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To learn the sky From prehistory to Babylon to the ancient Greeks, humanity begins to learn what our sky is up to, pardon the pun. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 116 of Episode One: The kiss of death!

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On hearing, listening, and Ralph the robot hand For our last episode of 2022, we take a look at communication between the deaf community and the rest of us.

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Voices, bits, Braille and bellows Close your eyes and use your computer. We take a look at technology used to allow the blind to use computers and the internet. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 114 of Episode one: Everything is better with pie!

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For better and worse, the internet is born After all the effort to communicate by wire and wireless, computers got in on the action. Let’s examine the beginnings of the internet. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 113 of Episode One: Reasons to own a pit

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Getting wired and wireless Join us as telegraph and radio begin to make the world a smaller place. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 111, Tricks and kicks

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The digital revolution, and a bit o’ spooky Join us for a thumbnail sketch of how modern computers came about, and then began to double in capability each year.

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From one tongue to another There are thousands of different languages in the world. Today we talk about the art of translation. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One: Wishing for luck and encrypted babies

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Babbling about baby babble A newborn human can learn many languages at once, and without any coaching or teaching. We ask the babies how.

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The spacecraft crashed, just like we planned Join us as we hang out with NASA while they deliberately crash into an asteroid. Check out take 107 of Episode One. Beer in space!

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To tell a secret, and keep it too Part of communicating is trying to tell someone something without the wrong someone hearing it. We take a look at the history and practice of secret messages. And here’s our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 106 of Episode One: Don’t know where to begin