Sweating The Small Stuff
72 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 68 ratingsExplore the amazing science, stories, and misconceptions behind your favorite pop culture moments. Join host Cameron Boozarjomehri as he uncovers unexpected lessons from the movies, moments, and figures you thought you knew.
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060 - History of Persia Podcast: 300 Ways To Die In Ancient Greece
June 22, 2020 11:00 - 37 minutes - 33.8 MBYou've seen 300, you know the story, now find out what really happened at Thermopylae all those years ago, and why this moment in history has become pivotal for western culture. Big thanks to Trevor Culley at the History of Persia Podcast for helping with this episode. For anyone who wants to learn more about Persian history, or just history, Trevor does an exceptional job laying out the facts in a fun and engaging way! If you enjoyed the episode I really hope you take the time to checkout ...
059 - Joey Ramp (And Sampson The Service Dog): Making STEM More Inclusive
June 01, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBJoin us for a very special interview with Joey Ramp and her service dog Sampson as we learn about the many ways the STEM field is still letting down Service Dog Handlers. We strongly encourage everyone to checkout Joey's incredible work at the links below, and reach out to us and her if you have had a similar experience. Empower Ability Consulting Joey's Twitter Sampson's Twitter Highly Recommended! Journal Article: Dogs for Diversity Journal Article: When Should Service Dogs Be Admitte...
058 - Minority Report: Our Modern Dystopia
May 18, 2020 11:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBMinority Report sure was a scary glimpse into a painfully dystopian future digital America that will hopefully never come true. ...Anyway here's all the predictions that came true. Enjoy the episode? Please consider supporting the show by sharing this episode with a friend or donating on Patreon. Donations help cut down on ads, create more insightful content, and signal that you value this show. And by donating on Patreon you'll get access to even more content! This podcast is powered by ...
057 - 43 Years of Star Wars
May 04, 2020 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBStar Wars has been in our hearts (and on our screens) for 43 years! But what has really been happening across all that time? Join as Cameron, Keon, and Elijah explore why Star Wars has stuck with us, until it didn't. And May The 4th blahblahblah (I prefer revenge of the 5th myself) Enjoy the episode? Please consider supporting the show by sharing this episode with a friend or donating on Patreon. Donations help cut down on ads, create more insightful content, and signal that you value this...
056 - Jessica Abel: Growing Your Creative Gills
April 20, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBWe are all creators, but sometimes life gets in the way of our creative goals. Fortunately this week we get a little help from the ever talented Jessica Able. For those of you who don't know, Jessica is the mastermind behind Out On The Wire, Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars and most importantly for this week Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You’re Drowning in Your Daily Life. Join us for an exploration of her creative career, her insights into balancing life and creative pursui...
055 - Animal Crossing: Tom Nook-onomics
April 06, 2020 11:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBKick back, relax, and explore listen in as we explore the many lessons Tom Nook has to teach us about desert island economics. Enjoy the episode? Please consider supporting the show by sharing this episode with a friend or donating on Patreon. Donations help cut down on ads, create more insightful content, and signal that you value this show. And by donating on Patreon you'll get access to even more content! Support Sweating The Small Stuff by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinec...
054 - Osmosis Jones: Viral Vengeance Or Just Cells At Work
March 23, 2020 11:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBEnjoy a tour of human anatomy on an atomic level as we seperate movie tropes from actual science. Enjoy the episode? Please consider supporting the show by sharing this episode with a friend or donating on Patreon. Donations help cut down on ads, create more insightful content, and signal that you value this show. And by donating on Patreon you'll get access to even more content! Check out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If...
Bonus - Retro Spectives Podcast: How Does Halo Hold Up?
February 24, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBOn the 15th of November, 2001, the Xbox launched with a tremendous bang. Not since Super Mario World for the SNES had a launch title been so well regarded. Halo invented, and went on to define how console FPS games should be made - limited weapons, regenerating health, slight auto-aim - Halo made these the industry standard. Halo was seen as a masterpiece - not just for its single player campaign, but for its fun couch co-op mode and competitive multiplayer. But has Halo actually stood t...
