Special guest Ariel Kasten is back and we talk about some more sci-fi stuff, including the various means of getting from point A to point B. Hyperspace, warp speed and teleportation - how much is science and how much is fiction?

Special guest Ariel Kasten is back and we talk about some more sci-fi stuff, including the various means of getting from point A to point B. Hyperspace, warp speed and teleportation - how much is science and how much is fiction?

TechStuff is getting a system update. Everything you love about Tech Stuff now twice the bandwidth with new hosts, Oz Woloshyn (Sleepwalkers) and Karah Preiss (Sleepwalkers). 

Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us. 

TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture. 

We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions. 

Get in touch here: techstuffpodcast@gmail.com

TechStuff is getting a system update. Everything you love about Tech Stuff now twice the bandwidth with new hosts, Oz Woloshyn (Sleepwalkers) and Karah Preiss (Sleepwalkers).&nbsp;
Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us.&nbsp;
TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture.&nbsp;
We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions.&nbsp;
Get in touch here:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:techstuffpodcast@gmail.com" data-stringify-link="mailto:techstuffpodcast@gmail.com" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-haspopup="menu">techstuffpodcast@gmail.com</a>

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TechStuff is getting a system update. Everything you love about TechStuff now twice the bandwidth with new hosts, Oz Woloshyn (Sleepwalkers) and Karah Preiss (Sleepwalkers) 

Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us. 

TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture. 

We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions. 

 

TechStuff is getting a system update. Everything you love about TechStuff now twice the bandwidth with new hosts, Oz Woloshyn (Sleepwalkers) and Karah Preiss (Sleepwalkers)&nbsp;
Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us.&nbsp;
TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture.&nbsp;
We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions.&nbsp;
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Rerun: Getting Around in Science Fiction

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This week, we dive deep into the future of prosthetics. Karah speaks with Jim Ashworth-Beaumont, who lost his arm in a traumatic bike accident. Most people upon recovery would be given a traditional prosthetic arm, but Jim is something of an expert in prosthetics and his peers have outfitted him with an experimental, high-tech device. He talks about how his work in orthotics influenced his own rehabilitation, the limitations of traditional prosthetics, and how the science fiction fantasy of restoring healing to lost limbs might be closer than you think.

This week, we dive deep into the future of prosthetics. Karah speaks with Jim Ashworth-Beaumont, who lost his arm in a traumatic bike accident. Most people upon recovery would be given a traditional prosthetic arm, but Jim is something of an expert in prosthetics and his peers have outfitted him with an experimental, high-tech device. He talks about how his work in orthotics influenced his own rehabilitation, the limitations of traditional prosthetics, and how the science fiction fantasy of restoring healing to lost limbs might be closer than you think.

The Story: The Man Testing Out the Future of Prosthetics

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This week, Oz sits down with Stephen Witt, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and author of The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip. They’ll discuss what's made NVIDIA the most valuable chip company in the world — and the most valuable publicly traded company, period. And how a single piece of hardware changed the world forever, and its journey to existence — from a sketch on a Denny’s napkin to powering data centers the size of Central Park. Then, Stephen demystifies why data centers are shrouded in so much secrecy and what lies ahead in our AI future.

This week, Oz sits down with Stephen Witt, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and author of The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, and the World&rsquo;s Most Coveted Microchip. They&rsquo;ll discuss what's made NVIDIA the most valuable chip company in the world &mdash; and the most valuable publicly traded company, period. And how a single piece of hardware changed the world forever, and its journey to existence &mdash; from a sketch on a Denny&rsquo;s napkin to powering data centers the size of Central Park. Then, Stephen demystifies why data centers are shrouded in so much secrecy and what lies ahead in our AI future.

The Story: Will NVIDIA Save or Ruin the World? 

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Do school cell phone bans actually work? This week, Oz tells us why Europe is investing so heavily in defense tech and why one company is investing in cockroaches… Karah introduces us to Billboard’s first charting AI musician, Xania Monet — and the humans that make her possible. Google dreams of data centers in space, school phone bans are making libraries more popular, and France’s DNA database catches the Louvre thieves. Then on Chat and Me, the National Women’s Soccer League gets comfortable with ChatGPT. 

Additional Reading: 
The Science Behind the “Bird Theory”
Drone start-up backed by Peter Thiel crashed and burned in armed forces trials
AI Artist Xania Monet Debuts on Adult R&B Airplay — a Radio Chart Breakthrough
Google wants to build solar-powered data centers — in space
After schools banned phones, students checked out more library books: 'We're reclaiming attention'
Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes
Seattle Reign coach Laura Harvey says she used ChatGPT for team tactics

Do school cell phone bans actually work? This week, Oz tells us why Europe is investing so heavily in defense tech and why one company is investing in cockroaches&hellip; Karah introduces us to Billboard&rsquo;s first charting AI musician, Xania Monet &mdash; and the humans that make her possible. Google dreams of data centers in space, school phone bans are making libraries more popular, and France&rsquo;s DNA database catches the Louvre thieves. Then on Chat and Me, the National Women&rsquo;s Soccer League gets comfortable with ChatGPT.&nbsp;
Additional Reading:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.cosmopolitan.com/relationships/a69206675/bird-theory-tiktok/">The Science Behind the &ldquo;Bird Theory&rdquo;</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ebdfcf20-5b64-4680-8392-d0455257fede?accessToken=zwAGQrjMMV34kdPr388gW2RGgNODktBFUlf-3g.MEYCIQDoqIOEyf6Y6sm_LZijT6QGvwRui-jfz9cqJxB1-C4JcAIhAKC-YolRIXuBBHMQnGXQjA6Yathi9rb_AXhxlJ7f_g0V&amp;sharetype=gift&amp;token=f8023be7-efe6-4b99-a21f-fd872b99eea9">Drone start-up backed by Peter Thiel crashed and burned in armed forces trials</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/ai-artist-xania-monet-debut-adult-rb-airplay-chart-1236102665/">AI Artist Xania Monet Debuts on Adult R&amp;B Airplay &mdash; a Radio Chart Breakthrough</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/11/04/2025/google-wants-to-build-solar-powered-data-centers-in-space?utm_medium=technology&amp;utm_campaign=First+Word&amp;utm_source=newsletterlink">Google wants to build solar-powered data centers &mdash; in space</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/phone-bans-lead-to-more-reading">After schools banned phones, students checked out more library books: 'We're reclaiming attention'</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/world/europe/louvre-heist-dna-databases.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare">Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/30/laura-harvey-chatgpt-seattle-reign-nwsl-tactics">Seattle Reign coach Laura Harvey says she used ChatGPT for team tactics</a></li>
</ul>

Week in Tech: Who’s Behind the First Hit AI Artist?

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