How Do You Engineer?

This week we talk about some of the smaller scale consequences of robotics, from how they will affect the design of our homes to our need for furry companionship. We discuss Simon's interest in large adirondack chairs, and weigh the pros and cons of meat vs. silicone friends. Pete is still recovering from a flu, so please excuse the coughing for the time being. Rest assured that the show hosts will be replaced with robots soon.

This week we're transported both in space and time to find a way to bring modern transportation to ancient times. With mixed success, we consider human, steam, heat, and electrical power.

This week we step back from reality and discuss our engineering dream jobs. From joining the technological illuminati to being in charge of the fun index, we leave practicality behind in favor of jobs that get us excited.

This week, we use sports words to talk about things that have nothing to do with sports. After trying to find someone who knows about scrum and agile for a while, we finally decided that Pete was good enough. So settle in for a sprint and we will make sure that you are really doing scrum, or at least ScrumBut.

This week we return to the past and try to ensure we can eat food all year round...and not die in the process.

This week we recap the events at CES by discussing why anyone would get into the drone/wearables/sinking ship business. Pete and Simon have a lot to say about failed startups, hopping on the bandwagon and rushing to deliver products. We theorize that the traditional business model is better than the current crowdsourcing model, and that doing your homework is essential when entering a flooded market. Not one of us has a business background.

So you've used your engineering skills and acumen to create an incredible way to separate portions of bread. Primed to disrupt the world, your next step is to market your innovation...somehow?

This week we cover some of our favorite software tools! From graphics to remote control we highlight our favorites...you can even play bingo!

Tech and toys: the top of every engineer's Christmas wish list. In our second annual holiday episode, we discuss the gifts that we're hoping appear under our trees this year. From extravagant drones to cheap lego sets, we lay out the best gifts for the engineer in your life.

This week we bask in the consumerism of the holiday season. We discuss how great the internet is for buying stuff, and how brick and mortar stores are usually not so great. And of course, we talk about how Amazon plans to change that. The whole discussion was inspired by the really cool video Amazon put out a while back about their new store Amazon Go. We try to answer the question "Sure, it's cool, but would you use it?"