Tech Break (Video)

Tech Break (Video)

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Tech Break (Video) episodes

  • Missing ET's Call | TWiT Bits

    Sarah Scoles, contributor to Wired Science, joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss Breakthrough Listen, a $100 million search program for extraterrestrial life.

    Full episode available at twit.tv/tnt/1649

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    11 min
  • Data as a Weapon against Teachers | TWiT Bits

    Cathy O'Neil went from being a Wall Street quant to a member of Occupy Wall Street when she saw the ways that Big Data are being used to affect the lives of people every day.

    Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/tri/275

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    7 min
  • How to Stop iCal Spam | TWiT Bits

    Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone discuss the rise in spam messages sent directly to your calendar. If you were invited to buy Ray-Bans, you'll want to watch this. Learn how to make a spam calendar to automatically move all messages there so you can't see them.

    For the full episode visit twit.tv/ios/322.

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    5 min
  • Gamers Help Study Dementia | TWiT Bits

    Megan Morrone and Jason Howell talk about the research done with the iOS and Android mobile game called Sea Hero Quest. The game tests spatial navigation skills and might help prevent or diagnose dementia. The 2.4 million research subjects who downloaded the game have racked up the equivalent of 9,400 years of gameplay that scientists are now using to study Alzheimer's. Scientists & game designers from Glitchers created the game and you can download it right now to help create the world's largest crowd-sourced data set benchmarking human spatial navigation.

    For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnt/1646.

    Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

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    3 min
  • Behind the Scenes at 2K Games | TWiT Bits

    On The New Screen Savers, Megan Morrone tours and suits up at 2K Games' motion capture studio. See what it takes to put real action into video games like NBA 2K.

    For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnss/81.

    Host: Megan Morrone

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    13 min
  • FiB Is Fighting Fake News on Facebook | TWiT Bits

    Nabanita De of FiB joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss her team's new Chrome add-on that helps flag fake news on Facebook.

    For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnt/1645.

    Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

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    9 min

About Tech Break (Video)

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Tech Break brings you technology news and updates as they happen. So stay informed and discover new gadgets, apps, unboxings, beta releases, interviews, and essential excerpts from our shows. With Tech Break there is no set schedule and our hosts will publish new content as it develops.