Intellectually Curious
Intellectually Curious is a podcast by Mike Breault featuring over 1,400 AI-powered explorations across science, mathematics, philosophy, and personal growth. Each short-form episode is generated, refined, and published with the help of large language models—turning curiosity into an ongoing audio encyclopedia. Designed for anyone who loves learning, it offers quick dives into everything from combinatorics and cryptography to systems thinking and psychology.
Inspiration for this podcast:
"Muad'Dib learned rapidly because his first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic trust that he could learn. It's shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult. Muad'Dib knew that every experience carries its lesson."
― Frank Herbert, Dune
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Intellectually Curious
The Cone That Roared: How Resonator Guitars Multiplied Volume and Rewired Tone
In the 1920s, luthier John Dopyera flipped the guitar’s engine from a wooden top to spun aluminum cones, turning string vibration into loud, metallic sound. We explain how the cone acts like a loudspeaker, why damping matters, and the three National designs: tricones, biscuit, and Dobro. We explore why metal-bodied resonators dominated blues while wood-bodied Dobro found a home in bluegrass, and note the resonator's influence on early loudspeakers (Lansing/JBL).
Note: This podcast was AI-generated, and sometimes AI can make mistakes. Please double-check any critical information.
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