July 26, 2011

EP. 13 — Computers

If you downloaded this podcast, you either own or have access to a computer. But how does it work? Is your tower full of mythical creatures who make everything work, or does it have to do with quarks and other subatomic particles? Professor Blastoff’s resident researcher and computer expert Aaron Burrell joins the gang to discuss clouds and hard drives and F1 and everything else computer science entails. But don’t be too scared of all the binary talk and java-script, Kyle will lay out all the facts for you with yet another of his classic riddles.

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