PIlot: DTNS Experiment Week
This is the pilot episode of Technical Tea before we came up with a name for it! We tested it out during Experiment Week on DTNS and your feedback was good enough that it is now becoming a real show!
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Show Notes
Intro
DTNS Live, Nerdtacular 2026: Science vs. Tech | https://www.youtube.com/live/o_UmCyk1oKU
Niki Topic/Stories
A blood test that screens for multiple types of cancer? It may be available soon | https://www.npr.org/2026/06/21/nx-s1-5858691/blood-test-multi-cancer-early-detection-mced
Huyen Topic/Stories
Retro Tech
ONE35 V2 Camera | https://joinflashback.co/en-us/products/flashback-one35-v2-camera
The Commodore Callback 8020 Is a Digital Detox Phone That Isn't Dumb | https://www.wired.com/story/commodore-callback-8020-is-a-digital-detox-phone-that-isnt-dumb
Meaning and purpose in the age of AI
Mission / purpose in the age of AI for software engineers: Why Software Engineers Are Grieving | https://dev.jimgrey.net/2026/06/25/why-software-engineers-are-grieving
What It Means to Be a Mathematician When AI Does the Math | https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-in-mathematics
Other Links
HMD Barbie™ Phone 4G | https://www.hmd.com/en_int/hmd-barbie-phone?sku=1GF030APC1L01
Niki's recommendations
iNaturalist | https://www.inaturalist.org
Merlin Bird ID | https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org
Poem by Joesph Fasano
https://poets.org/poem/student-who-used-ai-write-paper
Credits
Thanks to Amos for editing and Roger Change for Producing, and to the whole DTNS family for letting us test out the show!
