History is filled with protracted, drawn-out conflicts, but did you know about a war that could have been missed during a coffee break? It started at 9:00 AM and was over by brunch, proving that even wars can have a tight schedule! Switching gears from fleeting wars to eternal edibles, let’s talk about honey’s impressive shelf-life. This sweet treat has been found in ancient tombs and is still as good as new after thousands of years. So, why doesn't honey spoil? The plot thickens. The human fascination with the number 3 runs deep. Trimurti, Trinity, movie trilogies, states of matter, pigs, musketeers, witches of Macbeth - the list is endless. It gives us a sense of stability that 1 and 2 cannot (legs on a stool 😎). Hopefully, we will not see World War 3. Listen On...

Imagine the Indian fintech industry as a Bollywood dance sequence. It begins in the early 2000s, with a few enthusiastic background dancers, mainly startups like Paytm and ItzCash, shaking to the primitive rhythms of dial-up internet. The choreography was less "smooth moonwalk" and more "clunky robot dance," but the spirit? Unmatchable! As the beat of technology quickened, so did the steps. By the 2010s, the stage was ablaze with newcomers, each adding their own flair to the routine—swiping, tapping, and clicking their way into the hearts of millions. Mobile wallets, digital banking, and e-commerce platforms pirouetted around the traditional banking giants, who were still trying to tie their shoelaces and join the routine. Today, the Indian fintech dance floor is crowded. It's a vibrant, chaotic medley—part traditional garba, part trendy hip-hop, and entirely enthralling. In this episode, Navin Surya, ex-MD and CEO of ItzCash joins us to help us understand the fintech medley of motion.

From a beer-drenched London street to the simple joy of a flying disc and finally to the click of a mouse that bought "Ten Summoner’s Tales," history, it seems, prefers its tales served with a side of whimsical. And we have a rhyme to match. In London's streets, the beer did flow, A flood of ale from long ago. The vats did burst, the town did weep, In hops and barley drowned so deep. Then Yale, where pie tins took to flight, Became the Frisbee's birthright. A simple toss, a joyful cheer, From tin to disc, the path was clear. Online, a transaction bold, Dan Kohn's CD of Sting was sold. Through NetMarket's digital door, A new era began to soar. Laugh along with us in this edition of our Shorts.

Royal Enfield. More than just motorcycles, the brand forges brotherhood across the Indian highways. Owning a Royal Enfield is your passport to a fraternity of wind-chasers and adventure-seekers. It's not just about the ride; it's about the rider's rite of passage into a tribe that shares tales of rugged roads and starlit skies. The IPL is a cricketing carnival that is more than cricket. It builds communities, with fans bonding over their love for the game, city, and team. It is a spectacle where loyalty is measured in cheers and jeers and where every match is a communal celebration. Hardik Pandya can testify to this 😝. Humans thrive in communities. This isn't a quaint relic of the past; it's our species' signature move. To throw more light on how brands are leveraging this ancient wisdom, we have Suhas Motwani, the founder of The Products Folks, Asia's largest product-driven community talking to us on 3 Techies Banter. Listen in groups is our advice 😇

Could a banana split or a split personality have anything to do with the fact we share 50% of our DNA with bananas? Scientific facts or outrageous humour? A little of both, really. And the next time you meticulously pick out unwanted items from your food, remember you're just channeling your inner rock star. Ask Van Halen about their brown M&M snacks. Speaking of refreshments, that glass of water you're sipping might just have a prehistoric past. Thanks to the unending water cycle and the laws of physics that prevent matter from being created or destroyed, your H2O could very well contain molecules that once quenched the thirst of dinosaurs. Or as the title suggests..... So, this episode is a toast to your ancient, banana-sharing, rock-star-emulating, dinosaur-sipping existence. It’s a quirky world we live in. Have Fun.

In the town of Internetville, a unique bakery, Data Delights, offered irresistible cookies with a catch: each cookie had to be paid for with a sprinkle of personal data. Enamoured by flavours like Lemon Log-in and Chocolate Profile Crunch, the townsfolk unknowingly traded their privacy for these tasty treats. Soon, the bakery owner, knew more about the town's inhabitants than they knew about themselves. The delicious deceit continued until a group called the Clear History Guild uncovered the truth. They warned their fellow citizens: "In our rush for digital convenience, are we the consumers, or are we the consumed?" So, dear podcast listeners, it is  crucial to ponder what we're really biting into – is it just a cookie or our very privacy? Tune into this episode for more.

