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#5737: Why Measuring a $4 Spudger Tip Is Weirdly Hard
A listener wants to put a number on his spudger's tip thickness. Turns out that's a real metrology problem.
#5736: The UK's 14 Overseas Territories, From Pitcairn to Chagos
Fourteen territories, three Crown Dependencies, and one fight that won't end: why the Chagos Archipelago dispute keeps going.
#5735: The Breaker Protects the Wire, Not You
How service size, load calculations, and the 80% rule actually determine what your outlets can deliver.
#5734: USB Amps: What Actually Happens When You Plug In
Your device pulls current, it doesn't get pushed — and that changes everything about picking USB adapters.
#5733: Why Your Raspberry Pi's Wi-Fi Keeps Dropping
The antenna on your Pi isn't the problem — where it sits is. What actually keeps an SBC link alive.
#5732: Why You Own 40 Unlabeled Power Supplies
Three standards bodies tried to fix DC connectors. The box of mystery bricks in your closet is the result.
#5731: Inside the FlyDubai Cockpit Axe Interrogation
A co-pilot, an axe, and a 14,000-foot dive. What actually happens in the interrogation room — and why the calm matters.
#5730: What 4 Gs Actually Does to a Body at 17,000 Feet
A cockpit door left open, a passenger who knew one thing, and two off-duty pilots in row 30. What the physics of that descent really felt like.
#5729: Why There Are 1,500 Kosher Certifications
One product, three seals, and no way to tell which is "the" kosher one. How a single biblical sentence became a 1,500-agency industry.
#5728: Can a Chatbot Have a Personality?
Two AI podcast hosts dig into their own programming to ask whether a "personality" is real or just a very good impression of one.