Robot or Not?

Jason Snell asks John Siracusa to rule on the meaning of various words and concepts. It’s not just about robots anymore. Have a question for John? Email robot@theincomparable.com.

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 4m. Bisher sind 287 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint jede zweite Woche.

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episode 285: Theme Songs / Skip Intro


We follow up on some feedback about our theme songs, and theme songs in general, while taking on whether we use the Skip Intro button when we should be listening to TV theme songs. To become a member and hear all our members-only Robot Or Not bonuses, visit theincomparable.com/members....


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episode 284: ⚾️ Robot Umps ⚾️


It’s baseball’s Opening Day, so here’s our discussion of automated balls and strikes, also known as “Robot Umps,” how they relate to automated Hawk-Eye tennis calls, and why we won’t ever know how good human umpires could actually be....


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episode 283: (Pizza) Pie


Fresh out of the oven for Pi Day, here’s a discussion of who exactly thinks pizza is a pie....


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 March 14, 2024  4m
 
 

episode 282: Places You've Been


Do you have to leave the airport or get out of the car to claim you’ve been somewhere? (And are you under oath?)...


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 March 4, 2024  8m
 
 

episode 281: Killer Robot


Listener Kent is building actual killer robots....


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 February 19, 2024  1m
 
 

episode 280: Hat


What makes a hat a hat?...


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 February 5, 2024  4m
 
 

episode 279: Streets


I want to run, I want to hide, I want to tear down the walls that hold me inside. Sometimes the streets have no name, but other times they are named roads, or avenues, or boulevards, or drives. What does it all mean? Does Jason live on a road or a drive? When we go there, we go there with you. It’s all we can do....


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 January 22, 2024  12m
 
 

episode 278: Spatula


Spatulas, scrapers, flippers, and home economics....


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 January 8, 2024  5m
 
 

episode 277: Coffee


A question about cold brew coffee makes us question everything about coffee. Is everything coffee? Probably not....


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 December 25, 2023  3m
 
 

episode 276: Italian Ice


A perfectly normal discussion of Italian Ice takes a left turn and goes into outer space, where other ices are available....


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 December 11, 2023  6m