Popular Science’s Techathlon tackles tech news through games, trivia, and (mostly) friendly competitions. Jason Lederman hosts a panel of experts—including PopSci superstars Stan Horaczek, Corinne Iozzio, and Rob Verger—in a weekly throwdown designed to help you better understand tech, the internet, and everything.
Techathlon
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Popular Science’s Techathlon tackles tech news through games, trivia, and (mostly) friendly competitions. Jason Lederman hosts a panel of experts—including PopSci superstars Stan Horaczek, Corinne Iozzio, and Rob Verger—in a weekly throwdown designed to help you better understand tech, the internet, and everything.
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January 20, 2020
Evil Quote Fact or Fiction, Baby Yoda's Price Tag, Auto-Fill in the Goodbye
<p>On this episode of Techathlon, <a href="https://www.twitter.com/lederman">Jason Lederman</a>, <a href="https://www.twitter.com/corinneiozo" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Corinne Iozzio</a>, <a href="https://www.twitter.com/stanhoraczek" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stan Horaczek</a>, and <a href="https://www.twitter.com/robverger" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rob Verger</a> bid farewell to the show by revisiting some of their favorite games, and catch up on the week’s headlines, including Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's comments on an 'edit tweets' feature, and Baby Yoda's price tag.</p> <p><a href="http://pops.ci/deepclean" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean!</a></p> <p>Get the latest tech news at <a href="https://www.popsci.com/technology" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PopSci.com</a>.</p> <p>Pick up Techathlon merch on our <a href="https://popsci.threadless.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Threadless store</a>.</p> <p>Hosted by <a href="https://www.twitter.com/lederman" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jason Lederman</a>.</p> <p>Theme music by <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Cadden</a>.</p>
January 13, 2020
Sonos Sues Google, Crazy CES Products, Sony's Surprise Sedan
<p>On this episode of Techathlon, <a href="https://www.twitter.com/corinneiozo" rel="ugc" target="_blank">Corinne Iozzio</a>, <a href="https://www.twitter.com/acsbaum">Amy Schellenbaum</a>, and <a href="https://www.twitter.com/robverger" rel="ugc" target="_blank">Rob Verger</a> must guess if truly bonkers tech products are on display at CES or the brainchild of Stan Horaczek, and catch up on the week’s headlines, including a wireless phone charger with a hole for a PopSocket.</p> <p><a href="http://pops.ci/deepclean" rel="ugc" target="_blank">Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean!</a></p> <p>Get the latest tech news at <a href="https://www.popsci.com/technology" rel="ugc" target="_blank">PopSci.com</a>.</p> <p>Pick up Techathlon merch on our <a href="https://popsci.threadless.com/" rel="ugc" target="_blank">Threadless store</a>.</p> <p>Hosted by <a href="https://www.twitter.com/lederman" rel="ugc" target="_blank">Jason Lederman</a>.</p> <p>Theme music by <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ" rel="ugc" target="_blank">Billy Cadden</a>.</p>
December 30, 2019
BONUS GAME: The Best Tech of the Decade
<p>On this special year-end episode of Techathlon, <a href="https://www.twitter.com/corinneiozo" rel="ugc" target="_blank">Corinne Iozzio</a>, <a href="https://www.twitter.com/stanhoraczek" rel="ugc" target="_blank">Stan Horaczek</a>, and <a href="https://www.twitter.com/robverger" rel="ugc" target="_blank">Rob Verger</a> reflect on the last decade, and try to recall the most popular gadgets, apps, music artists, and more.</p> <p><a href="http://pops.ci/deepclean" rel="ugc" target="_blank">Sign up for PopSci's 30 Day Digital Deep Clean!</a></p> <p>Get the latest tech news at <a href="https://www.popsci.com/technology" rel="ugc" target="_blank">PopSci.com</a>.</p> <p>Pick up Techathlon merch on our <a href="https://popsci.threadless.com/" rel="ugc" target="_blank">Threadless store</a>.</p> <p>Hosted by <a href="https://www.twitter.com/lederman" rel="ugc" target="_blank">Jason Lederman</a>.</p> <p>Theme music by <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ" rel="ugc" target="_blank">Billy Cadden</a>.</p>
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