dynasty, the 2019 Abqaiq–Khurais attack, and oil...
Coronadivorces
This week we talk about limerence, China’s divorce spike, and nuclear families. We also discuss coronarelationships, amatonormativity, and...
Plastic-Eating Enzymes
This week we talk about PET, Celluloid, and biodegradability. We also discuss polyurethane, fungi, and shellac. Support the show:...
Pandemic Sports
This week we talk about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, esports, and pankration. We also discuss Athens, league cancellations, and Evangelos...
Sunset Provisions
This week we talk about dictators, the Patriot Act, and Viktor Orbán. We also discuss the free press, Benjamin Netanyahu, and rule by...
The National Emergency Library
This week we talk about cuneiform, Controlled Digital Lending, and the Internet Archive. We also discuss the Authors Guild, the Wayback...
Internet Infrastructure
This week we talk about the TAT-8, submarine telecommunications cables, and streaming content. We also discuss shark attacks, the MAREA, and...
Saudi-Russia Oil Price War
This week we talk about OPEC, shale oil, and petroleum price wars. We also discuss cartels, fracking, and simultaneous supply-demand shock....
COVID-19 Impact
This week we talk about the novel coronavirus, epidemics, and the Event 201 scenario. We also discuss canceled sports, canceled conferences,...
Lifelong Learning
This week we talk about automation, the future of work, and Garry Kasparov. We also discuss user agents, AlphaGo, and social safety nets....
Data Centers
This week we talk about colonialism, music streaming, and CDs. We also discuss redundancy, software as a service, and sustainability. Become...
Adversarial Technology
This week we talk about countershading, microphone jamming, and dazzle camouflage. We also discuss facial recognition, adversarial makeup,...
Swatting
This week we talk about griefers, trolls, and Caller ID spoofing. We also discuss STIR/SHAKEN, doxing, and robocalls. Become a patron on...
Newspaper Industry
This week we talk about avvisi, local news, and vulture capitalists. We also discuss Warren Buffett, dibao, and Deadspin. Become a patron...
Venture Capital
This week we talk about Shark Tank, angel investors, and the JOBS Act. We also discuss Dragon’s Den, the Dotcom Bubble, and private...
Communicable
This week we talk about Wuhan pneumonia, the Spanish Flu, and propaganda. We also discuss quarantines, coronaviruses, and World War I....
Index Funds
This week we talk about securities, BlackRock, and the S&P 500. We also discuss indices, mutual funds, and the Dow Jones Industrial...
Greenwashing
This week we talk about Formula One, Vogue Italia, and flight shame. We also discuss electric cars, carbon neutrality, and the Golden...
