The podcast episodes discuss various topics within the broad field of computer science, including artificial intelligence, automation, computer vision and perception, computer-aided safety systems, and blockchain technology.

For example, episode Oral History: Minimizing the Risk of Mid-Air Collisions covers research on using AI and machine learning to improve air traffic control and collision avoidance systems, which relates to computer science principles like algorithms, control systems, and safety constraints.

Episode The sci-fi future of medical robots is here, and dehydrating the stratosphere to stave off climate change discusses advancements in medical robotics and geoengineering, highlighting the convergence of computer science (control, autonomy) with other domains like materials science and biology.

The Of Data Availability & Danksharding episode delves into technical computer science concepts like data structures, algorithms, and cryptography that are relevant to scaling blockchain technology like Ethereum.