Robot or Not? Podcast
1) 119: Life
How can we call something alive?...
2) 332: Basement
Listener Joel has discovered some Canadians referring to the first floor of a two-story house as a “basement.” Does this defy all reason? How low must you go to be a basement?...
3) 331: Supercars and Hypercars
Host John Siracusa asks himself to discuss the difference between Supercars and Hypercars, while Jason looks on....
4) 330: Sleigh
The difference between a slegh and a sled....
5) 329: Charger follow-up
Listener William challenges our ruling about chargers and we get deep into the weeds of car charging....
6) 327: Blogs
What’s a blog, and what’s a news outlet? Are Jason and John bloggers?...
7) 326: Spiders and Other Bugs
Listener Kev needs us to unpack John’s comment about “spiders and other bugs.” Does that mean spiders are bugs? And what are the other bugs? Spooky!...
8) 325: Wire
Listener Matt can’t stand it when someone calls a USB cable a wire. But what does John think?...
9) 324: Landscaper
Who scapes the lands? Who gardens the gardens? Who mows and who blows? Not us!...
10) 323: Pasta Roundup
John fields some important questions about pasta from listeners Connor, Joshua, and Lee, including the definition of Al Dente and noodles versus pasta....