053 - The Democr-App-tic Process
February 10, 2020 11:30 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBThe Hiatis will have to wait! Sam is in the studio to explain the Iowa Caucuses and Camerons around to explain how to name your secret software development firm! Enjoy the episode? Please consider supporting the show by donating to our tip jar or on Patreon. Donations help everyone. They help cut down on ads and clickbait, help create more insightful content, and signal that you value this show. Best of all, by donating on Patreon you'll get access to even more content and episodes! Suppor...
052 - Star Wars: Not Quite SciFi
February 03, 2020 11:45 - 30 minutes - 28 MBDear Listener, First off, thanks for listening to all the stuff I've created over the past year. I've put a lot of effort into it and I really appreciate knowing folks enjoyed it. This episode in particular was ultra special to me for 2 reason. 1) It caps off a year of hard work interviewing and learning from some truly amazing folks. 2) It was my chance to introduce y'all to a project my brother (your mind fiend) has been hard at work on! You may not have guessed but in addition to being a...
051 - 1917: J.R.R. Tolkein's Blueprint for The Lord of the Rings
January 27, 2020 11:30 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBThis week Cameron and Sam dive into the movie 1917. Yes it's an academy nominated masterpiece, but it's also an extremely realistic look into the day to day life of WWI soldiers. The same life that J.R.R. Tolkein lived everyday, and that would inspire the creation of The Lord of the Rings. Listen in as they draw parallels, find clues, and learn how one of the worst wars inspired a timeless adventure. Enjoy the episode? Please consider supporting the show by donating to our tip jar or on Pat...
050 - Star Trek: Replicate This
January 20, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBEveryone knows the replicator as that magic box on Star Trek that can pump out everything from Altair Water to Apple Pie (they're both a thing), but in reality that technology is not as far flung as we might think. This week our resident 3D printing expert Keon Boozarjomehri (He Literally wrote the book on this) returns to tell us about the future of 3D printers and the implications of replicator technology! Enjoy the episode? Please consider supporting the show by donating on Patreon. Dona...
049 - The Imitation Game, Chris Klesges, and the real Alan Turing
January 13, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBAlan Turing played key roles throughout his life in the fields of computing, cryptography, philosophy and reasoning. To this day we benefit from his vast contributions. But unfortunately he lived in a different time that was not as accepting of his lifestyle. Join us as guest expert and Turing historian Christopher Klesges guides us through a celebration of Turing's many achievements and follow his life from his early youth to his restoration years after his death. Enjoy the episode? Please...
048 - Jesse Buonanno: Card Games, Crypto Currencies, and the Future of Digital Assets
January 06, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutes - 26.5 MBPokemon, Magic The Gathering, Hearthstone, Overwatch, Counter strike, and Fortnite. All games that have found a new way to extract money from players through the randomness and excitement ofcard packs and loot boxes. But wherever there's profit, you can find cheaters, counterfeiters, and all sorts of other nefarious agents. And even then, whatever you buy is still trapped in the game. Fortunately Jesse Buonanno sees a different path forward. One where you can buy, sell, and truly own your di...
047 - Scott Holmdahl and the Future of Music
December 30, 2019 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBScott is back, this time to teach us all about the future of sound! From classic tricks to Artificial Intelligence, learn where the sounds we love are heading and how they'll get there. Enjoy the episode? Please consider supporting the show by donating on Patreon. Donations help everyone. They help cut down on ads and clickbait, help create more insightful content, and signal that you value this show. Best of all, by donating on Patreon you'll get access to even more content and episodes! ...
046 - Stranger Things: How To Make Iconic Sounds
December 23, 2019 12:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBSound. It's all around us, and yet barely notice it. Your favorite movie, show, app. They all use sound to complete the experience and draw you into their world. Join us as Scott Holmdahl guides us through how they make the iconic sounds all around us, and the industry that makes it possible. Enjoy the episode? Please consider supporting the show by donating on Patreon. Donations help everyone. They help cut down on ads and clickbait, help create more insightful content, and signal that you...
