After Things Podcast

Who needs a stylist anymore? Shane of Stuff Made Here has a horrifying new contraption that looks like it works! Hello Robot’s new Stretch RE1 robot can autonomously detect, map, and interact with real spaces. One company wants you to live in a van and use their bathroom. Check out Stuff Made Here’s robo-barber here Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: TaskRabbit Justin: The Expanse Brian: The Last of Us Part II Bryce: Ghost of Tsushima

Brian developed a product that is absolutely not ideal for the socially-distanced COVID-19 world. How did he launch that product anyway, how did he market it, and was it successful? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Foundation from Isaac Asimov and Justin: Search Party and Brian: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Bryce: 1000 gecs from 100 gecs and

Man, Space Is Weird! How scared of weird radio waves should we be? A larger hadron collider is proposed in Europe with a hefty price tag. What is the subtext of high pricetag science projects like this? We are about to send the Mars rover Perseverance off to the red planet. What can it do and what will it eventually bring back? XPrize has put out a prize for a better, more-fashionable facemask. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Company Man on YouTube Justin: The Expanse Brian: The Last of Us Part II Bryce: Palm Springs

Do we use note-taking systems and how to we record information? How do you go from notes and outlines to drafts and how can you make your first drafts even better? The difference between drawing motivation from media and from data. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Wisdom of Crowds from James Surowiecki Justin: The Expanse Brian: Warrior Nun

Sea danger from above! Higher education is moving online, even if you live on campus. The boys posit a new take on the college experience. Andrew’s OpenAI-powered historical figure app, AI Writer, got a write-up on TheNextWeb! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Westworld Justin: You Must Remember This Podcast – Charles Manson’s Hollywood Brian: The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day Bryce: Life is Strange 2

Twitter’s new audio posts show potential for short-form audio. What are the avenues for smaller, tighter content on social media and what are the wild cards? Facebook evolves from guessing your thoughts to simply asking you for them. Apple unveiled “Apple Silicon.” What does that mean for computing, Android, and VR/AR? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Illuminated Tweets of Elon Musk coloring book and Justin: Search Party Brian: The Last of Us Part II Bryce: Never Have I Ever

With tax season upon us, how do we track and compile expenses? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Brian: The Last of Us Part II Bryce: Search Party

It was just the anniversary of SpaceShipOne. SpaceX offers ridesharing–what would we do with 200kg of payload? Segway inventor Dean Kamen wants to build human organs. Who really needs feet? Only bronze?! The stories of the blown-up whale, colliding trains, and burning circuses. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: What We Do in the Shadows Brian: The Last Days of American Crime Bryce: Hardspace: Shipbreaker

Justin’s embarking on a Politics! Politics! Politics! adventure, but traveling right now is dicey–let alone going to a packed political rally. What should he do logistically given a small apartment and a partner with health concerns? Quarantine at home? Rent a hotel room? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Justin: In Conversation with the Cast of Community Brian: Wind of Change podcast Bryce: Claws

We’ve had early access to OpenAI’s new GPT-3 generative text model. How have we used it and what is the power it holds? Andrew’s already built a suite of OpenAI-powered projects. Check them out at AI Channels. Plus, what mental faculties do we take for granted? A brief look into aphantasia, the inability to visually imagine. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Flinstones (film) Justin: You Must Remember This Podcast on Polly Platt Brian: Casablanca Bryce: Succession