Episodes

  • Exercise in Virtual Reality, Part 3

    Exercise in Virtual Reality, Part 3
    Jul 20 2019
    Chris Ross returns to the show to discuss skill building and muscle memory in VR. We asked ourselves if training in VR translates to tangible skill in the real world. The answers may surprise you!
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    31 mins
  • Shinjuku Phoenix: A Story of Rebirth and Neon Mystery

    Shinjuku Phoenix: A Story of Rebirth and Neon Mystery
    May 12 2019
    Traveling to Japan changed his entire world view. This is a story of compassion, vulnerability, and rebirth. Follow along as Aubrey rediscovers his core passion while adventuring down alleys of neon mystery in Tokyo.
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    30 mins
  • Disrupt Your Life

    Disrupt Your Life
    Jan 31 2019
    Junior software engineer Mimi Chenyao joins the show to share her story of uprooting her life to move across the country to work at a startup.
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    33 mins
  • Stories of Synchronicity

    Stories of Synchronicity
    Jul 15 2018
    Emily Dutch, author and world traveler, joins the show to share stories about her master plan, ten years in the making. She stopped by our San Francisco studio on her way to Bali and beyond, on her quest to embrace synchronicity in all forms. A one-way ticket to the rest of your life!
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    31 mins
  • Exercise in Virtual Reality, Part 2

    Exercise in Virtual Reality, Part 2
    Jun 24 2018
    Chris Ross returns to the show for a second round of verbal sparring, from muay thai training to shadowboxing. With BoxVR and Beat Saber and a heathy dose of mindfulness, you can see dramatic improvements in your skill. These games offer a compelling example of coaching techniques applied to a training routine in virtual reality. The real world results speak for themselves.
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    34 mins
  • Exercise in Virtual Reality, Part 1

    Exercise in Virtual Reality, Part 1
    May 20 2018
    Chris Ross joins the show to talk about the intersection of exercise with virtual reality computing. BeatSaber is quickly becoming the best game in the Oculus Rift marketplace, since its release in early May 2018. We ask and answer the question: why buy VR hardware instead of a gym membership?
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    37 mins
  • Time Traveling Wearables

    Time Traveling Wearables
    Oct 28 2017
    This is a story about the complexities of synchronizing time across connected devices, the perils of getting it wrong, and some theories on why system clocks suddenly change sometimes.
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    20 mins
  • CityHiker: Adventures with Reactive Extensions

    CityHiker: Adventures with Reactive Extensions
    Sep 30 2017
    Aubrey tells a tale of building the CityHiker app and how adoption of Reactive Extensions helped accelerate development by focusing on user experience.
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    27 mins