The Mini: The Cloud

In Episode 83: The Mini, Joe, Nick, and Georgia recap Episode 82: Data Centers: Are We Really Blowing Up the Planet for AI Slop and Porn? with confirmed, three-peat returning guest and Friend of the Pod, David Pincus, PhD. The crew follows up on the CoreWeave/Hammond deal, corrects the Tempe Town Lake numbers, and it’s way more than Joe thought. Georgia talks about discovering a massive data center in downtown Chicago. In Science Holes, Joe discusses the fire amoeba and Nvidia claims to reduce data center water use to near zero. Plus the crew takes you down the Media Hole of what they have been watching, reading, and playing.Subscribe to the Rabbit Hole of Research newsletter for more updates and awesomeness.Order the Touch of Noir 2027 Wall Calendar by Jim and Georgia—12 months of all-original art by Jim and Georgia; pre-orders open now, with mailing expected in SeptemberWords // Friends with Sara: Replay on YouTubeJump to Joe’s Reading (But you should listen to all the amazing authors)Check out what the RHR crew is creating:Joe:Named by the Guild Literary Complex as one of the 35 Writers to Watch!Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories Anthology featuring a new story by Joe!Joe’s Sci-fi physiological thriller Novel: Will You Still Love Me If I Become Someone Else?Future Events to Hang with the Crew:Podcast Cross-AppearancesJoe on GoIndieNow: 21grams with Joe ComptonThe RHR crew on Ben Tanzer's This podcast will change your life: episode three hundred seventy-nineEvents & Conventions:Joe:Maud’s READINGS at Printer’s Row Wine on Sep 19th 2-4pmArt show Ultrastructure: Science is Fun, with Carol Estes at Promise You Art House in Highland IN, October 10th, 10-3pmFamily Day: Seeing the Invisible World to Build a New One; in conjunction with the fall exhibition: teamLab: Everything Exists in Infinite Continuity, at the Smart Museum of Art In Hyde Park, IL, Nov 14th, 11-3pmArt and Science lecture about Zombies: Dec 10thGeorgia:The inaugural 4th Street Print Fest at Chesterton Art Center on Saturday, October 3, from 1–4 PMUpcoming Episodes*The Mini is every other episode!Episode 84: ETGuest: Chris Guzman (@theboxinggloveartist)Episode 86: Disability in HorrorGuest: Grace Daly (Bram Stoker nominee)It’s science for WeirdosWant to support the show? Tell your friends. Follow us on social media, Discord, share the podcast, and let us know what topics you are excited about. And to see all the content (studio images and artwork) subscribe to the Rabbit Hole of Research newsletter!Stay curious, stay speculative, stay safe, and we’ll catch you in the next Rabbit Hole. Love Y'all! Get full access to The Rabbit Hole of Research at jothamaustin.substack.com/subscribe