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Joseph and Rob really get into some difficult subjects on this episode as they discuss how scientists pursue their work and whether or not the COVID-19 virus was engineered in a laboratory.

Join Joe and TJ as they discuss the moment iPhone 12 Case, a sidetrack about how to determine what price to pay for… things… Joe's final final final review of the AirPods Max, and part 1 of their tech predictions for the year 2021.

In this episode, Joseph is healing up from being run over by reindeer, but while he does, he's got his new AirPods Max to give him stuff to listen to. TJ has some issues with tvOS. He also switched to Microsoft Edge from Chrome. And then they break down Apple's 2020 year in review.

AirPods Max and Christmas traditions! Join TJ and Joe to hear about how the duo celebrate Christmas, their favorite Christmas Music, and their favorite Christmas movies!

Other than the pandemic, many interesting science discoveries, innovations, and flukes occurred in 2020. Rob and Joseph discuss exo planets, new molecules, CRISPR cures… and (maybe) the most wonderful scientific discovery in Dr. Carter’s lifetime???

This week, TJ found an app to cure some macOS audio woes, and he named his phone and watch because of Joe's nerd shaming. Then the two dive in on macOS Big Sur, which TJ is now running on his Hackintosh.

What holds the universe together? What would happen if you toggle those things just a little? This is the essence of the Fine Tuning argument. There are many fundamental constants in the universe upon which life is utterly dependent. In fact, more than just life; the universe itself is irrevocably dependent on some very precise numbers, or it cannot exist.

This week, Joe explains why he purchased the "wrong" phone — well, at least according to TJ. TJ also talks about how awful the MacBook Pro TouchBar is and how it locks up, his new iPhone 12 magnetic car mount and charger, and Joe talks about his new Sony over the ear wireless headphones.

Rob and Joseph return from beyond the solar system to talk about their GPS travels on planet Earth, then take a journey through our solar system to discuss the mysteries of the Sun, Moon, planets, and more.

Join Joseph and TJ as they discuss Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Joseph's deals on Sony headphones, how the internet is taking over his house, plugs, lights, etc., and then they dive into notable TV shows — well, TJ does, anyway.

Living a high fidelity life requires high fidelity podcasts, right? Join TJ and Joe this week as they discuss holiday traditions, Hackintoshes, Big Sur icons, things they're thankful for, and, oh yeah, the podcasts they're subscribed to.

How do they detect planets orbiting far-away stars? Is that even a real thing? Yes it is true, and there are two main methods for finding them: doppler shift and periodic changes in light intensity. To date, thousands of extrasolar planets have been detected. But what does this mean for the possibility of life in outer space? Actually, very little, for most stars are inhospitable to life in general. Joe and Rob wrap up with a discussion on theology and how a Christian can make sense of the new discoveries.

TJ has an iPhone 12 mini in hand! And Joe upgraded to Big Sur on day one because he's crazy like that. And they both have thoughts about these things. Listen in on this fun episode!

This week, Joseph and TJ break down Apple's "One More Thing" event and all the goodies, and maybe some potential downsides, of Apple's new M1 system on a chip for the new Apple Silicon Macs. The future is bright and exciting!

Whether you know it or not, the relationship between electricity and magnetism rules your world. Were it not for this discovery, almost nothing in our modern world would function. Cell phones, radios, electric power stations, even your car...they all depend on the fact that moving magnetic fields induce current in a wire and changing current creates a changing magnetic field.

This week Joseph has a tale of woe involving tropical storms, downed lines, and a dearth of Twitter (is that a feature or a bug?), then the two discuss Apple's upcoming "One More Thing" event and Apple potentially going into the Search business as a competitor to Google before wrapping up the conversation by focusing on aging and health.

Joseph asks the age old tech question, ‘Are our smartphones bad for our health?’ Rob answers this and the guys also discuss modern communication methods, how GPS works, where pocketable computers fit into their lives, and what they think is a ‘healthy’ relationship with technology. They end up having a wide-ranging conversation that ties together cell phones, 5G, GPS, and microwave ovens, and believe it or not, it all makes sense.

Joseph and TJ are back to talk about the applications in Joe's Dock. Also remember Quibi? Well, don't bother because after a little over 6 months, the service is shutting down. Joseph's wife also got an iPhone 12 Pro and Joseph has thoughts.

It’s that time of year for the annual Ig Nobel Awards to be awarded to those scientists who publish the worst, oddest, most irreproducible, or downright weird research. Joe and Rob have a hard time with this one, but only because they could not stop laughing at the squeaking alligators, narcissist unibrow quotients, and knives made from...wait, what?

In part 1 of our two part series on "what's in our Dock" TJ let's us know what apps are in his Dock that he uses on a regular basis. And he particularly bores Joe when he gets to the development tools. But that's to be expected when a designer and a developer do a podcast together.