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As your hosts brace for the quadrennial U.S. Presidential election (yes, this was recorded the night before), Merlin illuminates the seedy underbelly of YouTube upload workarounds, John says Merlin\u2019s head is definitely getting bigger, and Merlin considers John\u2019s new theory regarding helium and weight loss. Merlin pronounces more things wrong and misses more of John\u2019s references.\n\nJohn shares the mysterious tale of the weird new smell in his house, and Merlin outs himself as a relative humidity nerd and baking soda life hacker.\n\nThis week\u2019s main topic covers _teaching kids about technology_. When, how, and what should young students learn about computers at school? How far have things come since Merlin\u2019s Business Administration class and the lectures John suffered on RAM vs. ROM? \n\nCan a deeper interest in the wild and unexplored possibilities of technology be encouraged amidst the more practical and vocational approach to using today\u2019s computers? Should poets and playwrights encourage their kids\u2019 enthusiasm for coal mining?\n\n(_Recorded on Monday, November 7, 2016_)