Simblified

Drones have been around for a while now and have found uses from photography to dropping bombs. But a quiet little revolution seems to be happening in the deliveries space. Join your Simblified hosts as they find out what you can dispatch by drone and to whom. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the internet, o...

You might have heard of Neuralink, Elon Musk's company to try and hook up all our brains to the internet. So we can all share thoughts instantly and become super-smart and all that. Or at least that's the utopian vision! In this episode, your hosts discuss the brain, Brain-Computer Interfaces and what the ramifications of such tech could be. We heavily reference this excellent explainer by Tim Urb...

Boy, is this a special episode. We spoke to Dr. Nitin Arora, a Consultant Intensivist who practices in Birmingham, England. Dr. Nitin, interestingly enough, wrote to us on Twitter feeling that our earlier episode on oxygen was incomplete. So we did what anyone should do to their critics - invited him to a podcast episode recording! And what a time we had - it was insightful, emotional, funny (Chuc...

Boy, is this a special episode. We spoke to Dr. Nitin Arora, a Consultant Intensivist who practices in Birmingham, England. Dr. Nitin, interestingly enough, wrote to us on Twitter feeling that our earlier episode on oxygen was incomplete. So we did what anyone should do to their critics - invited him to a podcast episode recording! And what a time we had - it was insightful, emotional, funny (Chuc...

Why have the new IT rules created so much noise? What does it mean for your favourite social media platforms? Will Facebook and Twitter stop working in India? (No). Can the Simblified gang stop making bad jokes? (Also, no). Join your four regular hosts as they try to figure it out along with you. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spen...

Chuck saw a documentary recently - Netflix's Alma Matters (which is centered on IIT Kharagpur students) and found it fascinating enough to bring some of the points the show makes to a Simblified recording. In this freewheeling episode, our 3 and a half engineers discuss placements, gender imbalance, "core" subjects suffering at the hands of IT jobs, and of course, why 5 point Someone is actually n...

Why did the chicken cross the road? Because it looked left, then right, then left again and didn't find any answers. This week, the Simblified gang spoke to special guest Nipun Cherian - founder of the V4 People Party in Kerala and an entrepreneur who runs robotics automation - about the state of politics, how people like us can meaningfully engage in democracy and the ironic story of how he was j...

With schools and universities physically closed during the last year or so, online learning was pretty much the only way to go. But is it the future? What are the pros and cons of the whole thing? The Simblified gang have a freewheeling discussion. Chuck has some experience in this matter, having taught at a university (physically and virtually) and running his own online course now. But don't wor...

Of all the things we can't live without, Oxygen tops the list, especially in these troubled times. Join your Simblified hosts as they go into the hows of oxygen generation and what's being done to get everyone some. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the internet, one part Wodehouse quotes, and one part qualit...

Google Chrome is about to block third party cookies and introducing something called FLoC instead. What does this mean? The Simblified gang who experience the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect with tech reporting (so much so that they can't even remember the name during the episode) Simblify everything you need to know about cookies, privacy and Google's gambit. And, it's totally calorie free. Add one part...

The lads get together to discuss this ultra-intense and ultra-short civil war that rocked the footballing world. We discuss what this proposed super league was about, why is caused all this outcry and what are all of the poor little rich owners going to do now. Tune in even if you know little or care even less about football - you may feel better when you hear us being worse off. Add one part news...

The software giant recently closed a $22b deal with the US Department of Defence for nifty new VR headsets. Should we be scared, or will this lead to VR/AR tech in the future that could benefit humanity? After all, a previous US Dept of Defence-funded project led to the internet which led to glorious global cooperation, civil discourse and this podcast itself. The Simblified gang discuss. Also, we...

The lads explore the What , Why and How of the recent Suez canal blockage. Join Chuck, Naren, Tony and Srikeit as they discuss everything Suez with a little science and a smidge of research. And a lot of nonsense banter and puns. That's an Ever Given. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the internet, one part W...

