BOINC Radio is a participatory podcast hosted on the BOINC Network Discord server (linked below). This means you, listener, help guide the direction of each episode! Every Friday at 4pm EST your friendly hosts bring topics for everyone to discuss. Topics can range from BOINC, science, and distributed computing news to network theory to interesting anecdotes. To participate, all you need to do is join the BOINC Network Discord server and take part in the live recording every Friday at 4pm EST. If you can't join the live recordings, feel free to reach out on discord with your ideas and we will do our best to integrate your suggestions or thoughts into a future episode. Otherwise, we hope you enjoy the show! Each episode is uploaded 1-3 days after the live recording session. Oh! Don't forget to follow us on twitter @BOINCNetwork BOINC Network Discord: https://discord.gg/wPRafUq BOINC Network Twitter: https://twitter.com/boincnetwork
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 13 hours 44 minutes
episode 10: Tribute to SETI@Home Part 2: The History of SETI@Home
This week, in part 2 of our 4 part tribute, we discuss the history of SETI@Home: What inspired it? Where did it come from? Who helped it get off the ground? How did it evolve over time? Where might it go in the future?
Relevant Links
2020 BOINC Workshop
Smash Childhood Cancer Team Announces New Principal Investigator and New Project Targets
Seti@home is on Pause...
episode 9: Tribute to SETI@Home Part 1
This week, in part 1 of our 4 part tribute, we discuss SETI@Home: what it means, where it's going, and what we love about the project.
Relevant Links
Early research on existing drug compounds via supercomputing could combat coronavirus
BOINCNetwork Discord
BOINC Projects page
Twitter: @thejringo
Twitter: @delta_1512
Twitter: @BOINCNetwork
episode 8: Mitochondria are NOT the powerhouse of the cell & the limits of BOINC
This week we discuss the discovery of an animal that does not use oxygen to survive! We also discuss the limits of distributed computed and BOINC.
Scientists Discover First-Known Non-Oxygen Breathing Animal
episode 7: Antibiotics and Browser-based BOINC
This week we discuss a newly discovered potential antibiotic that seems to have woken an entire field of science to the power of computations! We also discuss the potential benefits and drawbacks to a browser-based BOINC project.
Artificial Intelligence Yields New Antibiotic
Climate Prediction dot Net
This week Delta introduces us to the BOINC project Climate Prediction dot Net.
episode 6: Viruses and Valentines Day BOINCing
This week we discuss the good side of viruses and surprise each other with some very amicable valentines gifts.
episode 5: Viruses, Bacteria, and ASICs
This week we discuss virus and bacteria projects such as WCG's microbiome and stop TB projects. We also discuss the pros and cons of ASIC machines on BOINC.
episode 4: FAQ and Gamification
This week we cover some BOINC FAQ and have a chat about gamification.
Relevant Links
BOINCNetwork Discord
BOINC Projects page
Twitter: @thejringo
Twitter: @delta_1512
Twitter: @BOINCNetwork
episode 3: BOINC in Schools; Roadmap and Wishlist; Small Spinning Things
This week we discuss a competition that involved BOINC, a high school, and microbiomes! We also discuss the BOINC roadmap and wishlist along with some science news including the world's fastest spinning object...