Hosted by Chris Rouman · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 16 episodes
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Explore how technology shows up in everyday life—often in ways you don’t expect. Each episode unpacks real-world examples and explains the tech behind it in simple, relatable terms. No jargon, no hype—just clear stories about how the digital world works. Find out more at neradjacent.com.
Chris Rouman hosts Nerd Adjacent, a technology show with 16 episodes published.
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 standi
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 do
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 connect
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 a
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 eff
They turn airplane roar into a hush and office chatter into silence—but noise-cancelling headphones aren’t magic. This episode breaks down how microphones, sound waves, and a bit of clever engineering create quiet on dem
From guiding missiles in the Cold War to guiding you to the nearest coffee shop, GPS has become one of the world’s most essential technologies. This episode explores how satellites, signals, and a bit of math keep us fro
Ever wonder how your phone unlocks with your face or how self-driving cars see the road? That’s computer vision—AI trained to understand images and video. This post dives into how it works, what it can do, and why teachi
From voice assistants that misunderstand you to chatbots that almost get it right, Natural Language Processing is the AI trying to understand what we mean when we speak or type. This episode explores how machines learn l
Neural networks are the brain-inspired tech behind everything from image recognition to music-generating AIs. In this post, we break down how they learn, what makes them powerful, and why they’re not quite human—but stil
From Netflix recommendations to spam filters, machine learning is the quiet engine behind many of the smart tools we use every day. This post breaks down how machines actually learn from data and why it’s less like progr
Touchscreens feel like modern magic, but the tech has a surprisingly long history—starting with clunky pressure-based screens and evolving into the sleek, responsive glass we tap today. This episode traces how we got fro
They’re on menus, packages, posters—even gravestones. But QR codes weren’t designed for marketing; they were born on the factory floor. This post unpacks how a barcode upgrade from 1990s Japan became a modern-day shortcu
Ever wonder how your earbuds just know to connect to your phone? That’s Bluetooth—an unflashy but essential tech with Viking roots, hopping radio frequencies, and a name that wasn’t supposed to stick. This post unpacks h
Your fridge can message you, your lights can gossip with your thermostat, and your vacuum has a name. Welcome to the Internet of Things—where everyday objects get smart, talk to each other, and occasionally get stuck und
I'm part software product designer, voice actor, and nerd. I'm embarking on a new podcast that dives into the technology that we may use everyday but know very little about. My goal is to explain what might seem like big
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Nerd Adjacent is hosted by Chris Rouman. The show is categorised under technology and has published 16 episodes.
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