Episode 31: The Surprising History of Mobile Communication
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In what century did the first mobile phone chat occur? Who invented radio? What does cellular even mean? All these questions and many more answered in the latest BOOM!
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Episode 30: The Art of Video Game Creation
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Talking with EA's Mario De Govia about writing over 200 game guides, producing the hit mobile game Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes, making video games in general, and walking through Die Hard's Nakatomi Building as a kid. Really!
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Episode 29: A Science Grab Bag of Science!
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Time crystals, caterpillars who wear skull hats, making Mars habitable again, an incredible NASA theory about possible observed extraterrestrial travel, and much more.
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Episode 28: We All Gotta Go Sometime
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How have cultures all over the world buried their dead? What happens to our bodies after we go? Can life's one great certainty be fully eradicated by science? It's a Boom Know theme show! Let's talk fearlessly about the big one.
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Episode 27: Scarin' Up Some Scary Art
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Mike chats with Nicolas Caesar of about 300 baud modems, curating weirdness, making it as a successful artist, and Charlie Sheen.
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Episode 26: The Seasonal Guide to Drunken Dating
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Seasonal dating and sexual habits, the science behind getting drunk, and why bidets aren't so much a thing in the United States.
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Episode 25: Foundations in Architecture
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Mike talks with Kit Newman of Architect 7600 LLC about building buildings, building businesses, famous builders, and the future of building. Now with more building!
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Episode 24: Orbital Transitory Triglycerides
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How the seasons work, where fat actually goes when you burn it off, cremated vinyl, handedness, and more.
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Episode 23: A Grand Dramaturgical Contraption
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Professor Michael Chemers and Circus Contraption ringleader David Crellin help us dig on into dramaturgy, American circus historical culture, and finding the path to a lifetime in performing arts.
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Episode 22: The Art of Twinning
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Covering every last thing you were dying to know about twins, art forgery, and heavy metal sharks.
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