045 - Eboné Bell: Building The Things That Matter To You
December 16, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBEboné Bell is the creator, founder, and editor behind Tagg Magazine. As a member of an under represented community she built Tagg to as a place for "News, culture, and events for everything lesbian, queer, and under the rainbow." We were fortunate enough to meet her at DC Podfest where she shared her incredible journey and insights for all to hear! Listen as we follow her into the risks and rewards of creating a pop culture phenomenon. Enjoy the episode? Please consider supporting the show ...
044 - The Mandalorian: Adventures In Immersive Storytelling
December 09, 2019 12:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBThe Mandalorian just crossed episode 5 and for the first time we got a glorious look at what Star Wars can be when Disney stops trying to force old stories and starts telling new ones. Listen as we highlight how the minds behind the show use Star Wars elements we know and love to tell a new immersive story. Enjoy the episode? Please consider supporting the show by donating on Patreon. Donations help everyone. They help cut down on ads and clickbait, help create more insightful content, and ...
044 The Mandalorian - Adventures In Immersive Storytelling
December 09, 2019 12:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBThe Mandalorian just crossed episode 5 and for the first time we got a glorious look at what Star Wars can be when Disney stops trying to force old stories and starts telling new ones. Listen as we highlight how the minds behind the show use Star Wars elements we know and love to tell a new immersive story. Enjoy the episode? Please consider supporting the show by donating on Patreon. Donations help everyone. They help cut down on ads and clickbait, help create more insightful content, and ...
043 - iRobot and the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
December 02, 2019 12:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBMinority Report, iRobot, Demolition Man, all these movies have let us glimpse a future where we hand over a lot of control to machines. But we don't need to wait till the robot uprising to understand the consequences of handing the wheel over to robot drivers. This week Sam takes the wheel and asks the big questions about the past, present, and future of ai drivers and autonomous vehicles. Enjoy the episode? Please consider supporting the show by donating on Patreon. Donations help everyone...
042 - Inception: The Power Of Dreams With Sleep Expert Tucker Peck
November 25, 2019 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBDr. Tucker Peck is a clinical psychologist, sleep expert, founder of drugfreesleep.com, an online course to help people overcome insomnia. With those credentials we figured he would be the perfect person to help us decipher the incredible dream antics from that famous Chris Nolan film, Inception! Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and special co-host and Sleep Expert Tucker Peck as they explore the science of Inception and the importance of drug free sleep! Enjoy the ep...
041 - Pacific Rim vs Neon Genesis Evangelion: How To Build A Better Titan
November 18, 2019 13:43 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBThis week Cameron and Sam tackle the exciting world of Mecha Anime and Giant Monster Fights! They're out to pit giant robots against man made monsters, and teach you a thing or two about human anatomy along the way! Enjoy the episode? Please consider supporting the show by donating on Patreon. Donations help everyone. They help cut down on ads, help create more insightful content, and signal that you value this show. Best of all, by donating on Patreon you'll get access to even more content...
040 - Ant-Man, James Kakalios, And The Physics Of Superheroes!
November 11, 2019 08:23 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBJames Kakalios is a physics professor known to the scientific community for his work with amorphous semiconductors and granular materials. But to the general public, he's the author of "The Physics of Superheroes"; a book about superheroes from the standpoint of fundamental physics! This makes him the perfect expert to guide us through the science of Ant-Man! Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and special co-host James Kakalios as they dive into physics of Ant-Man, and h...
039 - Godzilla: The Scale Of Life
November 04, 2019 12:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBGodzilla is a titan among monsters, the original kaiju heavy weight champion of the world, and everyones favorite Sci-Fi lizard. But can a creature so large possibly exist? What does biology have to say about a 160 ft monster (though I guess it's more like 500 ft by 2019 estimates...). Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri as we dissect what modern biology has to say about a real world kaiju! Enjoy the episode? Then please share it with other people you think will appreci...
038 - Star Trek: Universal Translator REDUX!
October 28, 2019 06:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBThis is a throwback to episode "011 - So Where's My Universal Translator?!" Should you be brave enough to venture in to the archive! On this episode we revisit ...that episode... to bring you an update on what some of you clever folks think is going on when we watch the Enterprise crew rock out with their Universal Translator! Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and your Neural Nutritionist as they go through your responses on how the Star Fleet Staff train to use Univers...