Among the many things Brexit put into cold storage is the Kolpak deal which allowed foreign cricketers to play in England easily. Who is Kolpak, what's his deal, and what does it all have to do with Steve Waugh in Chennai? Join the Simblified gang as Chuck, Naren, Srikeit, and Tony explain what it's all about. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult refere...

So just what on earth are NFTs? The reunited Simblified four break it all down, and speculate about what the future of art and merch could be. But first, of course, we have a lovely profundity to kick things off. And hey, if anyone is interested in buying the first episode of Simblified as an NFT, let us know. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult refere...

The gang is back for one last time for the second and final 200th episode of Simblified. Chuck, Naren, Srikeit, and Tony pick up from where they left off in the previous episode and try to Simblify sophisticated things like BigTech and Man's search for meaning. Meanwhile, the banter continues to be unsophisticated. Oh! And there's a surprise at the end of the episode. Add one part news, one part b...

It's episode 200 for your friendly neighbourhood podcast. And we've reuinited the OG quartet of hosts : Chuck, Naren, Tony and Srikeit for double the dose of banter and nonsense. As for the main business of Simblification, we talk about SPACs - Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, what they are, what they do and why they are diabolical. We also touch upon the madness that was the Gamestop phenom...

You know what they say about Australia - everything is upside down. Facebook and Google found out the hard way recently as the land down under pushed a bizarre funda called the media bargaining code asking them to pay news sites for sending traffic their way. To help explain what this is all about, Naren and Tony roped in the new COO of The Ken and always cool guy - Praveen Gopal Krishnan. Also fe...

Of the many ways the world can end, one is a gigantic solar flare with a coronal mass ejection. It's highly unlikely, but that doesn't stop your hosts Tony and Naren from Simblifying it. Meet your hosts aka The Ultracrepidarians! Naren | Tony Instagram: @shenoynv | @notytony Twitter: @shenoyn | @notytony Say hello and tell us what you think! We love your feedback. We'd love it if you could leave a...

Greenwashing is what marketers do to sort of make claims about the environment and take advantage of that kind of marketing and look more ecologically responsible. This is because, according to research, 66% of global consumers are willing to pay more for environmentally friendly products. So, what exactly is 'greenwashing'? Tune in to Tony and Naren as they simplify some broad and non-specific cl...

It's an exclusive invitation only app, it's already valued at a billion dollars, and no one seems to know what it even is. Just the thing for your intrepid Simblified hosts Tony and Naren to dive deeply into. Join them as they find out what it is and whether it lives up to its hype. Meet your hosts aka The Ultracrepidarians! Naren | Tony Instagram: @shenoynv | @notytony Twitter: @shenoyn | @notyto...

we've got a billion people on one hand and a billion doses of vaccine on the other. What do we have? Apart from very large hands, that is? We have an enormous administrative and logistic task. Join your hosts Tony and Naren as they take a jab at answering this fascinating question. Meet your hosts aka The Ultracrepidarians! Naren | Tony Instagram: @shenoynv | @notytony Twitter: @shenoyn | @notyton...

Last month, scientists created a little sun here on Earth that was way hotter than the big guy in the sky, by nuclear fusion. Join your Simblified hosts Tony and Naren as they find out how it works, what it means for humankind and if it will be the eternal free power technology of science fiction Meet your hosts aka The Ultracrepidarians! Naren | Tony Instagram: @shenoynv | @notytony Twitter: @she...

One for the road. How does electronic tolling work? What is unique about the Nobel prize-winning economist who first proposed the concept? Can our hosts stop making bad puns? Hop on and join Tony and Naren for a short ride as they attempt the toll task of Simblifying these questions. We promise it won't take a toll on you. Meet your hosts aka The Ultracrepidarians! Naren | Tony Instagram: @shenoyn...

What will happen to the world? How will it end? With a bang or with a whimper? Will the Metro construction be completed before it ends? Join your hosts Naren and Tony as they dive into these deep questions and Simblify them! Meet your hosts aka The Ultracrepidarians! Naren | Tony Instagram: @shenoynv | @notytony Twitter: @shenoyn | @notytony Say hello and tell us what you think! We love your feedb...