The Next Generation

In today's episode, Blake and Will travel to Normal, Illinois to sit down and have a conversation with Rivian's founder and CEO, RJ Scaringe, at Rivian's manufacturing plant. Rivian is an electric vehicle company that currently produces two consumer vehicles- an electric pickup truck (the R1T) and a seven-passenger electric SUV (the R1S). RJ has built Rivian from the ground up and has...

In today's episode, Blake and Will discuss the six main tricks that Apple uses in their retail stores to make them so profitable. Stay tuned until the end for a banger trivia round! Click here if you want to check out the free "Today at Apple" sessions... I highly recommend! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to reach out to us at: thenextgenerationpod@gmail.com or Blak...

In today’s episode, Blake and Will talk about how SpaceX’s Starlink is saving Ukraine from the Russian invasion. Enjoy!

In today’s episode, Blake and Will discuss why 5G failed. Stay tuned until the end for some trivia!

In today’s episode, Blake and Will discuss whether AI language models such as ChatGPT should be allowed in schools or not. Give us a review if you enjoyed this episode!

In todays episode, Blake and Will talk about how the EU is mandating that all devices must be charged via USB-C and how it will effect Apple’s iPhone. Stay tuned until the end for a nail-biting round of trivia! Here's the law (pages 27-28): https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-10713-2022-INIT/x/pdf

In today's episode, Blake and Will discuss the upcoming NFL conference championships.  Fill out the form here to cast your predictions on the Super Bowl.  Thanks for listening!

In today’s episode, Blake and Will talk about the NFL season and the upcoming divisional round and Super Bowl. Stay tuned until the end for a new segment with a surprise guest!

In today's episode, Blake and Will talk about the pros and cons of Chat GPT and similar AI models.  Fill out the Google Form here . We’d love to hear what you have to say!  Download Chat GPT here .

In today's episode, Blake and Will break down the space elevators.  Stay tuned until the end for an entertaining trivia round!

In today's episode, Blake and Will discuss the NFL season thus far and their predictions for how the rest of the season will go.  Enjoy!

In today's episode, Blake and Will talk about supersonic jets.  From Concorde to sonic booms to ambitious startups, they cover it all.  Stay tuned until the end for a great round of trivia! Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p0fRlCHYyg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQSeTNctYig&t=301s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO4_VHM69oI

In today's episode, Blake and Will break down the upcoming Artemis 1 NASA launch with the all-new SLS mega-rocket.  They talk about liquid hydrogen leaks, launch pads, and orbital maneuvers.  Stay tuned until the end for a great trivia game!

In today's episode, Blake and Will talk about their upcoming NFL season predictions.  Stick around until the end for trivia!

In today's episode, Blake and Will talk about Steve Jobs's life.  Stay tuned for an excellent trivia round! "Stay hungry. Stay foolish." -Steve Jobs

Blake and Will break down JWST's first color images in today's episode.  First Image All of the original images (note that new photos will be released in the following days) Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the first photos (Definitely watch if you want to learn a little more, NDT is great!) Hubble vs Webb direct image comparison! Pillars of creation visible vs. infrared Since we r...

In today's episode, Blake and Will discuss how and why the ISS was built.  Happy listening!

In today's episode, Blake and Will talk about DALL-E 2, an AI built by OpenAI that converts text into images.   thispersondoesnotexist.com OpenAI DALL-E 2 website (scroll down a little) Blake's article

In today's episode, Blake and Will discuss the NBA and NHL playoffs.  Note: In trivia, Will said that Kobe was selected 11th overall when he was actually selected 13th overall.  

In today's episode, Blake and Will talk about Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter acquisition and his mind-control company, Neuralink! Click here to watch a monkey use Neuralink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsCul1sp4hQ

In today's episode, Blake and Will discuss the NBA playoffs and the NFL offseason trades!  Happy listening!

Today, Blake and Will talk about Stephen Hawking's life accomplishments.   Stay tuned until the end for a trivia game!

In today's episode, Blake and Will talk about the Tesla Gigafactory.  Stick around until the end for an awesome trivia game! Article version by Will: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19K9pi_rKMNQHMLlcoTczAQYbH_aplN3JNRXXKAwVHKo/edit 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

In today's episode, Blake and Will talk about how Google search works.   Article version by Will: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SO02q-wvC56t82OxHJX-FA21OvMnINJsCtqbIgBfvg8/edit

In today's episode, Blake and Will talk about the history of our universe, from the very beginning to the present.  Enjoy! Article version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bmX2Ht0O88nUAk4e0ZwttuLYG45-uIhjnr4a1GHFNV4/edit