In episode 26, Shane and Dave kick off a saga about the weather, starting with lightning!
How does lightning work?
What are the mechanisms that cause it?
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Episode 25: Human Visual Perception
In episode 25, Shane and Dave explain how humans perceive things visually: shapes, focus, spatial density, and much more.
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Episode 24: Color Perception Part 2 of 2
In episode 24, Shane and Dave explain how researchers at UC Berkeley created a color that no human has ever experienced, until now. How did they do this? Is this even possible?
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Episode 23: Color Perception Part 1 of 2
In episode 23, Shane and Dave explain how the human eye and brain perceive color. Fun fact: there is no yellow on your phone screen (or purple or brown or white or gray), and there might not be any yellow in your yellow shirt either!
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Episode 22: The Signal CloudFlare Hack
In episode 22, Shane and Dave explain how a clever 15-year-old discovered a way to geolocate Signal users, despite Signal’s reputation for strong security.
We’ll explain how he did it, and you’ll learn about content distribution networks on the internet.