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. Heres a video on the history and use of

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 Epi

For better and worse, the internet is born - After all the effort to communicate by wire and wireless, computers got in on the action. Lets examine the beginnings of the internet. - Check out our lat

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 - Heres an article on

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. Heres an article about the spooky bi

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

Babbling about baby babble - A newborn human can learn many languages at once, and without any coaching or teaching. We ask the babies how. Here are a few articles on language acquisition in human bab

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! Heres the episode

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

By flame, drum and song - How did people communicate over distance in the ancient world? We answer this question by examining signal fires, talking drums, and languages composed entirely of whistling.