Almost Impossible

By: Craig Cannon and Tim Hwang
  • Summary

  • We’re trying to understand how groundbreaking projects happened.
    2022 Almost Impossible
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Episodes
  • PLATO: The Computer Network That Shaped The Internet
    Oct 3 2023

    Cola Buskirk joins Craig on this episode to talk about our favorite parts from The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture by Brian Dear.

    We're supported by Protocol Labs and Protocol Labs Ventures - funding@protocol.ai. Protocol Labs projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. Their aim is to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology. 

    Recommended Reading
    The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture by Brian Dear

    Almost Impossible is hosted by Craig Cannon and Tim Hwang. Cola Buskirk helps us research and tell these stories. 

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    30 mins
  • The Race to Electrify the World
    Sep 6 2023

    Cola Buskirk joins Tim on this episode to talk about our favorite parts from Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World by Jill Jonnes.

    We're supported by Protocol Labs and Protocol Labs Ventures - funding@protocol.ai. Protocol Labs projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. Their aim is to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology. 

    Recommended Reading
    Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World by Jill Jonnes

    Almost Impossible is hosted by Craig Cannon and Tim Hwang. Cola Buskirk helps us research and tell these stories. 

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    50 mins
  • American Prometheus
    Aug 23 2023

    We talk about our favorite parts from American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. 

    We're supported by Protocol Labs and Protocol Labs Ventures - funding@protocol.ai. Protocol Labs projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. Their aim is to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology. 

    Recommended Reading
    American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

    Almost Impossible is hosted by Craig Cannon and Tim Hwang. Cola Buskirk helps us research and tell these stories. 

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    48 mins

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