In India's market, returns are the king, Outshining others, the bell they do ring. With growth so robust, In the Sensex, we trust, To investors, great joy they do bring. To save on their taxes, firms sail far and wide, To Ireland and Delaware, they smoothly glide. With cleverness and stealth, They amass their wealth, In havens, their profits do hide. Purple, once rare, adorned only the elite, A colour of royalty, none could compete. From snails, it was born, Now widely worn, Its history of luxury, none can defeat.

We have always been about making tech relatable and fun.  So, when we talk about the synthetic data trend to train models, we talk about the nine lives of cats. Or when we talk about GPUs at the heart of the AI tsunami, we wonder if pasta has a role to play in that shortage.  For trends that make sense, listen to this episode about cons and corpses that 2024 holds.

First Things First - Do cast your vote in favour of 3 Techies Banter for HT Smartcast x Mint Awards Vote for us HERE (Podcast Category - Science & Technology) If you are looking to find your own centre in the universe, OR  looking to know more about Ethiopian berry-eating goats in 850 AD, OR looking for cool ways to get around Bengaluru cheaply This is the podcast for you.  Get Busy Living. Get Busy Listening

First Things First - Do cast your vote in favour of 3 Techies Banter for HT Smartcast x Mint Awards Vote for us HERE Only the most deserving, the truly worthy and the purest of techies of the three of us got to go to CES2024👨‍🎓 . So, as a fitting "punishment" for his Vegas pleasures, we decided this episode would be an interview with Nilesh. Remember, there are no free lunches in this world. And what happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas anymore; it is podcasted out to the world. Readers of the right age will recall the times when you had to write an essay about your visit to the Taraporewala Aquarium or the Nehru Planetarium. This is our version of that childhood memory. Join us for a virtual ride through NIlesh's eyes - right from when he landed in Las Vegas, the astonishing lack of Jain food at the venues and how unlike it was to all his trips to Pragati Maidan.

First Things First - Do cast your vote in favour of 3 Techies Banter for HT Smartcast x Mint Awards Vote for us HERE We are guessing that the "Naughty" in the title is what got you hooked. That is smart sales personship (note gender neutrality here 😉 ). Or another set of super interesting stories from the "House of 3TB". This is inspired by the calls we get from the "House of Abhinandan Lodha" to buy houses we cannot afford. Not sure why they are not calling from the office, though 🤣🤣🤣. So get busy listening.

First Things First - Do cast your vote in favour of 3 Techies Banter for HT Smartcast x Mint Awards Vote for us HERE If you start tracing the origins of anything in India, nothing is short of at least 2000 years old. Imagine our surprise when we realised the same is true even for AI in India. Some interesting stories from ancient times there - Barbarik, Ashok's fight with robot warriors, and even Kumbhakarna. AI in modern India started patchy but has gathered momentum recently. India has chosen a path of application-led AI development. We have chosen to focus on population use cases per our DPI design philosophy. Bhashini, Karya and the world's first Hindi LLM - OpenHathi. That should be enough to get you interested. Enjoy the tech with AI tadka episode.

Despite our population, there are no Indian books in the Top 10 Most Read List. Disturbing!!!. Recovering from that discovery, we explore the world of "Join the Dots', Atto Seconds and broken ice cream machines.  How would an LLM respond to the question of whether the earth was flat or round in the 1500s? Could it have saved Galileo? Have fun "shorting". Is that even a word? 😆🤣🤣😂😂

First Things First - Do cast your vote in favour of 3 Techies Banter for HT Smartcast x Mint Awards Vote for us HERE Be they artists, performers or athletes, to stay on top of their craft, everyone needs to keep testing their limits. And that also holds true for the three of us as well. How much fun can we really have? How can we do one better? How can we find another way to make everyone smile? Enter - The Jingle Project. Why did we even take this up?  - Because we are a strange brand of nutty.  - Because we love troubling ourselves with new challenges. - Because we love the process of fun-making. An interesting phenomenon we now see unfolding is our "jealous" and full-of-FOMO friends wanting to join the parade, too. So here is our co-created MTV avatar set to the music of an old classic with a dash of tech and a whole new level of madness. Birthed by Salone Ghosh. Lyrics by Kaushik Chatterjee. Sung by Jayashree Rammohan. Music Arrangement by Tushar Sharma. Recorded at The Furtados School of Music. Music Video enacted by Sheetal, Nilesh and Samiran 

