S1E5: Human Insecurity
The French telegraph system was hacked in 1834 by a pair of thieves who stole financial market information -- effectively conducting the world’s first cyber attack. What does the incident teach us abo...
3 Okt 201828min
S1E4: The Fault In Our Cars
The first pedestrian killed by a car in the western hemisphere was on New York’s Upper West Side in 1899. One newspaper warned that “the automobile has tasted blood.” Today, driverless cars present t...
26 Sep 201832min
S1E3: Fork Fashions and Toilet Trends
It took a long time for the fork to go from weird curiosity to ubiquitous tool. How long will it take for current technologies -- like the Japanese-style bidet toilet, or heads-up displays such as Goo...
19 Sep 201827min
S1E2: The Body Electric
We’ve used electricity to treat our brains for thousands of years, from placing electric fish on our heads to cure migraines to using electroconvulsive therapy to alleviate depression. But over time, ...
12 Sep 201833min
S1E1: The Box That A.I. Lives In
In the 18th century, a device called the Mechanical Turk convinced Europeans that a robot could play winning chess. But there was a trick. It’s a trick that companies like Amazon, Google, and Facebook...
5 Sep 201833min
Season 1 Trailer
Examine the history of tech to uncover stories that help us illuminate the present and predict the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6 Aug 20182min
