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Byte 1-2: A Bite of Data

This byte is all about getting computers to save and remember information using variables. We chat with an expert about what variables are, why they’re useful, how they work, and how to use them.

This byte’s guest: Caitrin Eaton

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Professor Eaton designs energy-efficient, biologically informed robots and teaches courses in embedded systems and computer architecture. She is masterfully skilled at optimizing hardware to store a lot of thoughts in not a lot of space.