037 - Hackable?: Bringing Cyber Security To The Masses!
October 21, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MB"Hackable?" is a podcast. A podcast made by McAfee to teach the world about the very real dangers hackers pose against your digital identity. A podcast I strongly recommend you checkout if you care at all about that sort of thing. But what sets it apart is that it's, well... Fun! Hackable is the first show we ever experienced where real experts make it possible for normal people like you and I to learn what we need to know to protect our digital identities! They take real hacks and make them...
036 - Oceans 8: Movie Hacking With Cyber Expert Bruce Snell
October 14, 2019 11:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBEver wonder why movie hacks are so bad? Real hackers don't really have to deal with virtual rubics cubes do they? Well fortunately we found an expert to set the record straight! Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and special co-host and cyber security expert Bruce Snell as they explore bad movie hacks and why Oceans 8 is a rare film for getting it right! Enjoy the episode? Then please share it with other people you think will appreciate it, or even go the extra mile and...
035 - The Good Place: Do you Know The Real Cost Of Your Actions?
October 07, 2019 07:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBWhat is the real cost of our actions? This is a moral, economic, and spiritual question humans have wondered for millenia. Can anyone really answer this question? ...Well your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and Neural Nutritionist Sam Spiers are certainly going to try! Enjoy the episode? Then please share it with whomever you think will appreciate it, or even go the extra mile and support us on Patreon for even more great content! And if you have small stuff you're sweating y...
034 - Matt Brady: A Better Way To Teach, Powered by Pop Culture
September 30, 2019 10:45 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBMatt Brady is a full-time teacher, science communicator with experience in pop culture/comics journalism, co-founder of the award winning comics news site Newsarama.com, and founder of thescienceof.org. This week he was gracious enough to take time out of his schedule to talk to us about how we can all help get the next generation of brilliant minds excited about Science Technology Engineering and Math! And most importantly, he shares his journey bringing what he's learned to educators every...
033 - Indiana Jones: And The Crumbling Crusade
September 23, 2019 10:45 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBEnjoy the final installment in our series on what happens when we mix real world engineering with our favorite Indiana Jones moments! Do the Templar's traps really stack up? How penitent do you really need to be? And how important is it to know how to spell Jehovah? (Yeah, we know it starts with an 'I'...) Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and Engineering Expert Abdi Boozarjomehri for one last crusade! Have small stuff you're sweating? Email us at smallstuffshow@gmail....
032 - Indiana Jones: And The Temple Of Doomed Design
September 16, 2019 10:45 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBWe're back for another installment of our series on the implications of real world Structural Engineering on our favorite Indiana Jones moments! This time we try to figure out what's really dooming the Temple of Doom! Here's a hint, not all traps need gratuitous spikes! ...I mean most do, but not when they come out of the cieling... Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and our returning Engineering Expert Abdi Boozarjomehri as we break down Indiana Jones and the Temple of ...
031 - Indiana Jones: How to Booby Trap Your Golden Idol
September 09, 2019 10:45 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBWelcome to the first installment of our series on the implications of real world Structural Engineering in our favorite Indiana Jones moments! Traps, Tricks, and Tropes aren't safe from our Eagle Eyed Expert! So join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and our super special mystery guest (and expert Structural Engineer) as we investigate what they got right ...and totally wrong in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark! Have small stuff you're sweating? Email us at smal...
030 - What Does 'Africa' by Toto Have To Do With Hurricane Dorian And What You Can Do About It
September 02, 2019 11:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBHurricane Dorian has had the US on edge (especially Florida), but lucky for you listeners you have 3 hurricane veterans to ride out the storm with! Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri, co-host and Neural Nutritionist Sam Spiers, and special celebrity guest Lisha Yang as they Sheppard you through the wind and the rain. They even explain why Toto may have had a vendetta against Florida all along, hiding in plain sight ... in 'Africa'. Enjoy the episode? Then please share it...
