Wireless Charging

Password Security

The average person has 170 passwords. Most of them are terrible. In this episode of Nerd Adjacent, Chris breaks down how passwords work, how they get cracked, and what's coming next—because it turns out, the thing standing between hackers and your bank account deserves better than your dog's name and a birth year. ___ Music for this episode by Eric Lund.

Vibe Coding

Vibe coding changes how software gets made by letting people describe what they want in plain language instead of writing every line by hand. This episode explores how AI lowers the barrier to programming, opening the door for non-developers to turn ideas into working software. ___ Music for this episode by Eric Lund.

USB

USB is the tiny port that quietly standardized our digital lives—letting nearly anything plug into almost anything. This episode tells the story of how a handful of tech giants killed off a jungle of incompatible connectors and gave us one simple plug (well… eventually). ___ Music for this episode by Eric Lund.

WiFi

Wi-Fi made the internet truly portable—turning coffee shops into offices, living rooms into classrooms, and airports into, well, slightly less boring places. This episode looks at how Wi-Fi untethered our digital lives and became the quiet force keeping everything connected. ___ Music for this episode by Eric Lund

Wireless Charging

You drop your phone on a pad, and it just starts charging—no fumbling with cables, no broken cords. Wireless charging has quietly reshaped how we power our devices. This episode explores how it works, why it feels so effortless, and what it took to make electricity go cordless. ___ Music for this episode by Eric Lund