Episodes
Thursday Aug 30, 2018
S1 E1: Wireless Communication: "It's addictive, dangerous and I don't trust it"
Thursday Aug 30, 2018
Thursday Aug 30, 2018
Dr Lucy Rogers is joined by comedians Bec Hill and Harriet Braine for the History Makers podcast, where they explore modern technology and the people throughout history who have made it all possible.
In episode one, the trio discusses whether wireless communication is our salvation or damnation. Dr Lucy explains how Wi-Fi works, “robot” Harriet uses her databanks to bring some makers to life and Bec tells us why we should have never moved on from plastic cups and a piece of string.
So set your ears to receive and your mind to blown for History Makers!
Featured Makers: Guglielmo Marconi, Heinrich Hertz, Hedy Lamarr
History Makers is brought to you by DesignSpark, the engineering community of RS Components. DesignSpark provides free software, tools and resources to help turn your ideas into reality. Join free today at www.designspark.com.
Monday Sep 10, 2018
Monday Sep 10, 2018
Former Robot Wars judge Dr Lucy Rogers is joined by award-winning comedians Bec Hill and Harriet Braine for the History Makers podcast, where they explore modern technology and the people throughout history who have made it all possible.
In episode two, the trio discusses whether artificial intelligence is our salvation or damnation. Dr Lucy explains how AI has developed, “robot” Harriet uses her databanks to bring Mary Shelley to life and Bec keeps her eye on the kill switch in case it all goes wrong.
So set your ears to receive and your mind to blown for History Makers!
Featured Maker: Mary Shelley
History Makers is brought to you by DesignSpark, the engineering community of RS Components. DesignSpark provides free software, tools and resources to help turn your ideas into reality. Join free today at www.designspark.com.
Sunday Sep 16, 2018
S1 E3 - Computer Programming: "The first computer bug was a moth"
Sunday Sep 16, 2018
Sunday Sep 16, 2018
Former Robot Wars judge and DesignSpark blogger Dr Lucy Rogers is joined by comedians Bec Hill and Harriet Braine for the History Makers podcast, where they explore modern technology and the people throughout history who have made it all possible.
In episode three, the trio discusses whether computer programming is our salvation or damnation. Dr Lucy explains the origins of programming, “robot” Harriet uses her databanks to bring a maker from history to life and Bec works out whether C++ really is Fortran's evil cousin or just her best ever maths score.
So set your ears to receive and your mind to blown for History Makers!
Featured Maker: Grace Hopper
History Makers is brought to you by DesignSpark, the engineering community of RS Components. DesignSpark provides free software, tools and resources to help turn your ideas into reality. Join free today at www.designspark.com.
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
S1 E4 - Navigation: “GPS would make the Wizard of Oz boring”
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Dr Lucy Rogers is joined by comedians Bec Hill and Harriet Braine for the History Makers podcast, where they explore modern technology and the people throughout history who have made it all possible.
In episode four, the trio discusses whether navigation technology is our salvation or damnation. Dr Lucy guides us through the subject of navigation, “robot” Harriet uses her databanks to bring a maker from history to life and Bec locates the nearest exit in case of emergency.
So set your ears to receive and your mind to blown for History Makers!
Featured Maker: John Harrison
History Makers is brought to you by DesignSpark, the engineering community of RS Components. DesignSpark provides free software, tools and resources to help turn your ideas into reality. Join free today at www.designspark.com.
Sunday Sep 30, 2018
Sunday Sep 30, 2018
Former Robot Wars judge and DesignSpark blogger Dr Lucy Rogers is joined by award winning comedians Bec Hill and Harriet Braine for the History Makers podcast, where they explore modern technology and the people throughout history who have made it all possible.
In episode five, the trio discusses whether 3D manufacturing and printing is our salvation or damnation. Dr Lucy explains the weird world of 3D manufacturing, “robot” Harriet uses her databanks to bring a maker from history to life and Bec desperately clings on to the concept of hope in a world increasingly obsessed by materialistic wealth.
So set your ears to receive and your mind to blown for History Makers!
Featured Maker: Josiah Wedgwood
History Makers is brought to you by DesignSpark, the engineering community of RS Components. DesignSpark provides free software, tools and resources to help turn your ideas into reality. Join free today at www.designspark.com.
Sunday Oct 07, 2018
S1 E6 - Cyber: “I have been using my free anti-virus trial for 10 years”
Sunday Oct 07, 2018
Sunday Oct 07, 2018
Former Robot Wars judge and DesignSpark blogger Dr Lucy Rogers is joined by award winning comedians Bec Hill and Harriet Braine for the History Makers podcast, where they explore modern technology and the people throughout history who have made it all possible.
In episode six, the trio discusses whether cyber is our salvation or damnation. Dr Lucy demystifies all things cyber, “robot” Harriet uses her databanks to bring a maker from history to life and Bec desperately changes all of her passwords to something more complicated than 1234.
So set your ears to receive and your mind to blown for History Makers!
Featured Maker: Ada Lovelace
History Makers is brought to you by DesignSpark, the engineering community of RS Components. DesignSpark provides free software, tools and resources to help turn your ideas into reality. Join free today at www.designspark.com.
Monday Jun 03, 2019
S2 E3: Can I Get An Upgrade?
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Dr Lucy, Bec and Harriet are back! The hosts of our 5-star-rated History Makers series return for The DesignSpark Podcast, exploring some of the hottest topics in tech through a mix of fun facts, exuberant stand-up, outlandish sketches and foot-tapping songs.
In episode 3 they're exploring the world of augmented humans! Find out why Bec can't brush her teeth without hearing music from the Black Eyed Peas.
It's time for TechLOLogy.
Monday Jun 10, 2019
S2 E4: How Do I Know You're Not A Robot
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Dr Lucy, Bec and Harriet are back! The hosts of our 5-star-rated History Makers series return for The DesignSpark Podcast, exploring some of the hottest topics in tech through a mix of fun facts, exuberant stand-up, outlandish sketches and foot-tapping songs.
In episode 4 they're exploring the world of robotics.
It's time for TechLOLogy.