029 - Dr Wiley, Dr Eggman, Elon Musk: Mad, Scientist, Or Engineer
August 26, 2019 10:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBNow for something completely different. Why are so many people classified as "Mad Scientists" when they aren't even doing science?! Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and special co-host and Mind Fiend... Keon Boozarjomehri as they sweat over whether you favorite Movie, TV, and Real Life idols are really scientists at all! Inspiration for Reference Have small stuff you're sweating? Email us at [email protected], reach out on Twitter with #smallstuffshow, and fol...
028 - Amelia Robert: "Your Commute is Killing You!"
August 19, 2019 11:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBEvery year people all over the world spend days worth of time stuck in traffic headed to and from work. But what is the real "toll" badum tss of all that sitting and waiting. Not just on the economy, but on your health and your life! Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and special co-host and Mensa Muscle Man Amelia Robert as they dive into the real toll of commuting to work! Have small stuff you're sweating? Email us at [email protected], reach out on Twitter wit...
027 - Spiderman Far From Home: Marvel's Double Standard
August 12, 2019 11:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBCaptain America Winter Soldier sure was a fun movie! But we gotta step back and ask, why is it when Tony Stark builds killer drones no one bats an eye, but when hydra does it everyone loses their minds?! Well that's what we're asking in this weeks episode! Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and special co-host and Mind Fiend Keon Boozarjomehri as they pick apart the deeper message from Spiderman Far From Home! Have small stuff you're sweating? Email us at smallstuffshow...
026 - Into The Spider-verse: Are Drones Killing The Superhero Industry?
August 05, 2019 11:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBDrone laws are a strange reality for us. It combines the idea that there are these several pound flying hunks of plastic with everyone's favorite thing... Bureaucracy! But they also invite a more serious question for superheroes who have to navigate these drone filled skies! Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and special co-host and Mind Fiend... Keon Boozarjomehri as they sweat over the past, present, and potential future for drones in SciFi! Have small stuff you're sw...
Bonus - Love, Death & Robots: Making A Man Out Of Pool Equipment
August 01, 2019 11:00 - 13 minutes - 9.41 MBFor this bonus episode Cameron Boozarjomehri takes you through the Zima Blue episode of Love, Death & Robots. Find out how this simple episode shows you the subtle art of machine learning and how imputs impact the machines we are trying to train! Have small stuff you're sweating? Email us at [email protected], reach out on Twitter with #smallstuffshow, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube! If you enjoyed the episode we hope you'll like, subscribe, share it with a friend...
025 - Ex Machina: Who's Really being Tested?
July 29, 2019 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBEx Machina is certainly not the first movie to introduce us to the questions around AI and Ethics. But it was one of the first to show us the terrifying existence of a machine that spent its whole life waiting for its creator to push the off button. The only real question was, who was the real machine?! @_@ Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and special co-host and AI Assistant Taylor McCorkill as they sweat over the implications of the winding road to Artificial Intelli...
024 - Jurassic Park: Are They Even Dinosaurs?!
July 22, 2019 12:35 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBJurassic Park is full of cool dinosaurs! ...Or is it... Maybe there are no dinosaurs, what would that mean for the park, its staff, and those unfortunate enough to have to "inspect" it? Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and special co-host and Neural Nutritionist Sam Spiers as they discuss what it's like to be on the bleeding edge badum tss of genetics research!. Have small stuff you're sweating? Email us at [email protected], reach out on Twitter with #smallstu...
023 - The Tattooed Gravity Queen: How Do You Get Real Science In SciFi?!
July 15, 2019 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBJoin your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri for a very special interview with Dr Erin MacDonald as we pull back the curtain on what it takes to make sure your favorite Science Fiction is grounded in Science Fact! For more of Dr Erin's work, and to hear the bonus episode about her journey becoming a SciFi consultant, head over to her website: https://www.erinpmacdonald.com/ Dr Erin Macdonald is an astrophysicist, science fiction consultant, aerospace engineer, and host of the onl...
