Just what do you think you’re doing Dave? Podcast

Sometimes plans change. Instead of an audio series, I am switching to a YouTube series. Daves Tech stories can be found here. https://youtube.com/channel/UCfquv-N6c7fxJRcgQbkMkgQ

https://fortune.com/2022/10/19/black-death-bubonic-plague-study-dna-crohns-lupus-arthritis-genes/amp/

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62307383.amp

https://fortune.com/2022/08/16/mit-gang-chen-china-spying-semiconductor-cubic-boron-arsenide-silicon-chip/amp/

Map makers have an interesting challenge. I talk about maps, how they are often wrong, and how to understand a 3 dimensional world.

On this podcast, I talk about surveys and their results. What makes a good survey? What do results mean? In a day where many hot topics are driven by survey results, it’s important to understand what you’re seeing and understand what it means.

I take a look at the effect, and share some findings on the topic. The article I reference is here: https://hackaday.com/2022/07/02/does-hot-water-freeze-faster-than-cold-debate-continues-over-the-mpemba-effect/

Back in 1987 (yes 35 years ago!) Sagan gave a talk to the ACLU about the science, civil liberties, and democracy. The source is this: https://quillette.com/2022/07/01/science-and-civil-liberties-the-lost-lecture-of-carl-sagan/amp/

We were stuck on an airplane for a while, so my son and I talked about things we heard. I share some of that with you.

I talk about the joy of inventing something and the patent process. I talk about the three people who influenced me and helped get me to think critically.

I talk about various aspects of the event. Which I love watching.

I talk about the scientific method and give a simple experiment you can test it out with - and talk about how that simple notion led to bigger things.

Here’s my take on all that happened to get us from the launches I was a part of to where we are today.

I spent 18 months as a graduate student working on the space program. I talk about my experiences and what I learned along the way

Who am I? What is this? And a commencement address.

Here’s some detail about elections and election security

How can you contribute to making yourself and society smarter?  The first step is to stop watching the crap on TV.

The stories of our interactions with Japan leading up to our entry into WWII are sometimes forgotten. Here's a primer.

The Earth doesn't care what you think...

A famous restaurant closed and the owner set about feeding the hungry.

How can anyone say trump is doing...anything right? He’s bumbling through this.

I provide clips from various sources to illustrate my point.

A random stream of consciousness .