Chase Nordengren, a PhD student at the University of Washington studying educational policy, stops by to chat about research, file management, brainstorming, Mavericks tagging and some eclectic Top 3 Picks.

Dr. Don Schaffner joins Brett to talk about everything from E. coli and microbial mutation to engaging once again in the PC/Mac debate.

Fiction writer and teacher José de Piérola stops by to talk about early computing, his switch to the humanities and eschewing of tech, and how he eventually ended up embracing technology within the humanities and his work as a fiction writer.

Will Styler, a doctoral candidate at the University of Colorado, is currently working in speech and computational linguistics. He stops by to talk about language, the benefits of both iOS and Android and to nerd out a bit about “sane audiophilia.”

Seth Brown, a.k.a. Dr. Bunsen, on statistically determining the chances that we’ll enjoy any particular variation of our favorite beverages, as well as some thoughts on building tagging systems and the always-enlightening Top 3 Picks.

Philip Mozolak guests to talk about being a Jack of All Trades, coffee, art, design and more. We dove into the top three picks over the course of the entire episode, going into depth on apps such as Hype 2, Tag Journal, Amos, and MailMate.

David Sparks guests to talk about his new field guide e-book, Email, as well as email strategies, bad jokes and sociopaths in politics.

Jamie Phelps swings by to talk about home entertainment magic, travel magic and magic magic. Also, text editors and our favorite syntax coloring themes, just in case it wasn’t nerdy enough.

Dr. Pamela Peeke MD, joins Brett to talk about her work, her research on addictive lifestyles and the benefits of meditation for everyone.

Justin Williams joins Brett to talk about their top hardware and software picks. It’s the “Top 3” segment run wild!