One of the most enduring images of 2023 was Elon Must carrying a sink to the Twitter office. The message "Let that sink in". And sink it did. Twitter and everyone associated with it. So much so that it became a variable "X". That got us thinking. Let us do an episode about all that went wrong with tech in 2023 (What an idea, Sirji). Of course, there were good things too, but they were mostly restricted to our podcast. The year started with an awesome trailer, followed by some great guests, 3TB Shorts, Cool GenAI artwork, a Jingle, carousels and more. From where we stand, this was really "Looking Like a Wow". Happy New Year – may your batteries be full, your Wi-Fi strong, and your virtual meetings, mercifully short. See you on the other side.

Picture a gleaming kitchen, not of stainless steel and polished marble, but of code and algorithms. Here, the head chef isn't human, but a complex generative AI armed with a digital Swiss army knife that cuts, slices, dices, and blends through lines of code. The pantry? Forget neatly labelled jars and neatly stacked shelves. This is a digital garbage pile – fragments of text, snippets of code and images culled from the internet's deepest corners. What happens next is more euphonic than gastronomic - this is a podcast - silly. Do write in to tell us what you think at 3TB@unblox.com. Follow us on Amazon, Insta or YouTube

From ancient mummies navigating modern red tape to towns tweaking their names for reasons you will shortly understand, the world's tapestry of tales never ceases to amuse and astonish. Which is where we come in. In fact, this mummy's travel tale is a reminder of how time, in both literal and bureaucratic senses, can be surprisingly elastic, very unlike the "Jiffy" in our episode. Join us yet again for a regular diet of "battle the traffic with wit". Do write in to tell us what you think at 3TB@unblox.com. Follow us on Amazon, Insta or YouTube

In the land of AI, where the code rivers flow, ChatGPT sips water, just so you know. For every few prompts, a half-liter it drains, In the quest to answer, with computational brains. The mighty GPT-3, in its training days prime, Used 85,000 gallons - quite the climb! With $11.3 billion raised, it's a financial feat, But its impact on our world? That's still a seat. Now, let's peek at Water.org, what a noble sight, 60 million with safe water, shining bright. Mobilizing capital, $4.8 billion in their chart, Average loan just $368, playing its part. Back to OpenAI, with staff count high, 770 souls with a salary that can touch the sky. Median pay at $800,000, oh what a bill, Add training, cloud costs, as Chandler would thrill. "Could this BE any more... COSTLY?" he'd jest, In the realm of AI, it's a financial quest. But let's not forget, amidst cost and din, The potential of AI, where wonders begin. This episode we traverse, through finance and lore, Exploring AI's value, what it has in store. In the end, it's a mix, of cost and worth, As we navigate its impact on our Earth. Write to tell us what you think at 3TB@unblox.com and follow us on Amazon, Insta or YouTube.

Hum Shayar to Nahin. Magar......We love to rhyme. So here goes In Silicon Valley, where tech dreams ignite, There's a squad of women, in code and gadgets who are pretty bright. They code like a breeze, debug without a fight, In a world where ones and zeros dance day and night. In this high-tech realm, James Bond might roam, With his sleek gadgets, far from his London home. Sipping his secret martini, shaken with a foam, He marvels at the tech in this innovation dome. And out on the green, where the Google signs gleam, Goats graze calmly, as if part of a dream. They munch, and they bask in the digital stream, With tech and Border Collie in harmony, it would seem. And there is more in the podcast. Do write in to tell us what you think at 3TB@unblox.com. Follow us on Amazon, Insta or YouTube

If you are going down the merry path of generative AI, be prepared for this conversation between "THE BARD" and his new AI bot-mate. William Shakespeare: Pray tell, mechanical muse, dost thou reckon thy generative wit surpasses the folly and wisdom of man? AI Chat Bot: Verily, Sir Shakespeare, I process with silicon speed, yet my heart, a binary beat, knows not the depth of human creed. William Shakespeare: Ah, a tool of both light and shadow, wielding words without the soul's fire! AI Chat Bot: True, I am but a humble scribe, scripting sonnets in the ether, leaving humanity's touch to kindle true desire. Have fun listening about our colliding worlds. Write to tell us what you think at 3TB@unblox.com and follow us on Amazon, Insta or YouTube.

