After Things Podcast

Water on Mars? Scientists think they found it again! What water and life on Mars means to any manned trips. Plus, the elderly: younger or older than the previous generation? The wide world of autonomous assistants, now from Segway! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Justin: Ted Lasso Bryce: Among Us

Fundo.Town, a new Google way to put together ticketed live events, chats, and workshops in one package. What other options are out there and what is the landscape of online event-holding? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Outsider Brian and Justin: Lovecraft Country

Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset is now a real reality. How could VR impact working from home and affordable gaming. Otto Aviation have a new take on private jets–a new take on high-end travel or the a new wave of affordable flights? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Raised by Wolves Justin: The Vow Brian: Bill & Ted Face the Music Bryce: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2

Leaked video confirms the new Oculus Quest 2. What is new for the upgraded wireless VR headset? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Bit Player Justin: The Vow Brian: The Vow Bryce: I’m Thinking of Ending Things

Space camp came to a school in China! Venus shows signs of life with phosphine gas. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: YouTube’s “pause watch history” and Star Trek: Lower Decks Justin: The Boys S1 Brian: The Boys S2 Bryce: Aggretsuko

Piercing a bubble–an audiobook bubble! How do you find time to read? What other bubbles can you pierce? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Kindle family Justin: Fear City: New York vs the Mafia (anti-pick) Bryce: Good Sudoku

Did we always need to fiddle? LAX has an unexpected visitor and we think we have a suspect. Humans flying around NYC?! Earthquakes aren’t just influenced by Earth. Can we harness the tides to make energy? There are issues with that! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Jupyter Notebook Justin: Lovecraft Country Brian: Titanic Bryce: Hitman

Gamification is taking over all forms of communication and social media. Creativity and hard-work endures over time and the tools to create are becoming more accessible. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Star Trek: The Original Series and Live From the Space Stage: A HALYX Story Justin: The Vow Brian: The Historical Jesus Bryce: Lovecraft Country

Elon Musk showed off Neuralink, the brain-to-computer interface and he showed it bacon-wrapped! Facebook Horizon, a VR playspace, and developments in the Oculus-Facebook brand relationship. Can the boys find a long-lost gangster? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: High Score and The History of the Future from Blake J. Harris Justin: Bill & Ted Face the Music Brian: Aliens Bryce: Brave New World

Oumuamua, the mysterious sausage-shaped comet, is leaving us with a lot of questions. Is it propelled by errant solid hydrogen and why that is a FOOL’S IDEA! Your keys aren’t safe–they’re screaming out a pattern. Computers can now…remember! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Live From the Space Stage: A HALYX Story Justin: The Vow Brian: The DV Rebel’s Guide Bryce: Blaseball is back!