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In Falken's Maze, technologist and former professor Jason Thomas explores the intersection of technology, history, and culture. Created for listeners nostalgic for the 80s but who also want to understand...
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In Falken's Maze, technologist and former professor Jason Thomas explores the intersection of technology, history, and culture. Created for listeners nostalgic for the 80s but who also want to understand the complexities of today, our show demystifies the world's most compelling technologies and events through 80's movies, music, and television.
This is where history, tech, and retro pop collide.
show less
This is where history, tech, and retro pop collide.
Falken's Maze: An 80s Guide to History
Falken's Maze: An 80s Guide to History
Spooktober 2019 (Part 1 of 3)
2 OCT 2019 · In this episode, we explore ouija boards, their history, and the possibility that they may open a portal to the beyond. We also wonder at the seeming immortality of David Coverdale.
The Imp of the Perverse
25 SEP 2019 · In this one shot episode we explore the border between the real and the fake. Between fact and fiction. Between the ghostly paranormal world that we’re going to spend the next few weeks talking about and the concrete, solid world we all think we live in.
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The Enemy Knows the System (Part 5 of 5)
18 SEP 2019 · In this final episode in our series on computing, we blow out information theory and apply it to how the internet works, how it enables the promise of open, free communication, and how it has enables the worst of humanity to shine through.
The Enemy Knows the System (Part 4 of 5)
11 SEP 2019 · Pull out your old cassettes and 8-tracks as we explore analog vs. digital signals and the development of packet-switched networks. It's all starting to come together now. You'll be a bona fide computing history expert at the end of this series!!
The Enemy Knows the System (Part 3 of 5)
28 AUG 2019 · In this episode, we continue our discussion of binary and boolean logic and their fundamental importance to the history of computing. More importantly, we learn that tough guys don’t do math, tough guys deep fry chicken.
The Enemy Knows the System (Part 2 of 5)
21 AUG 2019 · In this episode, we explore how Claude Shannon's marriage to a computer created information theory and launched the digital age.
The Enemy Knows The System (Part 1 of 5)
14 AUG 2019 · The history of computers is filled with liars, hustlers, tragedy, and genius. In this episode, we discover a tale of incest and betrayal that sets the stage for the birth of the modern computer.
Contact Light (Part 3 of 3)
7 AUG 2019 · We explore the intense competition between the US and the Soviets to launch humans into space, ultimately to the moon, and then return them safely home. Kinda like the contest between Rocky Balboa and Ivan Drago in Rocky IV. No really, it's just like that!!
Leeroyyy Jenkinsss (Part 2 of 3)
12 JUN 2019 · In this episode, we explore the seedy side of the video game business, including the rise of Atari corporation and how it helped create a work culture that so many silicon valley companies today are trying to fix.
Leeroyyy Jenkinsss (Part 1 of 3)
5 JUN 2019 · In this episode, we kick off a three-part series on video games and explore why 65% of American adults play them. Think you're not affected? Think again.
In Falken's Maze, technologist and former professor Jason Thomas explores the intersection of technology, history, and culture. Created for listeners nostalgic for the 80s but who also want to understand...
show more
In Falken's Maze, technologist and former professor Jason Thomas explores the intersection of technology, history, and culture. Created for listeners nostalgic for the 80s but who also want to understand the complexities of today, our show demystifies the world's most compelling technologies and events through 80's movies, music, and television.
This is where history, tech, and retro pop collide.
show less
This is where history, tech, and retro pop collide.
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