In each episode, host Willa Paskin takes a cultural question, object, or habit; examines its history; and tries to figure out what it means and why it matters. New episodes come out every two weeks.

Abstract: Morse code remains a practical mode of communication in constrained or low-bandwidth environments. However, traditional decoding systems often lack adaptability, scalability, and educational ...

Just like with real cars, My Winter Car‘s vehicles have a unique Vehicle Identification Number tied to them that can provide information on their history. Why does this matter, you ask? In My Winter ...

Founded in 2012, Code Decode Labs operates in Advanced Hardware & Technology, offering research and development of solutions in cyber warfare and advanced cyber ...

The room we are in is locked. It is windowless and lit from above by a fluorescent bulb. In the hallway outside—two stories beneath the city of London—attendants in dark suits patrol silently, giving ...

Binding of aminoglycoside antibiotics to 16S ribosomal RNA induces a particular structure of the decoding center and increases the misincorporation of near-cognate amino acids. By kinetic analysis we ...

Single Allocation: Allocate buffer once during encoding for maximum efficiency Zero-Copy Decoding: Direct memory operations with proper bounds checking ...

BPC decoding refers to the process of receiving and analyzing low-frequency radio wave time service signals issued by the National Time Service Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences through ...

James McWhinney is a long-tenured Investopedia contributor and an expert on personal finance and investing. With over 25 years of experience as a full-time communications professional, James writes ...

Jan 09, 2026 - Viktor Markopoulos - We often trust what we see. In cybersecurity, we are trained to look for suspicious links, strange file extensions, or garbled code. But what if the threat looked ...

Hexadecimal close hexadecimalA number system using 16 symbols from 0-9 and A-F, also known as base 16 and hex., also known as hex, is the third commonly used number ...

Welcome to the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Delaware, where the pursuit of scientific discovery and innovation meets cutting-edge research and academic excellence. Our ...