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In Season 2 of Shell Game, journalist Evan Ratliff tells a story of entrepreneurship in the AI age; or, how he tried to build a real company, run by fake people. Meet Kyle Law and Megan Flores, Evan’s AI agent cofounders, as he puts to the test the claims about an emerging future ...  Show more

Who’s afraid of China’s open-source AI models? Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) breaks down the secret battle between Silicon Valley and Chinese AI labs, why Anthropic was surveilling China-based users, and whether "adversarial distillation" is a national security threat or jus ...  Show more

When manual transmissions are put in reverse, they produce a loud, whirring noise. What's the culprit? Gears. Marshall Brain explains how helical and spur gears work in manual transmissions in this episode.

Car conclusions return for Topic Tuesday, which include lots of driving homework and much personal discovery! The debate is for Chris L., who wonders what car has the best disposable clutch for learning manual transmission driving? Social media questions ask if the guys drive tog ...  Show more

Could automobiles of the future have motors in the wheels instead of the vehicle itself? Scott and Ben take a look at the technology behind the possible motors of the future in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.

For the most part, cars have several common design components -- two headlights, for example, or four wheels -- but why is that? Tune in and learn more about the stories and science behind basic car design in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.