Inside the Machine – The Soul of the CPU

Ever wonder what your CPU is doing when you’re just checking email? In this episode, we crack open the case — figuratively — to explore how microprocessors actually work, based on Jonathan Stokes’ acclaimed book Inside the Machine. 🧠 What’s Inside: • A guided tour through the instruction-execution cycle, pipelining, and superscalar architectures. • Comparing Intel vs. PowerPC with real-world analogies and historical insights. • Understanding cache hierarchies, execution units, and how instructions travel through the silicon maze. • The evolution of ISA, from 32-bit to 64-bit multithreading — and why it matters. 💡 With engineering depth and human clarity, this episode turns complex architecture into brain-friendly storytelling.