Robot or Not?

Robot or Not?

By John Siracusa and Jason SnellSociety & CulturePhilosophy
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Robot or Not? episodes

  • 335: Pop-Tart Pie

    Listener Gregory thinks Pop-Tarts are pies. We have ratio questions. Also: We remember so many burned palates caused by calzones and McDonald’s fruit pies.

    Hosts John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

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    4 min
  • 334: Open-Faced Sandwiches and French Bread Pizzas

    Listener Gregory tries to confuse us with a question about open-faced sandwiches and pizza. We largely ignore him and talk about different ways to eat things that are like pizza, but aren’t quite pizza.

    Hosts John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

    Show Notes & Links
    See also: Pizza

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    7 min
  • 333: Scrolling

    Listener Scott’s wife sure has a strange definition of which way is up.

    Hosts John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

    Show Notes & Links
    See also: Swiping Right

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    4 min
  • 332: Basement

    Listener Joel has discovered some Canadians referring to the first floor of a two-story house as a “basement.” Does this defy all reason? How low must you go to be a basement?

    Hosts John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

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    7 min
  • 331: Supercars and Hypercars

    Host John Siracusa asks himself to discuss the difference between Supercars and Hypercars, while Jason looks on.

    Hosts John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

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    12 min
  • 330: Sleigh

    The difference between a slegh and a sled.

    Hosts John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

    Show Notes & Links
    Sleigh v. Sled, what's the difference?

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    4 min
  • 329: Charger follow-up

    Listener William challenges our ruling about chargers and we get deep into the weeds of car charging.

    Hosts John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

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    7 min
  • 328: Hoodie

    Stephen Hackett has called us out and requests John’s ruling.

    Hosts John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

    Show Notes & Links

    Connected 538: A Future That Is Now Stuck in the Past

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    8 min
  • 327: Blogs

    What’s a blog, and what’s a news outlet? Are Jason and John bloggers?

    Hosts John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

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    6 min
  • 326: Spiders and Other Bugs

    Listener Kev needs us to unpack John’s comment about “spiders and other bugs.” Does that mean spiders are bugs? And what are the other bugs? Spooky!

    Hosts John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

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    3 min

About Robot or Not?

From the publisher's feed

Jason Snell asks John Siracusa to rule on the meaning of various words and concepts. It’s not just about robots anymore.

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