Healthy Hacker

Healthy Hacker


Latest Episodes

13: Speaking at conferences
October 20, 2014

This week I talk about talking. I share the reasons I love speaking at conferences, why I think you’ll like it too, and how to make your conference talk more exciting and memorable than the rest.

12: Perfect cup of coffee
October 13, 2014

This week Matt Perger, a competitive barista and World Brewers Cup champion, comes on the show to talk about coffee culture, bean roasting, competitive brewing, and how to make the perfect cup of coffee at home.

11: Growing as a programmer
October 06, 2014

This week we get a voicemail from Ben in New York and I share the strategies and resources I’ve used to grow as a professional programmer.

10: Codecation
September 29, 2014

10: Codecation

9: Forging elite fitness
September 22, 2014

This week Jeff Duncan, owner and trainer at CrossFit Pearl District, comes on the show to talk about CrossFit, how he started his gym, and why the program is different than any other fitness regimen you’ve tried.

8: Rubik's Cube Champion
September 15, 2014

This week Feliks Zemdegs, the World Rubik’s Cube Champion, comes on the show to talk about the Rubik’s Cube, the method he uses to solve it, how he trains for a competition, and where we can go to get started with the cube today.

7: Repetitive strain injury
September 08, 2014

This week we get a voicemail from Jonathan in Portland and learn all about RSI, some common myths, who’s at risk, how to prevent it, and why exercise plays an important role in staying pain free.

6: An unforgettable story
September 01, 2014

This week we learn the exact same technique that memory athletes have mastered to memorize hundreds of random words, thousands of random numbers, and stacks of shuffled playing cards.

5: Open source checklist
August 25, 2014

This week I share all the things I think about before releasing (or using) an open source project.

4: Existential crisis
August 18, 2014

This week we get another voicemail and my brother Nick comes on the show to talk about deterministic multi-core processing, the CFP process for academic papers, how he transitioned from computer scientist to mountain guide, and everything you need to know