Untitled Serendipity Podcast

Untitled Serendipity Podcast - Episode 7 - Puzzles, Robots, and the Future

Welcome to the seventh episode of my weekly podcast, Untitled Serendipity Podcast! I'm your host, Nick ZH, and I'm here to talk for about 15 minutes in a generally positive-ish direction, also sharing something interesting or new I learned this week. Put this on in the background, foreground, in the train or on a plane. I hope you enjoy! You can find me and more that I do on nickzh.net [https://nickzh.net/], or bio.site/nickzh [https://bio.site/nickzh]. This week I talked about puzzles, archaeological digs, robots, AI, and more. Sources: John Spilsbury's Puzzle ; Chavin de Huantar [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav%C3%ADn_de_Hu%C3%A1ntar]; Chavin de Huantar robots [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/08/22/world/science-health-world/camera-toting-robots-help-find-new-tunnels-3000-year-old-temple-peruvian-andes/] ; Giza Robot [https://www.techexplorist.com/robot-reveals-inside-great-pyramid/30245/]

Untitled Serendipity Podcast - Episode 6 - Rome, History, and Clerical Errors

Welcome to the sixth episode of my weekly podcast, Untitled Serendipity Podcast! I'm your host, Nick ZH, and I'm here to talk for about 15 minutes in a generally positive-ish direction, also sharing something interesting or new I learned this week. Put this on in the background, foreground, in the train or on a plane. I hope you enjoy! You can find me and more that I do on nickzh.net [https://nickzh.net/], or bio.site/nickzh [https://bio.site/nickzh]. This week I talked about Roman apartment buildings, historical typos leading to new common knowledge and butterfly effects and reflected on our place in time. Sources: Roman insula apartments [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insula_(building)] ; azure etymology [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/azure] ; Moses mistranslation [ https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-1493,00.html] ; Little Ice Age [https://www.science.smith.edu/climatelit/the-effects-of-the-little-ice-age/#:~:text=The%20Little%20Ice%20Age%20was,in%20Europe%20and%20North%20America.]

Untitled Serendipity Podcast - Episode 5 - Mulberries and Learning

Welcome to the fifth episode of my weekly podcast, Untitled Serendipity Podcast! I'm your host, Nick ZH, and I'm here to talk for about 15 minutes in a generally positive-ish direction, also sharing something interesting or new I learned this week. Put this on in the background, foreground, in the train or on a plane. I hope you enjoy! You can find me and more that I do on nickzh.net [https://nickzh.net/], or bio.site/nickzh [https://bio.site/nickzh]. This week I talked about a Japanese phrase to avoid lightning, a bit about my Japanese goals, and the joys of learning! There’s so much to learn out there—isn’t that wonderful? Sources (in Japanese) for ‘Mulberry Field, Mulberry Field’: weblio.jp [https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E6%A1%91%E5%8E%9F%E6%A1%91%E5%8E%9F#:~:text=%E7%81%BD%E9%9B%A3%E3%82%84%E7%A6%8D%E4%BA%8B%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A9%E3%81%8C,%E4%BA%80%E9%B6%B4%E4%BA%80%E3%80%8D%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A9%E3%81%8C%E3%81%82%E3%82%8B%E3%80%82] ; digioka [http://digioka.libnet.pref.okayama.jp/detail-jp/id/ref/M2019112811515108220] ; biz.trans-suite.jp [https://biz.trans-suite.jp/51704]

Untitled Serendipity Podcast - Episode 4 - Pirates and Sunsets

Welcome to the fourth episode of my weekly podcast, Untitled Serendipity Podcast! I'm your host, Nick ZH, and I'm here to talk for about 15 minutes in a generally positive-ish direction, also sharing something interesting or new I learned this week. Put this on in the background, foreground, in the train or on a plane. I hope you enjoy! You can find me and more that I do on nickzh.net [https://nickzh.net/], or bio.site/nickzh [https://bio.site/nickzh]. This week I talked about the Caribbean Pirates and the Kilogram heist, working hard, and sunsets. Every day is different, and that’s pretty neat. Source for the Caribbean Heist: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/28/574044232/how-pirates-of-the-caribbean-hijacked-americas-metric-system [https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/28/574044232/how-pirates-of-the-caribbean-hijacked-americas-metric-system]

Untitled Serendipity Podcast - Episode 3 - The Organist

Welcome to the third episode of my weekly podcast, Untitled Serendipity Podcast! I'm your host, Nick ZH, and I'm here to talk for about 15 minutes in a generally positive-ish direction, also sharing something interesting or new I learned this week. Put this on in the background, foreground, in the train or on a plane. I hope you enjoy! You can find me and more that I do on nickzh.net [https://nickzh.net/], or bio.site/nickzh [//bio.site/nickzh].  This week I talked about the Organ, and about a magical encounter I had with an Organist, Denis Fedorov. Seeing people come alive with their passion is one of my favourite experiences in life.  Sources for the History of Organs: classichistory [http://www.classichistory.net/archives/organ]; Britannica [https://www.britannica.com/art/organ-musical-instrument],   Denis Fedorov, the Organist’s website: https://www.denis-fedorov.com/ [https://www.denis-fedorov.com/]