Engineering IRL

Engineering IRL

The Engineering IRL podcast is here to help improve problem solving skills for all people by breaking down engineering design concepts and applying them to real life. Engineers are the professional problem solvers and they solve both simple and complex problems. Use this engineering podcast to learn passively and gain some insights to problem solving ideas and techniques you can use in real life. https://www.engineeringinreallife.com Better Problem Solving. Better designs. Better Engineers.

Episodes

October 30, 2024 • 22 mins
In this milestone 50th episode of the Engineering IRL podcast, host Andrew Sario delves into the Rubber Duck Engineering Method—a unique problem-solving technique that involves articulating complex issues aloud to a simple object, like a rubber duck, to gain clarity and insight. Andrew shares personal experiences and discusses how this method inspired the title of his latest children's book, The Engineer's Duck World of Engineering...
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Is the Metaverse legit? Why are we building games on The Sandbox and not somewhere else?

I breakdown the difference between normal gaming and blockchain gaming, Why the Sandbox over some other platforms, The good/bad of developing on The Sandbox, Obsidian Breakers and what I'm developing there, what's next and... should you invest in $SAND?

Ask your questions on Obsidian Breakers Discord

Must-Watch Trailers for Obsidian Breakers:

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Where does the time go? Let's talk Machine Vision and build upon Rev27-Rev28 about Artificial Intelligence Engineers and catch you up on everything that has been happening!


Get your hands on our popular Engineering Notebooks!

https://www.engineeringinreallife.com/engineering-notebooks

Learn more about Obsidian Breakers on The Sandbox

https://www.engineeringinreallife.com/obsidian-breakers

My Interview on the Engineering Career...

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March 12, 2021 • 16 mins

Notetaking is your untapped skill in improving as an engineer.

Get your hands on our popular Engineering Notebooks!

https://www.engineeringinreallife.com/engineering-notebooks

Thanks to our sponsors Cloudmate Networks for all your Cisco Meraki needs.

https://www.cloudmatenetworks.com.au

Learn more about the benefits of cloud-managed networking!

Get free online access to the engineering book 10+1 Steps to Problem Solving - An Engine...

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February 18, 2021 • 14 mins

An Elon Musk Roundup tackling his big topics in hast last few weeks.

For the preview of Elon Musk and Kanye west check it out on the Engineering IRL Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDk1VReZDe8&ab_channel=EngineeringIRL

Thanks to our sponsors Cloudmate Networks for all your Cisco Meraki needs.

https://www.cloudmatenetworks.com.au

Learn more about the benefits of cloud-managed networking!

Get free online access to...

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We discuss how you can improve your engineering reputation in 2021. (homage to revision 1 of the show)

A big shoutout to the Engineering Career Coach Podcast

https://engineeringmanagementinstitute.org/the-podcast/

If you want to listen to Jeff Perry and know more about the great work he is doing with the show and also as the founder of More Than Engineering

https://morethan-engineering.com/about/

Thanks to our sponsors Cloudmate Ne...

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In todays revision of the Engineering IRL podcast we cover why I'm getting into data analytics engineering, machine learning and artificial intelligence. Piggy backing on the last revision of the engineering podcast we know that this area is one technology impacting the engineering industry.

I wanted to share my thoughts even as a control systems engineer, why I would explore this, and the thinking behind it having a positive impac...

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January 29, 2021 • 16 mins

In todays episode of the Engineering IRL podcast we cover 5 trends shaping the engineering industry.

This was based on an article written by guest blogger Jing Bedda and can be found here:

https://www.engineeringinreallife.com/post/5-trends-shaping-the-future-of-the-engineering-industry

These 5 trends are ones you should consider for your career moving ahead in 2021, it's worth keeping them on your radar!


Thanks to our sponsor...

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An overview of how I got into Control Systems Engineering in the first place. Answering engineering career questions as follows:

  • Why do you do Control Systems Engineering?
  • What do you do as a Control Systems Engineer?
  • Did you know about the profession before starting?
  • Did you study for control systems engineering?
  • What was your first control systems engineering job?
  • Did your studies help you be a good control systems...
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Welcome back to Engineering IRL! This episode will cover 3 main topics:

1. Writing an Engineering Book called 10+1 Steps to Problem Solving: An Engineer's Guide which is currently an Amazon Bestseller in "Industrial Technology", "Computer Hardware and Control Systems" and "Scientific Research and Methods".

Get the paperback at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P1JMGYG

2. Rebranding an Engineering Website. Low-ley helped us with our rebr...

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Welcome back to Engineering IRL please enjoy 10+1 Steps to Problem Solving and get exclusive early access to members of the site.

This episode of the engineering podcast will give you what engineering shows you should watch and pays particular attention to characters in the shows having engineering backgrounds.

Why aren't there many engineering shows out there?

There are plenty of cop shows, lawyers, doctors, you name it. But where...

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Welcome back to Engineering IRL! This episode tackles the top questions from the AskEngineers reddit thread in a format familliar to the OG listener base. I'll catch you up on everything that's been happening, what's being worked on in this cycle and where you can get yourself some Merch to support the site and an exclusive early access to members of the site.


05:20 10 Steps to Problem Solving

07:28 Writing Technique to Preven...

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How do we make flying in a Helicopter Safe?
A deep dive into the history of the vehicle, what makes these things fly, how do we make it safe and what can go wrong.

We take a look at the N72EX helicopter that held NBA MVP Kobe Bryant, his daughter and 7 others. This tragedy is what sparked the research that went into this episode and I did my best to stick to the facts and try to focus on the situation with an engineering lens.

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January 29, 2020 • 21 mins

Can humanity really live on Mars? There are technical challenges to overcome but nothing that the Engineers at all the space companies such as NASA and SpaceX can't handle.

Should we go to Mars? Aren't there still problems to be solved here on Earth? In this episode of the Engineering podcast we explore questions like these and more.

Some insights to the engineering problems and an idea on what NASA and SpaceX approach is to gettin...

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This episode of the engineering podcast covers what exactly a System Engineer does. What are the different types of systems engineers and unpacks some of the confusion of the role. We learn how the systems engineering methodology works and how it can help us solve our own problems.

What is a Systems Engineer and what do they do?

Special Thanks to our Sponsors 3D Hubs.

Remember, to get your free sample copy (first 2 chapters) of the...

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Cyber Security Vulnerability Assessments give industry the opportunity to know where they may have weaknesses in their system. Engineers who design solutions try to look at things with many lenses such as safety, but security is now another aspect that should be considered even more than it used to be.

As someone who has made these assessments in the critical infrastructure space it has been interesting to take this birds eye look ...

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December 20, 2019 • 9 mins

Engineers over time develop their notoriety and with their experience start to become subject matter experts. They increase their domain authority and your designs and solutions are more respected. This is not the only way this can happen and in this day and age tools such as LinkedIn should be utilized by Engineers. 

This is not just an online resume!

This episode of the engineering podcast covers the reasons why you should b...

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One thing you may think about when starting a new engineering job is how you are going to integrate yourself and "hit the ground running" so to speak. You want your previous experiences to give you a head start but by the same token you know that there is so much unknown you can't exactly directly apply as if you are just continuing what you were doing before.

Detailed version of this episode can be found on the website in this art...

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November 20, 2019 • 22 secs
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October 30, 2019 • 2 mins

An update on Engineering IRL and the new website https://www.engineeringinreallife.com sign up as a member and join the community and get first dibs on everything that's going to be happening with the site! We have the podcast episodes, YT channel, more articles, courses, engineer notebooks, engineer stories and career benchmarking tool. So please subscribe.

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