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BBC/WGBH -- The World's Technology Podcast

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The World is a one-hour, international news program co-produced by the BBC World Service in London, and WGBH public radio in Boston. We podcast our technology coverage twice a week. Clark Boyd is The World's technology correspondent and resident podcast


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WTP 219: Google the Flu, Electrifying Rice Husks, Burmese Blogger Blues, and Blogging World War I
An audio extravaganza this week, folks. We hear about Google-backed efforts to track flu outbreaks in the United States, and many more kinds of disease outbreaks across the globe. Also, a new US Army recruitment tool -- the web! We also talk at length about how to turn rice husks into electricity in rural India. Then, we hear about a harsh sentence handed down to a Burmese blogger. And we end with an audio paen to Private Harry Lamin, who has been blogging from the trenches of World War I. Show...

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[ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 218: Campaign Hacks, Tech in Transition, and Exporting Obama's Net Success
Right, last show about the elections, I promise. We start with news that both the Obama and the McCain websites suffered attacks from a "foreign entity" over the summer. Someone apparently wanted policy details. Also, what will an Obama presidency look like when it comes to tech policy issues like net neutrality. And we end with a story about how the folks behind Obama's net success have set up shop already in Britain. The next great American export? Show notes, links and pics at tinyurl.com/wt...

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[ Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:45:00 EDT ]


WTP 217: Twitter, Texts, Facebook and YouTube, Tech and the US Elections
Finally, more than two years after it began, the campaign for the US presidency is near an end. Well, unless some chads decide to hang it up again. Anyway, we've got a special podcast devoted to looking at how technology shaped, and was shaped by, the Obama and McCain campaigns. And we look at how one mobile phone company is using text messages to get out the vote, and help people find their polling stations. Show notes, links and pics at tinyurl.com/wtpblog. ...

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[ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:15:00 EDT ]


WTP 216: The Global Network Initiative, "Clean" Coal, Tsunami Science, Ushahidi, and the Eggbeater Centrifuge
Happy Halloween everyone. We've got lots of tech treats for you, starting with something called The Global Network Initiative, which has been signed on to by the likes of Yahoo, Google and Microsoft. Then, what is "clean" coal, and when will it be commercially available? Also, some new scientific studies of tsunamis, and an update on a project called Ushahidi. We end with a segment on low-cost solutions to disease diagnosis in the developing world. Show notes, links and pics at tinyurl.com/wtpb...

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[ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 217: Twitter, Texts, Facebook and YouTube, Tech and the US Elections
Finally, more than two years after it began, the campaign for the US presidency is near an end. Well, unless some chads decide to hang it up again. Anyway, we've got a special podcast devoted to looking at how technology shaped, and was shaped by, the Obama and McCain campaigns. And we look at how one mobile phone company is using text messages to get out the vote, and help people find their polling stations. Show notes, links and pics at tinyurl.com/wtpblog. ...

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[ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:15:00 EDT ]


WTP 216: The Global Network Initiative, "Clean" Coal, Tsunami Science, Ushahidi, and the Eggbeater Centrifuge
Happy Halloween everyone. We've got lots of tech treats for you, starting with something called The Global Network Initiative, which has been signed on to by the likes of Yahoo, Google and Microsoft. Then, what is "clean" coal, and when will it be commercially available? Also, some new scientific studies of tsunamis, and an update on a project called Ushahidi. We end with a segment on low-cost solutions to disease diagnosis in the developing world. Show notes, links and pics at tinyurl.com/wtpb...

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[ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 215: @Pop!Tech, Mobile Metrix in Brazil, Algae Bio-Fuel, E-voting, and LittleBigPlanet
WTP 215 comes to you from Camden, Maine and the Pop!Tech conference. We feature an interesting project in Brazil called Mobile Metrix, which is using PDAs to get baseline demographic data from the favelas of Rio. Then, algae. It's green, it's slimy, and it might just be able to power jet airplanes. We also look at the challenges of e-voting, and a controversy over a video game called LittleBigPlanet. Good times. Show notes, links and pics at tinyurl.com/wtpblog. ...

