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Slate Technology

Technology coverage from across the Slate Podcast network

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S1E3: Fork Fashions and Toilet Trends

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 techno... Read more

19 Sep 2018

28mins

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S2E3: Unreliable Evidence

S2E3: Unreliable Evidence

In the early 20th century a new forensic technique—fingerprinting—displaced a cruder form of identification based on bod... Read more

17 Jul 2019

31mins

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S2E7: A Bug In The System

S2E7: A Bug In The System

The first ever computer program was written in 1843 by Ada Lovelace, a mathematician who hoped her far-sighted treatise ... Read more

14 Aug 2019

36mins

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S2E4: Meat and Potatoes

S2E4: Meat and Potatoes

The potato seemed strange and unappetizing when it first arrived in Europe. But it grew into a wonder food that helped s... Read more

24 Jul 2019

39mins

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S2E6: Dots, Dashes, and Dating Apps

S2E6: Dots, Dashes, and Dating Apps

In the 19th century, young people wooed each other over the telegraph. But meeting strangers on the wires could lead to ... Read more

7 Aug 2019

36mins

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S2E2: Second Wind

S2E2: Second Wind

For thousands of years we sailed our cargo across oceans using zero-emission, 100 percent renewable wind. Then we switch... Read more

10 Jul 2019

33mins

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S1E4: The Fault In Our Cars

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... Read more

26 Sep 2018

33mins

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S1E10: Infinite Scroll

S1E10: Infinite Scroll

The Renaissance scholars couldn’t keep up with new information (“Have you read the latest Erasmus book?” “I don’t have t... Read more

7 Nov 2018

38mins

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S2E1: A Familiar Tune

S2E1: A Familiar Tune

The 19th century invention of the phonograph left composers worried they might not be paid for recordings. The 20th cent... Read more

3 Jul 2019

43mins

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S1E5: Human Insecurity

S1E5: Human Insecurity

The French telegraph system was hacked in 1834 by a pair of thieves who stole financial market information -- effectivel... Read more

3 Oct 2018

30mins

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