Maxwell's House (Audio)
Stop by the house of polymath Ray Maxwell and see what he's investigating today. Ray is a teacher, color scientist, pilot, photographer, Photoshop wizard and raconteur who each week takes on different real-world applications of complex scientific notions. Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.Podcasts
MH 78: RPVs and R/C Aircraft - Large remotely piloted vehicles and small radio controlled aircraft, aviation news, answers to your questions, and more.
Published: June 27, 2010, 3:35 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 23 seconds
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MH 77: Learning To Fly - Choosing a career as a pilot, aviation news, answers to your questions, and more.
Published: June 19, 2010, 4:13 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 49 seconds
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MH 76: Landing On Water - Falcon 9, Mars plans, float flying, answers to your questions, and more.
Published: June 13, 2010, 1:56 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 57 seconds
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MH 75: The Density of Hot Air - Antique cockpit close-up, English Channel crossing with helium, hot air balloons, your questions, and more.
Published: June 6, 2010, 12:11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes
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MH 74: Where Am I? Part 2 - Jilted pilot, gliding shuttle, the Gimli Glider, radio navigation, your questions, and more.
Published: May 29, 2010, 1:44 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 51 seconds
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MH 73: Where Am I? - Classified projects, runway numbers, deicing fluid, navigation, your questions, and more.
Published: May 22, 2010, 11:59 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 59 seconds
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MH 72: Ice On Your Wings - U-2 retires, Boeing's Phantom Ray debuts, a chilling story, and your questions.
Published: May 14, 2010, 12:03 p.m.Duration: 58 minutes 9 seconds
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MH 71: Jumping Out of Airplanes - Latest aviation news, history of sport parachuting, and your questions.
Published: May 10, 2010, 1:43 a.m.Duration: 56 minutes 44 seconds
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MH 70: Flying Gliders vs. Power Airplanes - The X-37B space plane, TU-154 crash update, gliders vs. powered aircraft, and your questions.
Published: May 1, 2010, 8:59 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 5 seconds
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MH 69: I'm Just Along For The Ride - Tesla Cessna crash info, ash cloud update, Green Hornet, Aero Car, view from the FLOP, and more.
Published: April 25, 2010, 3:21 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 42 seconds
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MH 68: Attitude About Altitude - The volcanic dust cloud, TU-154 crash, ground effect aircraft, and more.
Published: April 18, 2010, 1:12 a.m.Duration: 47 minutes 38 seconds
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MH 67: Show Me the Data - Ray explains aircraft landing gear, how planes fly upside down, the importance of statistical data, and more.
Published: April 11, 2010, 1:53 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 17 seconds
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MH 66: My Life In Aviation - Ray discusses the evolution of flight in his own life.
Published: April 6, 2010, 3:03 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 30 seconds
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MH 65: The Physics of Curling - Pilots both fake and real, units of measurement, and the physics of curling.
Published: March 28, 2010, 3:42 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 31 seconds
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MH 64: Physics Across Different Technologies - Ray explains the effect of mixing frequencies in many different physical phenomena.
Published: March 20, 2010, 8:38 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 56 seconds
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MH 63: A Review of the U.S. Space Program - Ray and Dr. Kiki look at the history of space exploration.
Published: March 17, 2010, 1:09 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 8 seconds
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MH 62: The Effects of Technology on Art - Dr. Kiki and Ray talk cover the effects of technology on the art world.
Published: March 7, 2010, 2:02 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 10 seconds
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MH 61: Ray's Ramblings - Ray talks about multitasking, car safety, answers your questions, and more.
Published: March 1, 2010, 12:18 a.m.Duration: 56 minutes 38 seconds
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MH 60: Digital Color Photography - Leo and Ray talk about the winter Olympics, asking the right questions, and what color really means in the world of digital photography.
Published: Feb. 20, 2010, 9:42 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 11 seconds
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MH 59: Midair Collisions Of Aircraft - The Colorado glider/Piper/Cirrus collision, and how mid-air collisions can be avoided.
Published: Feb. 17, 2010, 6:20 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 25 seconds
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MH 58: Printing Color - Dr. Kiki joins Ray to talk more about color science, how to print the colors you intend, and more.
Published: Feb. 7, 2010, 7:24 a.m.Duration: 50 minutes 37 seconds
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MH 57: Monitor Your Color - Avatar and 3D, iPhone clock accuracy, QuadToneRIP for Snow Leopard, genetics law, airport security, and more.
Published: Jan. 30, 2010, 8:22 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 47 seconds
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MH 56: Color Is All in Your Mind - iPhone GPS clock, QuadToneRIP patch, Xerox, lessons, genetics law, airport security, and more.
Published: Jan. 23, 2010, 8:57 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 31 seconds
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MH 55: 3-D Tech - The technology behind 3-D movies such as "Avatar" and "Up," and more.
Published: Jan. 17, 2010, 6:51 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 2 seconds
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MH 54: Soak and Sip - Hi-res iPhone images, genetic privacy, Ginkgo biloba, color management, and more.
Published: Jan. 6, 2010, 12:56 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 29 seconds
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MH 53: The Well-Tempered Santa Claus - Ray talks tech, aircraft, amateur radio, music and more.
Published: Dec. 30, 2009, 7:02 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 19 seconds
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MH 52: Dreamliner - A discussion of the innovative Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Published: Dec. 26, 2009, 5:40 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 33 seconds
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MH 51: The Scientific Method - Ray delves into scientific hypothesis and experiment.
Published: Dec. 25, 2009, 5:05 p.m.Duration: 59 minutes 52 seconds
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MH 50: Lasers, the history of the first laser, and more.
Published: Dec. 24, 2009, 2:37 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 44 seconds
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