Once I stood proud in homes adorned with grace, Crafted with care, I had my place. Now in a bakery's warm embrace, I fuel the flames, no trace of space. From resting weary bones to a fiery dance, I've changed my role, not left to chance. What am I? If you got this, you could be the Riddler, the supervillain from Batman. Or just the right kind of crazy who loves our Shorts. And you would know that each great riddle has a story. And the story behind this one is hidden in our podcast. So - keep listening to us for those free tickles. Do write in to tell us what you think at 3TB@unblox.com. Follow us on Spotify, Insta or YouTube

Pop Quiz - Have you heard of Kudumbashree? Or Cauvery Handicrafts? What about Biswa Bangla? If you are at a loss, you are missing the ONDC bus. Kudumbashree (Kerala Emporium) deals in Pickles, Honey and other Gourmet foods. Cauvery Handicrafts deals in wooden crafts like Channapatna toys, Rosewood paintings and jewellery. Biswa Bangla is famous for its collection of Darjeeling Teas and Sundarban Honey. All of them are reaching new markets, new consumers at cheaper cost and loving it. And this is not even the beginning. ONDC is driving India's e-commerce revolution coupled with lasting social impact. 13+ Social Enterprises like Very Much Indian, House of Chikankari, Shwet, Katori, Tamul, and Iraaloom alone impact 200,000 artisans via ONDC. Our guest Shireesh Joshi, the COO of ONDC, tells us why the world is looking to India to see another UPI moment unfold in the retail space. Do write in to tell us what you think at 3TB@unblox.com. Follow us on Amazon, Insta or YouTube

If you thought PPP stood only for Public-Private Partnerships, you are not much of a writer. At 3TB, we think PPP should only mean Petrache Poenaru Pen - dedicated to the inventor of the fountain pen. With everyone agitating for a name change, it is time for us fountain pen activists to get a pen named after its creator. That seems to be a just cause. And now we come to the trickiest word in the English language - arse. A quick search yielded 34 ways to use it as an idiom or in a sentence. Then there is the usage itself, which is confusing - bad-arse is good; smart-arse is bad. Sometimes it is just added to be cool - lazy arse is lazy, and a long-arse flight is just a long flight. Quite puzzling. Our story is not no ordinary fruit - it is the Arse Fruit. For that and more intriguing insights, listen to our shorts. Do write in to tell us what you think at 3TB@unblox.com. Follow us on Spotify, Insta or YouTube

In this episode, we take you deep into the wondering world of the QWERTY keyboard, where: the longest top-row word is 'rupturewort', a type of plant Peru is the only country that can be typed on one row of a keyboard If you type letters using alternate hands, skepticism is the longest typed word you can type And then we come to a scene out of Yes Minister, where three barrages on the Yamuna River are managed by three different states - Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. This can  only be a backdrop for a Wodehousian novel, not flood management in the capital city. Some more tickles and laughs in store for you in this edition of Shorts. Do write in to tell us what you think at 3TB@unblox.com. Follow us on Spotify, Insta or YouTube

Growing up, we always thought that any housing crisis could be solved like Amol Palekar and Zareena Wahab in Gharonda. By singing Do Deewane Shahar Mein around a whole bunch of under-constructions buildings. We were so naive :-). In India, more than half of urban households live in single rooms, with an average of 4.4 persons per room. An estimated 150 million people are homeless globally, though the number is probably higher. In Europe, the number of people sleeping rough or living in temporary accommodation soared by 70% in a decade. The bummer is that the construction industry is responsible for almost a quarter (23%) of all air pollution on the planet. And then there is the eternal paradox of empty houses and soaring prices. Seems like a real handful.  Or just the right kind of problem for the 3 Techies to discuss. Do write in to tell us what you think at 3TB@unblox.com. Follow us on Amazon, Insta or YouTube

