A podcast about complexity: when systems grow beyond what humans can comprehend
SOMERVILLE, MA, UNITED STATES, February 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Spice Labs today announced the launch of “Complex Spice,” a podcast series hosted by its founder and CEO, David Pollak, with a mission to explore the concept of complexity in social and technical systems, and how to manage and understand systems that have outgrown human comprehension.
“When systems grow beyond what humans can comprehend, their fragility and interdependencies can lead to unforeseen, even severe consequences,” Pollak said, “This podcast will explore the interconnected, intertwined complexity of the world we live in and draw upon the wisdom of some very smart thinkers I’ve invited to share their theories and experiences with listeners.”
The first episode may be found on YouTube . Future episodes will be available for downloading at the podcast aggregators Spotify Connect; Apple Podcasts, and via RSS at https://anchor.fm/s/10ef2d140/podcast/rss
The inaugural episode’s guests are Steve Waldman and Yao Yue. Steve is a programmer and writer who blogs about contemporary economics at his blog, Interfluidity. Yao is the CEO of IOP Systems, and a former principal software engineer at Twitter.
Future guests will include Oisin Hurley and Ann Marie van den Hurk.
About Spice Labs:
Spice Labs maps deployment artifacts and systems with cryptographic fingerprints, anchoring them to our continuously updated 10 billion node OSS database and enrichment layers to drive confident, fact-based decisions.
With comprehensive maps of your stack, replace guesswork with hard data. This enables faster decisions, reduced risk, and measurable progress across projects.
Our technology surveys containers, virtual machines, and applications, identifying components and relationships even in legacy systems without Software Bill of Materials. This empowers users and consultancies to navigate technical debt, scope modernization projects, quantify progress, and rapidly respond to incidents, ultimately saving time, controlling costs, and strengthening trust.
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Contact: David Churbuck | dcc@spicelabs.io | +1.508.360.6147
David Churbuck
Spice Labs
1 508 360 6147
dcc@spicelabs.io
Episode One: Complex Spice
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