We salute all Moms, no matter their classification....

236: Stay-at-Home Moms

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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We follow up on some feedback about our theme songs, and theme songs in general, while taking on whether we use the Skip Intro button when we should be listening to TV theme songs. To become a member and hear all our members-only Robot Or Not bonuses, visit theincomparable.com/members....

285: Theme Songs / Skip Intro

It’s baseball’s Opening Day, so here’s our discussion of automated balls and strikes, also known as “Robot Umps,” how they relate to automated Hawk-Eye tennis calls, and why we won’t ever know how good human umpires could actually be....

284: ⚾️ Robot Umps ⚾️

Fresh out of the oven for Pi Day, here’s a discussion of who exactly thinks pizza is a pie....

283: (Pizza) Pie

Do you have to leave the airport or get out of the car to claim you’ve been somewhere? (And are you under oath?)...

282: Places You've Been

Listener Kent is building actual killer robots....

236: Stay-at-Home Moms

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