Do you understand the token economy? If yes, then you are in exalted company - the company of Psittacus Erithacus. No, it is not a Roman Emperor. It is the big-brained African Grey Parrot. They are known to exchange currency for food. Parrots also have some other attractive traits, which will be revealed in the episode. The shortest cameo in a movie is possibly Brad Pitt for 8 seconds in Deadpool 2. Compensation - coffee with Ryan Reynolds. This is an Oscar winner doing a cameo. But there are also cameos (really small parts) that won Oscars. Who were they? You know what you must do to know that - (no - the answer is not - "I will Google Search it"). That was a sneak peek into what is in store for you. Do write in to tell us what you think at 3TB@unblox.com. Follow us on Spotify, Insta or YouTube

We so love our trivia and science. And, as purists, we hate fakes. Which is why we do not get why, while most of the characters in the series Rocket Boys are real people, Dr. Raza Mehdi, who is shown to have played a significant role in Bhabha’s life, is fictional. Why did they do that? Wouldn't Meghnad Saha be the right choice? You tell us. More factoids. Have you ever tried studying during load-shedding in Kolkata? Well, some people were attempting to build and run a cyclotron. How about the fact that the genesis of the Chandrayan-3 might lie in the efforts of a balloonist in the 1880s. Srinwantu, Indranath and Trinanjan from the Paperclip join us to talk about some fantastic drawing-room conversation-worthy stories from the world of technology.  Do write in to tell us what you think at 3TB@unblox.com. Follow us on Spotify, Insta or YouTube

People find all kinds of new ways to use tech and devices. In 2010, the United States Air Force used 1,760 PlayStation 3 consoles to build a supercomputer for the Department of Defense. They used PS3s because it was more cost-efficient and “green.” Closer to home, we had washing machines making lassi and buffaloes using Lifebuoy. So we thought - why not find out if ChatGPT knew how to take out a peanut butter sandwich stuck inside a VCR? The caveat - the instructions should be in the tonality of the St. James Bible. That and more in this ROFL-worthy edition of Shorts. Do write in to tell us what you think at 3TB@unblox.com. Follow us on Spotify, Insta or YouTube BTW - When the first VCR (Video Camera Recorder) was made in 1956, it was the size of a piano.

Emboldened by your response to our first "Shorts", we are back with our next episode.  Our knowledge-seeking journey led us to find the longest (and possibly "wisest") living land being. From then onto parrots on the token economy, hamburgers and Hamburg and practical tips on the right time to garnish your homemade pizza with toppings. We also delve into the mysterious world of data extrapolation and the possibility that the propeller on the aeroplane could just be a fan. Hopefully that should prove to be an earful of fun. Do write in to tell us what you think at 3TB@unblox.com. Follow us on Spotify, Insta or YouTube

Which "EdTech" has had the most impact on the Indian education ecosystem? While they would loathe being narrowly defined as an ed-tech entity- the answer undoubtedly is EkStep. To appreciate the impact, we must first understand the landscape - 250 million children, 9.4 million teachers, 20+ languages and 60 education boards. In five years, the EkStep team accomplished the following:  Created 50 billion+ minutes of learning Reached 180 million+ children and 7 million+ teachers Digitally activated 600 million+ textbooks. And the list goes on. Shankar Maruwada, Co-Founder and CEO, EkStep Foundation, joins us to discuss this incredible journey, what inspired it and what lies ahead. Follow us on Spotify, Insta or YouTube. Write to us at 3TB@unblox.com with comments.

We are all very comfortable in our "Shorts". So it is no surprise that 3TB now has its own "shorts". This carries the ideal dose of knowledge and wit - for those who like a breezy listen and for those getting prepped to listen to our regular podcasts. As the title suggests, it is a little bit of this and a little bit of that with some arse thrown it. We hope you like this new format we are experimenting with. Do write in to tell us what you think at 3TB@unblox.com. Follow us on Spotify, Insta or YouTube

The history of clothing mirrors the progress of human civilisation. Unwittingly, we use a slew of textile metaphors in our daily lives. We comment on "threads"; we "seamlessly" integrate x with y; we "weave" through traffic as technology touches every "fabric" of our lives. Fascinating? However, in recent times, fashion has fallen into disrepute. Dyeing and finishing alone are responsible for 3% of global CO2 emissions and over 20% of global water pollution. And 2,700 litres of water are needed to make just one t-shirt, which would be enough for one person to drink for 900 days. And let us not even get started with fast fashion. So can technology help solve this? Rajesh Narkar, an industry veteran, joins this episode to help us navigate this world of runaways and glamour to find possible answers.  DM us your responses on Insta or YouTube or at 3TB@unblox.com.

