In this episode Fede tells the story of the worlds first recorded computer bug and introduces us to Grace Hopper who is an essential character in the history of computing and software. Darko explains how gaming and gamers are changing the game as it relates to scientific and clinical research, and Brent struggles to keep his passwords straight.

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The first computer bug 

1. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/sep9/worlds-first-computer-bug/
2. https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-institute/ieee-history/did-you-know-edison-coined-the-term-bug
3. http://sites.harvard.edu/~chsi/markone/about.html
4. https://stories.vassar.edu/2017/assets/images/170706-legacy-of-grace-hopper-hopperpdf.pdf
5. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/grace-hopper

Apollo project GitHub repo - https://github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11

Are games really “pointless” and only “cause violence”? Or can they be used as a powerful tool for improving mental capacity, researching diseases or even self help?

1. https://www.techspot.com/news/87520-over-171000-eve-online-players-have-contributed-covid.html
2. https://www.nbcnews.com/sciencemain/gamers-solve-molecular-puzzle-baffled-scientists-6C10402813
3. https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-05-12/your-video-games-may-revolutionize-health-and-scientific-research

YubiKeys

https://www.yubico.com/