On today’s episode we talk about the evil that is Monsanto (in the context of a current court case), we speculate about whether or not one should be allowed to patent life, and we discuss the implications of having a food supply controlled by one company. Click here to listen!
Andrew: We should do like the Imperial March whenever we say, “Monsanto.” Nick: Da, da, dum, da, da dum. Virginia: Are we covered under fair use for that? Nick: I just made that up. Does that sound like something you’ve heard before? Andrew: I don’t want to get on the wrong side of the RIA, the MPAA, and Monsanto, since, apparently, the League of Evil is a real thing now. Read More...
Virginia: Today we are talking to David Lankes. Thanks for being here! David: It’s great to be here. Thanks so much for having me. Virginia: Before we get started, I have to tell you. You spoke about two years ago at the Dallas Public Library. I don’t know if you remember that. David: I do. Virginia: I was sitting in the back of the room, and I have to say Read More...
This week’s episode is super cool. We got David Lankes, a professor of information studies at Syracuse University (also known as the world’s best public speaker), to talk to us about libraries. We thought we’d have a grand debate on the topic of libraries and electronic media, but what we actually had was a wide-ranging discussion about knowledge and access to knowledge. We’re wicked happy that we got such a Read More...
On this edition of Nerd Absurd, the boys talk about 3D printed guns with their first guest, Leland Flynn. (Leland is a Geekbeat.tv contributor, and he also has his own blog, This 8-bit Life.) The podcast centers on a start-up that had its leased 3D printer seized by the leasing company upon the discovery that it would be used to prototype 3D gun drawings: Defense Distributed is a collective that raised $20,000 in BitCoins to lease a Read More...