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God I wish there was a podcast about this kind of thing: just get stuck in deep to some kind of hyper-focused thing per week. Even if sometimes I don't fully un

God I wish there was a podcast about this kind of thing: just get stuck in deep to some kind of hyper-focused thing per week. Even if sometimes I don't fully understand every concept, I'd take that over having "atoms have a thing called a nucleus" being the general level of explanation or recycled press releases levels of content for the commute. Really winds me up about things like James May's programme where he'd spend an hour taking apart a lawnmower and self-deprecatingly call it nerdy to go into that detail. No! You could spend an hour explaining the metallurgy that goes into the case hardening on a single bolt or how the gear involutes are adjusted for the expected wear pattern and I'd find that more interesting than an hour skipping all the detail and, worse, pretending that was a deep dive.

lucb1e 5y ago
Frankly that lawnmower thing sounds interesting as well, even if I'd find the JWST a lot more interesting. It's not not nerdy to look into lawnmower tech just because it's an everyday object or not your specific focus area :)
- adhesive_wombat 5y ago
  It's not nerdy enough! I want a 10 part series on just the machine that sharpens the blades, and another on the engine oil, and another on the heat-resistant paint! None of these are my area, but all are fascinating in their own way.
rolandog 5y ago
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary is a great podcast where the host goes into detail about the relevance of new studies. I really like it.
pkaye 5y ago
The YouTube channel for the Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Telescope have a lot of interesting content. Scientists and Engineers do presentations about the science and technology. https://www.youtube.com/c/hubblespacetelescope/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/hubblespacetelescope/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/NASAWebbTelescope/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/NASAWebbTelescope/videos

lucb1e 5y ago

Frankly that lawnmower thing sounds interesting as well, even if I'd find the JWST a lot more interesting. It's not not nerdy to look into lawnmower tech just because it's an everyday object or not your specific focus area :)

adhesive_wombat 5y ago
It's not nerdy enough! I want a 10 part series on just the machine that sharpens the blades, and another on the engine oil, and another on the heat-resistant paint! None of these are my area, but all are fascinating in their own way.

rolandog 5y ago

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary is a great podcast where the host goes into detail about the relevance of new studies. I really like it.

pkaye 5y ago

The YouTube channel for the Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Telescope have a lot of interesting content. Scientists and Engineers do presentations about the science and technology. https://www.youtube.com/c/hubblespacetelescope/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/hubblespacetelescope/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/NASAWebbTelescope/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/NASAWebbTelescope/videos