<p>There&#39;s been a lot of buzz about the PRC surveillance balloon, so we unpack the history of using balloons for science and for military.</p>

<h2>Fun Paper Friday</h2>

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<li>Thanks to listener Xavier for this disturbing fun paper on privacy and tech repair.</li>
<li><a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2211.05824.pdf" rel="nofollow">Ceci, Jason, Jonah Stegman, and Hassan Khan. &quot;No Privacy in the Electronics Repair Industry.&quot; arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.05824 (2022).</a></li>
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Episode 359 - "Standing Around Staring"

John Leeman and Shannon Dulin discuss geoscience and technology weekly for your enjoyment! Features include guests, fun paper Friday selections, product reviews, and banter about recent developments. Shannon is a field geologist who tolerates technology and John is a self-proclaimed nerd that tolerates geologists.