The Asianometry Podcast
1) Japanese Peril Created the Internet
Famously, we trace the Internet to ARPANET, a research network built for the US defense agency DARPA. But in the 1960s and 70s, ARPANET was just one of several computer networks operating around the w...Show More
2) From Wheat to Cherries in Chile
Chile’s central valley is one of the world’s most bountiful - blessed with rich soils and plentiful sunshine. Early in its history, Chile’s agriculture sector was transformed by a wheat boom in the 18...Show More
3) Legends of the RISC Wars
It began in the 1970s, with rumors rumbling from the outskirts of the American technology giant, IBM. A new chip architecture capable of revolutionary processing speeds. It was called RISC. The RISC W...Show More
4) A Quiet Chinese Mobile Giant in Africa
Transsion (傳音控股) is a Shenzhen company that has quietly grown a mobile phone empire in Africa. They are so low key that in January 2016, a Shenzhen government official remarked that he hadn’t known th...Show More
5) Let’s Break Down the 45nm Process Node
My back aches as I write this, but can you believe that 2007 was almost twenty years ago? That year the 45-nanometer process node first entered high volume production. It was a long time ago. But stil...Show More
6) Can Superconductors Put an AI Data Center into a Shoebox?
There has been a lot of talk recently about building AI data centers. Massive data centers. Recall that famous one posted by Zuck superimposed over Manhattan. The thought of these monstrosities suckin...Show More
7) The Curious Database Powering America's Hospitals
Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System or MUMPS is a pioneering language and database. Originally designed for one of America’s most prominent hospitals, MUMPS has since sprea...Show More
8) TSMC Arizona: What About the Water?
Right now, TSMC Arizona's completed Fab 21 Phase 1 consumes about 18,000 cubic meters of water every day. That’s about 4.75 million gallons of water, each day. And there are two more phases coming up....Show More
9) Singapore Tried to Grow More of Its Own Food...
Singapore was once rated as one of the world's most food secure countries. Though 90% of their food is imported, it is imported from 170+ countries around the world. But in 2019 - climate change conce...Show More
10) Why the Original Apple Silicon Failed
In 1991, three once-fierce enemies - Apple, IBM, and Motorola - formed an alliance. At the press conference, IBM president Jack Kuehler proclaimed that their partnership would launch a "renaissance in...Show More