Finally, the 3 Techies are back with Season 3 in the blistering summer heat. Maybe we are just too hot for our own good 😉. Which is also the reason we waited a day and did not release this on the Summer Solstice (June 21) 🙂. 3TB remains a staunch believer in the Rule of 3. So our starting theme for S3 is Roti, Kapda aur Makaan (the constituents of Living Wage). And Paapi Pet seems the fitting first episode. Applying our brush liberally, we have traversed the entire landscape of khaana - from cool agritechs, to tackling world hunger and food waste with some good news stories (Rajdeep style) about a benevolent vada pav wala to a Neki ka Pitara. This season also marks our YouTube podcast debut. DM us your responses on Insta or YouTube or at 3TB@unblox.com. A few lucky comments might experience a surprise coming their way soon!

Have you ever wanted to be on stage with Pink Floyd or experience Avatar like the Na'vi?  The 3 Techies did something close - we went through a few fantastic tech immersions during our travels to the UK and Ireland and thought it only right to share our insights in this episode. All you need to do is name the three immersive experiences we covered in this episode. (yes, you must listen to the full episode for that). A few lucky comments might experience a surprise coming their way soon! DM us your responses on Insta or write to us at 3TB@unblox.com.

The year is 2050. Sheetal, Nilesh and Samiran are reminiscing about that amazing episode they recorded in April 2023 about life in 2050. The crystal gazing they got right, and the predictions that did not go as expected. They did feel a sense of satisfaction that they had made such bold predictions and had lived to see them come true. No one on Earth was chasing them on the streets with brickbats. But that was also because they were sipping Expresso Martinis on the Moon 😉. Nothing more about the future can be revealed here - time travel, changing the future, back to the future and all that hogwash. Catch this episode of 3 Techies Banter for a peek into that world.

Predictions. As expected 😉, two main theories provide conflicting explanations. The first claims that we are more likely to perceive what we expect because it is more likely to be there. The second proposes that we are more likely to perceive what we do not expect because it provides more information. That was predictable👻👻👻. The EU-funded ConflictedPrediction project hopes to address this paradox through cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research. It will test a new hypothesis using electroencephalography (EEG), magneto electroencephalography (MEG), and 7 Tesla (7T) MRI to explain how learning could render veridical and informative perceptions. WOW!!!. If nothing else, it will definitely take your minds off predictions. Since these findings will only be available in 2026, we thought we should just go ahead with unbloxing trends 2023 without their wisdom. We hope you enjoy this episode.

When we think immersive, we think about Disney theme parks, Avatar, the movie, ABBA and Van Gogh experiences and more. The more evolved also talk about  29 Rooms and Secret Cinema.  But what are immersive experiences really about? At its heart, it is about making the world a better place through empathy, feeling what the other person is going through, seeing what they are seeing, and being in their shoes. Would the Russian people support the invasion of Ukraine if they could experience what the Ukrainians are going through? How about an immersive experience as a punishment for the rapist instead of the death penalty - what would be worse? If you have anything interesting to share, write to us at 3TB@unblox.com.

Gloom, Doom and yet - a 1000 flowers Bloomed in 2022. 2022 was about the long tail of the pandemic, inflation, multiple humanitarian crises, worldwide climate change, and war in Europe. Wherever you turned, it was hard to escape the sense that things were falling apart. 2022 was also a year of human rights and conservation victories, significant milestones in global health and development, and a welcome boost to clean energy. After all the countless collective hours spent focused on everything MSD (mad, sad and dying) in 2022 (bet you thought we meant Dhoni 🤣😎😉); perhaps it is worth spending half an hour talking about what humanity DID achieve. And if you don't believe us, ask the beavers. If you have anything interesting to share, do write to us at 3TB@unblox.com

