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Mr. Fred

ouTube thumbnail for Season 2, Episode 21 of Mr. Fred’s Tech Talks titled “The Invisible Internet,” showing a glowing mouse click sending data through a router and server toward a connected digital globe, with the subtitle “What Happens After You Click?”

Season 2, Episode 21: The Invisible Internet – What Happens When You Press Send?

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Season 2 Episode 20: From 1776 to the Lock Icon

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Thumbnail for Mr. Fred’s Tech Talks episode “From Atari to AI, Part 3,” featuring a retro Atari-style joystick and game cartridges on the left, bold text reading “From Atari to AI” in the center, and a digital AI brain graphic on the right with the subtitle “AI Feels Like Dial-Up Again.”

Season 2, Episode 19: From Atari to AI Part 3 – The Doorway Moment

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Mr. Fred's Tech Talks Season 2 Episode 18 thumbnail showing retro computer imagery with the title From Atari to AI Part 2 Programming the Machine on an orange background with the Mr. Fred's Tech Talks logo

Season 2, Episode 18: From Atari to AI Part 2 – Programming the Machine

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Mr. Fred's Tech Talks Season 2 Episode 17 thumbnail showing an Atari joystick and game cartridges including Pac-Man and Missile Command on the left side and an AI circuit brain on the right, with the text From Atari to AI Part 1 When Technology Came Home

Season 2, Episode 17: From Atari to AI Part 1 – When Technology Came Home

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S2 Ep. 16 thumbnail for Mr. Fred's Tech Talks showing a silhouette of a saluting soldier in front of an American flag with the text They Never Came Home: A Memorial Day Tech Talk

S2 E16: Memorial Day Is Different: Remembering Those Who Never Came Home

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Podcast thumbnail for Mr. Fred’s Tech Talks episode The Email Got Me, featuring a phishing email graphic, Canvas and phishing text, and cybersecurity theme.

Season 2, Episode 15: The Email Got Me: Canvas, Phishing, and Social Engineering

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Mr. Fred and Dr. Hal Smith discussing whether kids should learn to code on Mr. Fred's Tech Talks Season 2 Episode 14

Season 2, Episode 14: Code, Curiosity, and the Courage to Keep Building

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A digital planet for May the Fourth

Season 2, Episode 13: May the Fourth Be With the Builders: Star Wars, Coding, AI, and Future Tech

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Image of a glowing tv

Season 2, Episode 12: How Netflix, YouTube & Spotify Know What You Want

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An image of a database surrounded by a video game controller, hospital, and restaurant dinner plate.

Season 2, Episode 11: Databases: The Design Thinking Behind Every Game, Hospital, and Restaurant

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Season 2, Episode 10: What Is Data? The Invisible Building Block Behind Everything You Do Online

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