Sinopsis
Popular Sciences Techathlon tackles tech news through games, trivia, and (mostly) friendly competitions. Jason Lederman hosts a panel of expertsincluding PopSci superstars Stan Horaczek, Corinne Iozzio, and Rob Vergerin a weekly throwdown designed to help you better understand tech, the internet, and everything.
Episodios
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Evil Quote Fact or Fiction, Baby Yoda's Price Tag, Auto-Fill in the Goodbye
20/01/2020 Duración: 24minOn this episode of Techathlon, Jason Lederman, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Rob Verger bid farewell to the show by revisiting some of their favorite games, and catch up on the week’s headlines, including Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's comments on an 'edit tweets' feature, and Baby Yoda's price tag. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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Sonos Sues Google, Crazy CES Products, Sony's Surprise Sedan
13/01/2020 Duración: 29minOn this episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Amy Schellenbaum, and Rob Verger must guess if truly bonkers tech products are on display at CES or the brainchild of Stan Horaczek, and catch up on the week’s headlines, including a wireless phone charger with a hole for a PopSocket. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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BONUS GAME: The Best Tech of the Decade
30/12/2019 Duración: 10minOn this special year-end episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Rob Verger reflect on the last decade, and try to recall the most popular gadgets, apps, music artists, and more. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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2019's Top Tech Stories
16/12/2019 Duración: 31minHow well can you remember the most important tech stories of 2019? Jason Lederman, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Rob Verger look back on the biggest headlines, including an eavesdropping bug on group FaceTime, acquisitions by Facebook and Google, and the launch of Disney+. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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PlayStation Sounds, Year's Best Tech, Google Shake-Ups
09/12/2019 Duración: 35minOn this episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Rob Verger remember 25 years of sounds from PlayStation games, reflect on the best tech of this and past years, and catch up on the week’s headlines, including Australia's new A.I.-powered cameras for detecting drivers with cell phones. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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BONUS GAME: Cyber Monday Reviews
02/12/2019 Duración: 10minOn this episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Jason Lederman, and Rob Verger must name the hottest and deal-worthy Cyber Monday products based off of unusual reviews collected by Stan Horaczek. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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Black Friday Bargains, CEO vs. Customer Complaint, Disney+ Drama
25/11/2019 Duración: 32minOn this episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Rob Verger attempt to figure out the right price for this year's Black Friday deals, guess if tweets are T-Mobile CEO John Legere making fun of competitors or customers complaining about their carriers, and catch up on the week’s headlines, including Google's new push to replace SMS as the default texting protocol. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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Trick Google's Transcriber, Rough Redesigns, Movies on Glass
11/11/2019 Duración: 32minOn this episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Rob Verger try to stump the Google Pixel's transcription feature, attempt to name companies based on rebranding disasters, and catch up on the week’s headlines, including the new Tesla "CyberTruck" and Airbnb's ambitious plan to verify 100% of its listings and hosts. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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BONUS GAME: Horror Text Messages
04/11/2019 Duración: 10minAt a recent live show for our sibling podcast, The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week, we played a game to see if audience members could guess which classic horror movie villains were texting them.. Play along and let us know how you did by tweeting @TechathlonShow! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Corinne Iozzio and Stan Horaczek. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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Wicked Tech Words, Bringing Back Dead Products, Zombie Skittle Suffering
28/10/2019 Duración: 31minOn this episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Rob Verger must guess evil-inspired tech terms based on their definitions, debate which obsolete tech product should rise from the dead, and catch up on the week’s headlines, including Google’s “quantum supremacy” and a professional music video shot on an iPhone 11 Pro. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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Pixel 4 Reviews, Fortnite Chapter 2, Disney+ or Disney-
21/10/2019 Duración: 31minOn this episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Rob Verger must separate real absurd movies coming to Disney+ from equally absurd lies, let their phones’ autocomplete function write reviews of Google’s new Pixel 4, and catch up on the week’s headlines, including a security flaw in the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Mark Zuckerberg’s lecture on free speech at Georgetown University. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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Joker or CEO?, Crummy Kiddie Products, Hulu Downloads
14/10/2019 Duración: 32minOn this episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Rob Verger clown around trying to tell tech CEOs from The Joker, reflect on questionable gadgets targeted at kids, and catch up on the week’s headlines, including California’s power outages and Uber Pets. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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Space Tech Spinoffs, Spotify’s Superior Songs, Many Microsoft Surfaces
07/10/2019 Duración: 35minOn this episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Rob Verger celebrate Spotify’s 11th birthday by testing their knowledge of the platform's most-popular tunes, explore the far-out world of NASA tech spinoffs, and catch up on the week’s headlines, including Microsoft’s Surface event and app maker Zynga’s password breach. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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A Lot of Amazon, Impossible Tech Promises, Austin, Tech-xas
30/09/2019 Duración: 37minOn this episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Sandra Gutierrez rlook back at tech companies that were too good to be true, run the numbers on Amazon, and catch up on the week’s tech news, including a brand-new Mario Kart game for mobile devices. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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Missing iPhone Features, TV-Ruining Texts, Comcast Cord Cuts
23/09/2019 Duración: 33minOn this episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Rob Verger argue what feature the next iPhone can't do without, spoil classic plot lines with text messages, and catch up on the week’s headlines, including Facebook's new Portal video chat devices. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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iPhone 11, Lie Detectors, Streaming Showdown
16/09/2019 Duración: 33minOn this episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Sandra Gutierrez Gutierrez risk their reputations against Hasbro’s new lie detector toy, speedily try to remember which streaming platforms host our favorite shows, and catch up on the week’s tech news, including Apple’s iPhone event and Google’s new site for substance abuse recovery. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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Android Alphabet, Racing Records, YouTube Troubles
09/09/2019 Duración: 35minOn this episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Rob Verger quickly test their knowledge of crazy speed records, have a sweet time remembering the names of old versions of Android, and catch up on the week’s headlines, including the NFL's multi-year deal with TikTok. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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BONUS: Labor Day Decathlon 2019
02/09/2019 Duración: 17minOn this special bonus episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Rob Verger face off about the week's tech news the week's tech news, including Google's new Chromebooks for professionals, the BBC's upcoming voice assistant, and a viral food nightmare. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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Phone-Scam Showdown, Keyboard Shortcut Quiz, (Not-So) Supreme Burner
26/08/2019 Duración: 29minOn this episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Rob Verger test their knowledge of the FCC's top phone scams, see how many keyboard shortcuts they can rattle off, and catch up on the week’s headlines, including the creation of the world’s "largest" computer chip. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.
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The 19th Episode Hack-tacular: Cyborgs, Smart Fridges, and Every Windows Computer
19/08/2019 Duración: 36minOn this episode of Techathlon, Corinne Iozzio, Stan Horaczek, and Sandra Gutierrez duke it out over the best human-body biohacks, debate the vulnerabilities of internet-connected gadgets, and catch up on the week’s headlines, including several stories from the Black Hat hacker convention in Las Vegas. Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean! Get the latest tech news at PopSci.com. Pick up Techathlon merch on our Threadless store. Hosted by Jason Lederman. Theme music by Billy Cadden.