Natwarlal (not the Amitabh Bachan type) is best known for selling the Taj Mahal, The Red Fort and the Rashtrapati Bhavan.  Frank Abagnale (Catch Me If You Can fame) impersonated a doctor, a lawyer, and a pilot. He even logged 2 million miles of flying and cleared the bar exam.  Are these cases for better crime detection? Or just the correct use cases for verifiable credentials?  Join us as we talk with our favourite guest, Pramod Varma and unravel the complexities behind this new need of the digital era. If you have anything interesting to share, do write in to us at 3TB@unblox.com

Who is Santa Claus? Is he the source of unending joy and happiness for children worldwide that we have all been led to believe?  Or could he be the first MCU hero with superpowers like super speed, super insight and a super cool ride.  Or, as we, at 3TB, suspect, he is a tech geek who loves playing around with quantum mechanics with the right splattering of AI, digital cloning, warp-speed mobility and other alien tech.  OMG - could Santa be an alien? Find out in the 3TB Christmas special. Look forward to your feedback at 3TB@unblox.com.

3 Techies Banter operates at the top of the Maslow Hierarchy. Why do we claim that? Well. Who else laughs at their own jokes without a care in the world. And believe us when we say tech jokes are tough to come by 😂. We are very high on self-esteem and love our show. Stands to reason, really. If we don't like our podcast, how can we expect others to? We have had loads of fun making this season 🤪. And since listenership has grown, we can hazard a guess that you have too. Write in your suggestion for an even more fun-filled Season 3 at 3TB@unblox.com. And now for the season finale paradox. Consider a situation where Pinocchio says, "My nose grows now". What happens next?  The nose grows. That means he's speaking the truth, so his nose shouldn't grow. But,  his nose grows only when he lies.  The nose doesn't grow. That means he's lying, and his nose should grow, but it doesn't. That should keep you guys intrigued till we are back. SOON.

A lot of people question if one person wrote the Mahabharata. Maybe, Maybe Not. But the critical question is whether something so complex can ever be written in the modern era irrespective of the number of people used. For those amazed by the Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, remember that the Mahabharata is roughly 7X the length of the Iliad and Odyssey combined and 15X the length of the Christian Bible. Amish conducted a pop quiz, asking us the number of Indian manuscripts in existence. We failed miserably. And the number is astounding, especially when we compare it with other ancient civilisations and realise that 95% of these manuscripts are waiting to be deciphered. Imagine the wealth of knowledge just waiting to be rediscovered. That could be the tech project of the century. Any takers? Send us your feedback at 3TB@unblox.com. 

The oldest known written melody is the Hurrian Hymn Number 6, from around 1400 BC. Closer home, Indian classical music is one of the oldest unbroken musical traditions in the world. Its origin can be traced to recitations of Vedic scriptures i.e. 6000 years ago. Similarly, the history of art extends from prehistoric cave paintings thru Byzantine, Baroque, Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism all the way to modern Pop art and Minimalism. The Indus Valley probably marks the recorded start of Indian Art. That is quite a mouthful 😅. Enter Tech. Quite simply, tech allows AUM to all - access, understand and monetise opportunities. And this is the driving engine of the much talked about creator economy. Hence the need for the episode - the mystery of its name is in the episode. And so is an interesting contest with some fun giveaways for our loyal listeners 😎. Those interested, please follow the instructions and write in to us at 3TB@unblox.com.

The illustration is indicative of the times. Even Lord Ganesha sometimes has to supplement the expertise of Mooshak with a more contemporary "mouse". If the gods can keep up with the times, so can you. And the best way is to listen to our podcast regularly. Do keep writing to us with your feedback (3TB@unblox.com). We have some exciting episodes planned for you in the next few weeks. Vakratunda Maha-Kaaya Surya-Kotti Samaprabha Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarva-Kaaryeshu Sarvadaa || Ganpati Bappa Morya

Did you know that the average human attention span is just 8.25 seconds? (Shorter than a goldfish). That is a 25% drop between 2000 and 2015. We are a hyper-distracted lot.  At the office, we check our email inbox 11 times an hour. We pick up our phone more than 1,500 times weekly, once every 5.5 mins. The average time we watch an internet video is 2.7 minutes. But OTT consumption is spiralling; we consume 38 hours of content every month (equal to a work week). The market is booming; the platforms are losing money - all 10,000. The reason for this is consumer nirvana. Too much choice, too much control and no lock-in, to name just a few. Did you get your daily recommendation of the "not to miss shows" on an OTT platform? Did you watch it or get overwhelmed by all the recommendations and spend that hour you had kept for watching just surfing on all the platforms? Well, the sticky bum syndrome of cinema does not hold you in place for OTT In this episode, we chat with Keertan Adyanthaya, ex-Disney, ex-Fox, ex-Star, ex-MTV, and X-Man (just kidding 😎) to get to the bottom of all this. Do listen to this episode. Record or write in with your feedback.

