60 acast.com Technical Tea https://shows.acast.com/technical-tea en 2026 science,technology,talk,discussion,STEM,women,women in STEM Nicole Ackermans, Huyen Tue Dao Huyen and Niki chat about their lives in STEM. Pull up a seat and come spill the Technical Tea. Have you just had a long shift at the STEM factory? Come to the cafe and pull up a chair, have a chat with your science and tech besties. Huyen and Niki are here to spill the Technical Tea!

Huyen is a software engineer and Niki is a biologist. On the show we chat about what we love about the word of science and tech. We learn about each other’s experiences and share them with you over a cup of piping hot tea.

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]]> Have you just had a long shift at the STEM factory? Come to the cafe and pull up a chair, have a chat with your science and tech besties. Huyen and Niki are here to spill the Technical Tea!

Huyen is a software engineer and Niki is a biologist. On the show we chat about what we love about the word of science and tech. We learn about each other’s experiences and share them with you over a cup of piping hot tea.

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]]> false Nicole Ackermans, Huyen Tue Dao tom@dailytechnewsshow.com 6a613c9244c9eabf3c57fa81 technical-tea episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a613c9244c9eabf3c57fa81/1789430202395-0823d143-4fd3-4ecd-892f-ff03865c03e6.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/technical-tea Technical Tea Eponyms: the Good, the Bad, the Birds and the Bee-tles. Eponyms: the Good, the Bad, the Birds and the Bee-tles. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT 59:00 6a9e48143559f1747842eabd false https://shows.acast.com/technical-tea/episodes/eponyms-the-good-the-bad-the-birds-and-the-bee-tles 6a9e48143559f1747842eabd 6a613c9244c9eabf3c57fa81 eponyms-the-good-the-bad-the-birds-and-the-bee-tles We would love to stop adding exclamation points to our emails! full 2 Why do we name birds, beetles, telescopes, and principles after people? The good, the bad, the weird. Is there Death of the Author for Eponyms? Why infinitely optimizing (and going 5mph over the speed limit) may not work. Why, we would love to stop adding exclamation points to our emails! Never have I ever been an apothecary.


[0:23] Eponym

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eponym


▶ Eponyms in Biology

[1:26] Carl Linnaeus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus

[1:42] Aptostichus barackobamai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptostichus_barackobamai

[2:18] Eponyms have no place in 21st-century biological nomenclature

https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:d418aae4-a28c-43e9-8713-91cb3139b9e2/files/spc289k55v

[2:45] Anophthalmus hitleri

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anophthalmus_hitleri

[4:17] Agathidium vaderi Miller, K. B. & Q. D. Wheeler, 2005

https://www.gbif.org/taxon/65QRM

[4:48] Paramesonephric duct

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramesonephric_duct

[4:53] Johannes Peter Müller

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Peter_M%C3%BCller

[4:55] Golgi apparatus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golgi_apparatus

[4:58] Camillo Golgi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillo_Golgi

[5:01] Fallopian tube

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallopian_tube

[5:02] G-spot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-spot

[5:51] De-eponymising anatomical terminology

https://litfl.com/de-eponymising-anatomical-terminology/

[6:29] Where are all the Women?

https://litfl.com/where-are-all-the-women/

[8:37] Bird Names for Birds

https://birdnamesforbirds.wordpress.com


▶ Eponyms in Technology

[20:22] Amdahl's law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amdahl%27s_law

[27:33] Amdahl's Law for AI coding

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BrPB-j6ObY0

[30:06] The Mythical Man-Month

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month

[31:29] Liskov substitution principle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liskov_substitution_principle

[31:40] Object-oriented programming

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-oriented_programming

[31:56] Liskov substitution principle - Architectural Patterns

https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/architectural-patterns/9781787287495/cf7feec3-2c90-43f7-a3e5-19148eb48cd3.xhtml

[32:39] Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/

[32:41] Who Is Nancy Grace Roman?

