The World's Technology Podcast with Clark Boyd. Our podcast keeps you up to date on all the latest news in global technology. The World is US-based international news and analysis program co-produced by the BBC World Service, WGBH public radio in Boston, and Public Radio International. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated (www.ipswitch.com), the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe.
EU Online Privacy Rights, Invisibility Cloak ...
Posted: January 2012This week, an in-depth look at the new online privacy laws that the European Union wants to enact. Do you have the right to be forgotten online? And practically speaking, is it possible? Also, scientists get to work on that invisibility cloak we've all wanted, and some magnetic soap too. And we'll end with a new plan to save Venice, which, as we've been told for hundreds of years, is sinking.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Megaupload, SOPA Protests, Cruise Ship Technology ...
Posted: January 2012We've got a great show this week. We'll hear about the takedown of file-sharing site MegaUpload, and the retaliation by Anonymous. Also, protests against SOPA and PIPA. And why didn't modern cruise ship technology keep the Costa Concordia from foundering? We'll end with two stories on apps in India, and a personal tale of travel woe, and tech-driven hope, related to 2010's ash cloud fiasco in Europe.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Conflict Minerals in Congo, Digital Detox, Sweden's File-Sharing Religion ...
Posted: January 2012This week, we'll hear a plea from a Congolese man. He wants Apple to produce a conflict mineral-free iPhone by 2013. Also, how to do a "digital detox." Plus, Sweden gets a new religion…based around file-sharing. We'll also examine Kodak's photographic legacy, digital and otherwise. And we'll end with the story of a man who wanted to build a toaster, from scratch, all by himself.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.WTP B-sides, Vol. 8: Diamond Light Source Synchrotron
Posted: January 2012Happy New Year. Happy New Podcast. Happy New App. That's right: WTP is now available in a handy app for your mobile device. And to celebrate, we offer a B-Side podcast on Britain's Diamond Light Source Synchrotron. Very B-side, very cool!
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Militants and Twitter, Radio in Rwanda, OLPC From the Skies ...
Posted: December 2011We finish the year with a cracker of a podcast. We'll talk about militant groups on Twitter, and about how an old school technology like radio can have a big impact in a place like Rwanda. Also, OLPC is planning on dropping laptops from helicopters. Yes, that's right. And we end with the ultimate B-Side story: Augusta Chiwy and the Siege of Bastogne.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.The Wikileaks Effect, China Microblogs, Twitter and Revolutions ...
Posted: December 2011This week, we look at what effect Wikileaks has really had on intelligence gathering and sharing. Also, we hear about new microblogging rules in China, and about some academic research into the role of Twitter in recent social movements. We end with a Tech That Matters segment on the search for an app that can diagnose malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.New Rules for Cyberwar, The Tech Monitoring South Sudan ...
Posted: December 2011WTP 349 will both terrify and inspire. First, learn about how experts are debating the rules of engagement for wars that have moved online. Then, you'll hear an in-depth interview about the Satellite Sentinel Project in South Sudan. Also, some geeks help inspire Random Hacks of Kindness. And we end with a story of a young woman who is helping amputees fight their phantom limb pain.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Pepper Spray, Tear Gas, A Bionic Eye, Soft Robots and Bletchley Park
Posted: December 2011On this week's podcast, we look at two compounds that are making news around the world of late: pepper spray and tear gas. Also, would you wear a contact lens that could project your email onto your eye? Then, we talk about soft robots, and we end with a check-in on Britain's code-breaking HQ, Bletchley Park.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Iconic Geometry of The Great Pyramid
Posted: November 2011In this B-side episode, we explore the iconic geometry of The Great Pryamid. I love triangles. Don't you?
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Syrian Net Censorship, Instant Wild App, Liberia Gets Fiber ...
Posted: November 2011Episode 346 has some great stories for you. First, an extended interview about the US technologies that Syria seems to be using to monitor the Internet. Also, an app called Instant Wild lets you explore the animal kingdom. Then, Liberia gets fiber, Uganda gets an electric car, and some clever Nigerians recycle plastic bottles into houses.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Hidden Tech Heroes, Magnetic Tongue, Scammers Go Pro ...
Posted: November 2011This week's podcast has some great stories in it. You'll hear about bubble wrap, post-its, and the other "Hidden Heroes" of tech. Also, we explore the Magnetic Tongue, and hear about how click-jackers are going pro. Very pro. We end with Tunisians occupying President Obama's Facebook page, and some Germans who have turned falling stock prices…into music.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Aakash Tablet Computer, Congo Conflict Minerals, Hydrogen Cars ...
Posted: October 2011WTP 344 has stories about the Aakash tablet computer in India, conflict minerals in Congo, hydrogen cars in Britain, and solar power in Israel.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.
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