The Holy Grail of the modern enterprise is the Happy and Motivated Employee. Do you think employees would be more productive, collaborative, happier and super motivated if they had better tech tools? What if you allowed them to relocate whenever they wished to with their pianos and horses at company cost (read musical instruments and pets)? Has the pandemic changed our value systems and what we want in the workplace? How about how you handled emails while you were OOO (Out Of Office, silly)? Do you answer, read and respond to them all? ​Does some AI do it? ​Or delete them and start afresh. After all, someone else on cc would have taken care of it by now. And if it were urgent, they would find you anyhow; not wait for your response via email. Thought-provoking? We thought so too. Listen to this episode on office tech with the 3 Techies. Do record or write in with your feedback.

India is home to 105 unicorns with a total valuation of $ 338.50 B; 19 of these were added to date in 2022. In contrast, France created one unicorn in the last 2 years. Despite this euphoria, we do not fully understand or appreciate the far-reaching impact of the tech industry on India's development march. Apart from being a $200B industry ($178B exports), tech changed the fabric of the nation: Diversity and inclusion - 5M direct employees, 1.8M of whom are women Transparency - first to adopt GAAP reporting; setting corporate governance standards Inclusive Growth - beyond 11 metros to tier 2, 3 and 4 towns Public Digital Infrastructure - Aadhaar, UPI, Co-Win, ONDC, Passport Seva, GST Harish Mehta, one of the band of mavericks who built this industry, joins us in this episode to give us some fantastic insights. Do record or write in with your feedback.

Pascal Bornet talks to us about Intelligent Automation (IA) and the Promise Of A Better Life In 2018 alone, over $5 trillion (6% of global GDP) was lost due to fraud. The economic value of medical errors in the US is almost $1 trillion; 86% of those are administrative. A 2017 Medliminal Healthcare Solutions study found that 80% of US medical billings contain at least minor errors — creating unnecessary annual health care spending of $68 billion. An ILO report “estimates that the annual cost to the global economy from accidents and work-related diseases alone is a staggering $3 trillion.” Making it a total of $10 trillion. Assuming we can save half of that through the deployment of IA. It means: Global budgets allocated to education could more than double Global healthcare budgets could be increased by more than 70% Environmental investments could be multiplied almost twentyfold Need we say more!!! Do record or write in to tell us what you think of this episode.

Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork says an old English proverb. COVID has made all of us very aware of our overall health and wellness needs. By 2025, India will need an additional 1.5M doctors and 2.2M nurses. Life expectancy at that time will be 70 years with about 90M diabetics. Unless we shift to a new way of looking at managing healthcare, we will be in a constant state of catch-up. Thanks to the 2k+ health tech startups (of which 350+ are funded and 4 are unicorns), we believe the DIY age of health is HERE. India will democratise its way to universal healthcare. Prevent rather than Treat is the new mantra. Have fun listening. Do record or write in to tell us what you think of this episode.

With this episode, we kick off a new theme - Everyday Tech and home automation is a natural choice for a first episode. The earliest reference to a smart home we found was a short story by Ray Bradbury in 1950 called “There Will Come Soft Rains”. It was about a smart house going about its daily routine in the year 2026. It wakes the family, cooks a perfect breakfast, cleans the tables, and so on. The story does have a morbid undertone - but more of that later. From fiction to nerdiness. Intended for residential networks only, UPnP is a set of networking protocols that allows devices to discover each other and work together without active manual configuration. Sounds a bit like the United Nations of networking 😉. We also dig into the psyche of burglars and their nemesis - modern alarm systems. Hope you enjoy the episode. Do record or write in to tell us what you think of this episode.