69: What’s a Computer? Part I

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Sep 29, 202150:15Science & Medicine

Joseph and Rob discuss what insects they’ve seen over the seasons of 2021, give a little update about their bees’ behavior, and in their fascinating main topic, they discuss the origins of the modern computer! Rob takes...

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