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/who-is-nancy-grace-roman/

[34:58] Nancy Grace Roman with the James Webb Space Telescope

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nancy_Grace_Roman_with_the_James_Webb_Space_Telescope_(42127816211).jpg

[36:26] NASA once again declines to rename the James Webb Space Telescope

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/18/1137762508/nasa-declines-rename-james-webb-space-telescope-report

[36:37] Lavender Scare

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavender_Scare

[37:40] NASA policy discourages naming missions after individuals

https://spacenews.com/nasa-policy-discourages-naming-missions-after-individuals/


▶ Something We Enjoyed This Month

[50:47] Never Have I Ever: Stories by Isabel Yap

https://isabelyap.com/never-have-i-ever

[53:58] The Apothecary Diaries

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apothecary_Diaries


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]]> Why do we name birds, beetles, telescopes, and principles after people? The good, the bad, the weird. Is there Death of the Author for Eponyms? Why infinitely optimizing (and going 5mph over the speed limit) may not work. Why, we would love to stop adding exclamation points to our emails! Never have I ever been an apothecary.


[0:23] Eponym

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eponym


▶ Eponyms in Biology

[1:26] Carl Linnaeus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus

[1:42] Aptostichus barackobamai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptostichus_barackobamai

[2:18] Eponyms have no place in 21st-century biological nomenclature

https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:d418aae4-a28c-43e9-8713-91cb3139b9e2/files/spc289k55v

[2:45] Anophthalmus hitleri

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anophthalmus_hitleri

[4:17] Agathidium vaderi Miller, K. B. & Q. D. Wheeler, 2005

https://www.gbif.org/taxon/65QRM

[4:48] Paramesonephric duct

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramesonephric_duct

[4:53] Johannes Peter Müller

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Peter_M%C3%BCller

[4:55] Golgi apparatus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golgi_apparatus

[4:58] Camillo Golgi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillo_Golgi

[5:01] Fallopian tube

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallopian_tube

[5:02] G-spot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-spot

[5:51] De-eponymising anatomical terminology

https://litfl.com/de-eponymising-anatomical-terminology/

[6:29] Where are all the Women?

https://litfl.com/where-are-all-the-women/

[8:37] Bird Names for Birds

https://birdnamesforbirds.wordpress.com


▶ Eponyms in Technology

[20:22] Amdahl's law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amdahl%27s_law

[27:33] Amdahl's Law for AI coding

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BrPB-j6ObY0

[30:06] The Mythical Man-Month

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month

[31:29] Liskov substitution principle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liskov_substitution_principle

[31:40] Object-oriented programming

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-oriented_programming

[31:56] Liskov substitution principle - Architectural Patterns

https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/architectural-patterns/9781787287495/cf7feec3-2c90-43f7-a3e5-19148eb48cd3.xhtml

[32:39] Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/

[32:41] Who Is Nancy Grace Roman?

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/who-is-nancy-grace-roman/

[34:58] Nancy Grace Roman with the James Webb Space Telescope

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nancy_Grace_Roman_with_the_James_Webb_Space_Telescope_(42127816211).jpg

[36:26] NASA once again declines to rename the James Webb Space Telescope

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/18/1137762508/nasa-declines-rename-james-webb-space-telescope-report

[36:37] Lavender Scare

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavender_Scare

[37:40] NASA policy discourages naming missions after individuals

https://spacenews.com/nasa-policy-discourages-naming-missions-after-individuals/


▶ Something We Enjoyed This Month

[50:47] Never Have I Ever: Stories by Isabel Yap

https://isabelyap.com/never-have-i-ever

[53:58] The Apothecary Diaries

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apothecary_Diaries


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]]> Tea time! - Office hours with Technical Tea Tea time! - Office hours with Technical Tea Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:20:53 GMT 1:14:23 6a870a57c71d02aaba47f426 false https://www.technicaltea.show 6a870a57c71d02aaba47f426 6a613c9244c9eabf3c57fa81 tea-time-office-hours-with-technical-tea Take a peek behind the scenes at a livestream of our office hours bonus 1.5 We recorded office hours and, as we do, had a chat full of tangents while we figured out how to set up our livestream. Take a peak behind the scenes! This episode is free for all, however in the future, office hours will be provided to patrons only.


