Let's Know Things

Let's Know Things

By Colin WrightNewsNews Commentary
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Let's Know Things episodes

  • Data Portability

    This week we talk about edge cases, WHOIS, and information brokers.


    We also discuss China's Social Credit System, the GDPR, and data ownership.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    46 min
  • Information Imbalance

    This week we talk about geolocation, Strava heat maps, and transparency.


    We also discuss optimization, Zuckerberg's walls, and social media insider regrets.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    50 min
  • Cardboard Entertainment

    This week we talk about Zappers, board games, and Nintendo Labo.


    We also discuss barcades, makerspaces, and unusual consoles.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    51 min
  • Cardboard Entertainment

    This week we talk about Zappers, board games, and Nintendo Labo.

    We also discuss barcades, makerspaces, and unusual consoles.

    For more information about this podcast and to view the copious show notes, visit letsknowthings.com.

    Become a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/letsknowthings

    You can find a list of the books I've written at Colin.io.



    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★


    This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    53 min
  • Geoengineering

    This week we talk about contrails, space mirrors, and iron fertilization.


    We also discuss stratospheric aerosol injection, meat, and paleoclimatology. 



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    51 min
  • Geoengineering

    This week we talk about contrails, space mirrors, and iron fertilization.

    We also discuss stratospheric aerosol injection, meat, and paleoclimatology.

    For more information about this podcast and to view the copious show notes, visit letsknowthings.com.

    Become a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/letsknowthings

    You can find a list of the books I've written at Colin.io.



    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★


    This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    55 min
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

    This week we talk about the HHI Index, the Consolidation Curve, and Disney.


    We also discuss tax bills, the Panic of 1893, and rightsizing.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    43 min
  • Quantification

    This week we talk about sensors, inventories, and the quantified self.


    We also discuss venture capital, fitness trackers, and PARC.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    52 min
  • Quantification

    This week we talk about sensors, inventories, and the quantified self.

    We also discuss venture capital, fitness trackers, and PARC.

    For more information about this podcast and to view the copious show notes, visit letsknowthings.com.

    Become a patron on Patreon.

    You can find a list of the books I've written at Colin.io.



    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★


    This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    54 min
  • Norms

    This week we discuss virtue signaling, hype cycles, and the Overton Window.


    We also talk about pronking, online dating, and the Diffusion of Innovations Theory.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    48 min

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A calm, non-shouty, non-polemical, weekly news analysis podcast for folks of all stripes and leanings who want to know more about what's happening in the world around them. Hosted by analytic…

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