Glitch
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA podcast exploring innovation behind our day to day technology, tech news, how-stuff-works and everything surrounding them. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/glitch1001/support
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013 - [Interview] Disrupted Classrooms - Navigating Glitches in Education
February 22, 2024 11:11 - 47 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this episode, we take an unconventional turn as we address a critical glitch in the heart of our society – the education system. And who better to guide us through this complex landscape than our special guest, Suhaina Sultan, a seasoned expert in primary education with a decade of hands-on experience. As we navigate through the conversation, the first question on the table is, "What exactly is an education system?" Suhaina dives into the intricate web that makes up our current educati...
012 - A.I and ChatGPT - The Tech behind the 'Hype'
October 30, 2023 10:23 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBIn this episode, we're peeling back the layers of AI, focusing on the tech behind the 'Hype,' and exploring the fascinating landscape of what it means to be human when we're sharing the digital stage with AI, particularly our good old friend, ChatGPT. I wanted to discuss topics like: 🧑💻 What Makes Us Human? Is there a distinct line between humans and machines, or is it all just a big blur? We'll tackle this question and explore how AI challenges our perceptions of humanity and the bounda...
003 - Alan Turing and the tangled invention of computing
July 12, 2023 07:14 - 6 minutes - 4.33 MB“We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done” - Alan Turing In today’s episode of Glitch we will be talking about this great mathematician Alan Turing and why he is known as the Father of modern computers. Turing's legacy is huge. We live in a world full of computers, thanks to the work of Alan Turing. The basic principle of the modern computer—the idea of controlling the machine's operations by means of programming instructions and storing it ...
011 - Unwinding Threads - the 'Twitter Killer'
July 11, 2023 22:45 - 17 minutes - 25.2 MBWelcome, dear listeners, to another captivating episode of our podcast! Today, we're diving headfirst into the vibrant world of social media, but hold onto your hats because we're taking a detour from the beaten path with a delightful twist. Buckle up for a wild ride as we explore "Threads", the hippest social media application on the block. I wanted to discuss about what exactly it is and how the future of this application is going to be. So get ready to thread the needle of social m...
010 - Revenge of Reality - Tech bubble burst 2022
January 10, 2023 12:25 - 14 minutes - 16.6 MBThe tech industry has enjoyed seemingly unstoppable growth over the past decade, but in 2022 it finally hit an immovable object: a slowing worldwide economy. In simple terms are we (software engineers ) screwed? With companies like Meta, Amazon and Twitter companies announcing their large scale layoffs in past few months, the ultimate question arises - Is FAANG f**ked? Join me in this episode to know a software engineer's point of view on what is exactly happening behind the screens....
009 - Season 1 Finale - Questions and Answers
June 19, 2022 23:11 - 25 minutes - 14.9 MBThis is a freestyle episode I wanted to have and call it the final episode of season one. I thought I would talk more on my personal side, what I do for a living, how it all started and why I chose to record a podcast and what were my expectations when I started this podcast. Also I wanted to have a few questions from my audience answered in this episode. I posted about this in my various social media platforms and I have quite a few interesting questions. You can jump on to the time stam...
008 - Cryptocurrencies : The raise of disruptive technology!
March 26, 2022 17:30 - 11 minutes - 7.83 MBSince human beings evolved, currency has been an important part of our lives. Now as technology improves more advanced, more people are buying things online and using credit cards. We are at a point where we don't see our money anymore. Now it all converges to an entry in a spreadsheet. In this episode I want to talk about where exactly crypto currency fits in with the financial bubble. As a tech geek, it’s the concept of Blockchain which is the key technology behind the crypto coins like ...
007 - A World ruled by algorithms
October 04, 2021 22:30 - 7 minutes - 5.02 MBThey are everywhere! Algorithms are in the social media apps we use everyday, in search engines, even in dating apps! In this episode, we will talk about what they actually are? How they work ? Who makes them? Should we be worried about them and can they think for themselves! We can’t ask for change or know that there is something that needs changing if we don’t understand it. Nor can we have reasonable conversations to ask for things to change without a basic understanding of things. ...
006 - Rocketology - Artistry and Engineering at work!
May 15, 2021 08:30 - 9 minutes - 6.42 MBAt T-minus 6.6 seconds, as the 120-ton space shuttle sits, surrounded by almost 4 Million pounds of rocket fuel is ready to defy gravity as its on board computers take in the command. As its pressure sensors, pumps, temperatures are nominal the computers give the order to light the main engines and the choreography of incredible engineering happens as each of the three engines fire off precisely at 160 milli seconds apart, tons of super-cooled liquid fuel pouring into combustion chambers, t...
005 - My phone is eavesdropping!
January 09, 2021 14:30 - 8 minutes - 6.12 MBRecently WhatsApp Users in India received a pop-up notification, informing them about the new policy. And everyone has been talking about it lately.. So what is this all about? Why do I need to care about this new whatsapp terms and conditions? Most important of all why is that a messaging app like whatsapp is more interested in all of my data!? Are our mobile phones spying on us? As technology becomes more complex, it is less easy for people to understand how it does what it does, it ...
004 - Why Your Gadgets Get Slower Over Time
October 23, 2020 21:30 - 5 minutes - 3.95 MBMost of us slow down as we age. We’re similar to conventional machines, like old cars or hair dryers that run less efficiently as they get on in years. But digital gadgets, particularly smartphones and computers? We expect them to operate quickly. Forever! There are plenty of conspiracy theories seeking to explain why our phones, tablets and computers always slow down as they get older. In today’s episode I will look into what is happening behind the screens. If you remember my first epis...
002 - The Magic of Reboot
August 25, 2020 10:30 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBWe would have wondered why does rebooting a computer fix so many problems? Or how can a simple reboot of my wireless router fix my internet connection? Join me in this episode where I try to answer common questions like, Why does resetting a device or restarting a program fix so many problems? And why don’t geeks try to identify and fix problems rather than use the blunt hammer of “reset it”? Also in this episode I talk about the concept of memory and what happens behind the screen of any ...
001 - Pilot
August 14, 2020 19:30 - 45 seconds - 596 KBA malfunction in a system, or as we developers call it a BUG! Is not always bad, if we look back at history, few of the amazing path breaking inventions have happened due to such, unanticipated outcomes or by the innovative people who have always made themselves to stand out of the normal thought process! This is exactly what this show is gonna talk about - Glitches! My Name is Vikram and I am an embedded software developer, I am sitting down to share my excitement from my field of work...
Glitch (Trailer)
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