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Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/cw/TechnicalTeaShow

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]]> Make-up, but not how you think Make-up, but not how you think Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:16:31 GMT 1:09:13 6a70af311272918eee8621c7 false https://www.technicaltea.show 6a70af311272918eee8621c7 6a613c9244c9eabf3c57fa81 make-up-but-not-how-you-think What is CV Dazzle and can you apply it with a cyberdeck? full 1 Welcome to the very first episode of Technical Tea! Our theme this month is make-up, but not how you think!

What is CV Dazzle and will it empower Niki to roller derby vs. a hundred duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck? Would Huyen prefer Vibranium Breasts over Super Speed and would either be the ideal superpower with which to build a dream Omni-tool Cyberdeck?



Show Notes

Niki's Topic

CV dazzle https://adam.harvey.studio/cvdazzle



Huyen's Topic

Cyberdecks on the rise: https://www.wired.com/story/cyberdecks-tiktok-ube-boobey-diy-computer-gadget/



Niki's recommendations



Huyen's recommendations



Listener Feedback

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Credits

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“Headbutting goats self-inflict traumatic brain injury”: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.26.734585v1

“Goats love to bash heads—but it might give them brain damage”: https://www.science.org/content/article/goats-love-bash-heads-it-might-give-them-brain-damage


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]]> Welcome to the very first episode of Technical Tea! Our theme this month is make-up, but not how you think!

What is CV Dazzle and will it empower Niki to roller derby vs. a hundred duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck? Would Huyen prefer Vibranium Breasts over Super Speed and would either be the ideal superpower with which to build a dream Omni-tool Cyberdeck?



Show Notes

Niki's Topic

CV dazzle https://adam.harvey.studio/cvdazzle



Huyen's Topic

Cyberdecks on the rise: https://www.wired.com/story/cyberdecks-tiktok-ube-boobey-diy-computer-gadget/



Niki's recommendations



Huyen's recommendations



Listener Feedback

If you have feedback, questions, or anything you want to share with us, send us an email at

contact@technicaltea.show or use the contact form on our website



Credits

Thanks to Amos for editing and Tom Merritt, our Executive Barista


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“Goats love to bash heads—but it might give them brain damage”: https://www.science.org/content/article/goats-love-bash-heads-it-might-give-them-brain-damage


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]]> Technical Tea - Trailer Technical Tea - Trailer Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:36:28 GMT 0:32 6a6b454c37bc272502a41c31 false https://shows.acast.com/technical-tea/episodes/technical-tea-trailer 6a6b454c37bc272502a41c31 6a613c9244c9eabf3c57fa81 technical-tea-trailer New monthly show by two women in STEM on our views on tech and science trailer Come find Technical Tea wherever podcasts are found!


website: https://www.technicaltea.show/

ans @TechnicalTea.Show on Instagram and Bsky

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]]> Come find Technical Tea wherever podcasts are found!


website: https://www.technicaltea.show/

ans @TechnicalTea.Show on Instagram and Bsky

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]]> Pilot - DTNS Experiment Week Pilot - DTNS Experiment Week Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:25:25 GMT 30:42 6a6a1623fdc89d3427df1075 false https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2026/07/06/technical-tea-dtns-5304-experiment-week/ 6a6a1623fdc89d3427df1075 6a613c9244c9eabf3c57fa81 pilot-dtns-experiment-week bonus 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!


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

Meaning and purpose in the age of AI


Other Links



Niki's recommendations:


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!


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“Goats love to bash heads—but it might give them brain damage”: https://www.science.org/content/article/goats-love-bash-heads-it-might-give-them-brain-damage


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]]> 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!


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

Meaning and purpose in the age of AI


Other Links



Niki's recommendations:


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!


Hosted by Nicole Ackermans and Huyen Tue Dao

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“Headbutting goats self-inflict traumatic brain injury”: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.26.734585v1

“Goats love to bash heads—but it might give them brain damage”: https://www.science.org/content/article/goats-love-bash-heads-it-might-give-them-brain-damage


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