Bonus - Jurassic World: Dinos Not Hot
July 12, 2019 11:00 - 6 minutes - 4.64 MBJust a good old fashioned bonus episode full of goofs, and gaughs (whatever those are). We make references, memes, and other stuff. Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and co-host and Mind Fiend Keon Boozarjomehri as we pick apart Jurassic World (along with Jurassic Park). Have small stuff you're sweating? Email us at [email protected], reach out on Twitter with #smallstuffshow, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube! If you enjoyed the episode make su...
022 - Jurassic Park: How Not To Treat Your Staff
July 08, 2019 11:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBIn part 2 of our series on Jurassic Park we bring you a CEO's guide to how to treat your employees and build your organization! ...Or perhaps, how Mr "Spared No Expense" doesn't do that and how it bites him in the butt! Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and special co-host and Mind Fiend... Keon Boozarjomehri as they dive into the hiring, firing, and general treatment of staff and services at Jurassic Park! Have small stuff you're sweating? Email us at smallstuffshow@...
021 - Toy Story 4: Pixar's Journey To Visual Mastery
July 01, 2019 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBPixar is a company that has been pushing the envelope on computer generated technology since the early 90s and one of the few companies to do it well! Now, almost 25 years later, we thought it would be a good time to take stock of the technical progress made by a company known for exceptional story telling! Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and co-host and Neural Nutritionist Sam as they explore how every movie in Pixar's line up has been both a Master Craft in story te...
020 - Jurassic Park: Who Should Inspect The Park?
June 24, 2019 11:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBSo you are running an incredible new amusement park that doubles as a covert genetics research lab. And now someone has been murdered on your property by one of your "experiments". So we gotta ask, "Who should you hire to inspect Jurassic Park?!" Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri as he proves that Jurassic Parks business model is already a real thriving amusement park that proves everything in the movie is nothing short of incompetence! For your sanity, our notes on OS...
Bonus - Men In Black: Are The MIB A Police State?!
June 21, 2019 16:00 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBThe Men In Black protect the earth from all sorts of alien threats, whether we know it or not. But the secrecy and neuralyzing comes at a cost. A cost to our freedom, a cost to our individual liberties, and a cost to our society. So we had to ask: "If the MIB are real, do we live in a police state?" Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and co-host/Neural Nutritionist Sam as we probe the cost of not knowing what's out there. Have small stuff you're sweating? Email us at sm...
019 - Black Mirror: The Social Trap
June 17, 2019 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBBlack Mirror is Back Y'all and this season is just as poignant as ever! But one episode really stood out. I'm talking about S5E2 "Smithereens". This episode covers so very much but we figured we could stick to the high level stuff here. 1) Just how much data can these companies get (even when they aren't tracking you?) 2) Who's really at fault for making our smart devices so addictive? 3) Can you really Google your way through a kidnapping?! Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjo...
018 - Matt Basta: Building Pinecast From Scratch!
June 10, 2019 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBMatt Basta is a full-time programmer, and we do mean full time! By day he develops for the global technology platform Stripe. By night he is the visionary driving the technology, development, and support for the popular podcast hosting service Pinecast! And for anyone interested, he was nice enough to include a promocode for 2 free months of Pinecast, but you'll have to listen to the episode to find it! Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and Matt Basta as they discuss Ma...
Bonus - The Adventure Zone: Mountain Mechanics
June 06, 2019 17:57 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBIt's time to answer that most heinous of questions. What happens when you drop a freaking mountain out of the sky!!! This is potential spoilers for The Adventure zone Amnesty Episode 28 but I gotta get it out there! Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri as he does the literal math of what happens when you drop a solid mountain peak out of the sky! Here some fun reference articles I found to go along with this episode: XKCD Dropping mountains Quora dropping a cubic mile o...
017 - John Wick: Carrier Pigeons vs Basic Encryption?
June 03, 2019 11:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBJohn Wick is a movie/comic series steeped in "Cool Factor". From tattooed supermodels to ...guns... it's the greatest hits of how to ooze style! But with all that cool factor we gotta ask, how do carrier pigeons and slide phones compare to good old fashioned encryption?! Join your Personal Brain Trainer Cameron Boozarjomehri and Mind Fiend Keon Boozarjomehri as they examine why the Nokia 8800 might make sense as the assassin phone of choice! Have small stuff you're sweating? Email us at sm...