EPISODE · Aug 20, 2025 · 8 MIN
QR Codes
from Nerd Adjacent · host Chris Rouman
They’re on menus, packages, posters—even gravestones. But QR codes weren’t designed for marketing; they were born on the factory floor. This post unpacks how a barcode upgrade from 1990s Japan became a modern-day shortcut for everything from payments to pandemic menus. ___ Music for this episode by Eric Lund
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