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[ Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 214: DarkMarket, Shrinks and Debris in Space, E-papers, and The Fake Azeri Presidential Candidate
We get the podcast party started this week with news that DarkMarket, a website used by cyber-criminals to buy and sell things like passwords, credit card numbers and so forth, has been shut down. Then, we launch into space for a trio of interesting stories...one about something called the Virtual Space Station, one about the problem of space junk, and one about an attempt to really expand your social network. We end with e-paper, and Shiraslan Qurbanov, the Virtual Lion of Azerbaijan. Show not...

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[ Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:15:00 EDT ]


WTP 213: OpenMRS, Open Source Medical Record Systems for the Developing World
WTP 213 comes to you a few days early, and packing a Scottish wallop -- a nod to a listener who wants more stories on open source. It's his lucky day. This week's podcast is all about OpenMRS, an open source project trying to bring better medical record keeping to the developing world. That might not sound important to you, but to millions of patients across the globe, better record keeping might mean better health. Show notes, links and pics at tinyurl.com/wtpblog. ...

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[ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:15:00 EDT ]


WTP 212: Skype Surveillance in China, High-Tech Relief in Haiti, and Mouse DNA as Archaeological Tool
Sorry we missed you last week, but here goes. We've got news about Skype being surveilled in China. We also talk about the importance in telecommunications in UN relief efforts in Haiti. Then we check out a South African built electric car, complete with photovoltaic panels on the roof. We'll also give a tip of the wing to FusionMan, Yves Rossy, and talk mouse DNA. Show notes, links and pics at tinyurl.com/wtpblog. ...

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[ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:45:00 EDT ]


WTP 211: Risk Management Software and Global Financial Meltdown, Cell Phone Therapy, and H2G2 Trilogy To Get Sixth Book
In the midst of this week's global financial meltdown, we ask -- just what kind of risk management software were these financial giants using, anyway? Also, how much would you pay for therapy via cell phone? We also travel to India where we hear about a website designed to help busy Indians arrange their marriages. And we end with news that The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy will add a sixth book to the increasingly unaptly named trilogy. Find out who's going to write it. Show notes, links an...

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[ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 210: LHC Fires Up, Google's For the Birds, Tracking African Elephants, and a Bletchley Park Update
The Large Hadron Collider switches on, the universe doesn't wink out of existence, and some in the US are wondering why America is not playing host to it. Also, we look at Google's move to invest in bringing low-cost, high-speed internet access to the developing world via satellite. Then, we hear about efforts to track African elephants using GSM cell phones. We also explore the case of Moroccan blogger Mohamed Erraji, and we have an update on Bletchley Park. Show notes, links and pics at tinyu...

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[ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 209: Google@10, Seesmic, Online Poker, Geoengineering, and The Large Hadron Collider Rap
Google releases a shiny new browser called Chrome this week, which also happens to mark 10 years that the company's been incorporated. We have an assessment. Also, a famous French blogger uproots his family and moves to San Francisco to start Seesmic, a kind of Twitter for video. Then, we hear about the dark world of online poker, and some of the far-out ideas of geoengineering. And we wax lyrical to end the show, with the Large Hadron Collider rap. Show notes, links and pics at tinyurl.com/wtp...

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[ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 208: iTunes in China, iPhone Girl, Internet Piracy, Google Maps, and Animal Magnetism
A full podcast this week. We lead with the strange tale of iTunes in China over the last week or so. Seems that it keeps going, well, on and off. And we hear about the iPhone Girl, and about a possible crackdown on Internet news portals in South Korea. Then, an in-depth look at the issues and technologies surrounding music piracy on the Internet. Also, a British cartographer says online mapping services are killing our appreciation for map-making. And we end by asking some cows which way is nor...

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[ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 207: Missile Defense Tech, Identity Theft, and Japan's So Over the iPhone.
We lead with a look at what the US has in mind, technology-wise, for a missile defense shield based partly in Poland, and partly in the Czech Republic. Also, in the wake of the news that the US has busted a global cyber-crime ring, we take an in-depth look at just how safe your identity is. And we end with a great little piece that explores why the Japanese just aren't that crazy about the iPhone. ...

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[ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 206: Georgia/Russia Hacks, Deep Sea Mining, The Telemegaphone, and the Science of Beer Goggles.
Georgia and Russia fight it out on the ground, and apparently on the Internet as well. Also, we take an in-depth look at the technologies and techniques involved in mining the deep ocean floor. Then, to Norway to listen in to something called a Telemegaphone. We'll also learn that, shock, the beer goggle phenomenon is real. And we end with a look at some labor-saving technologies from the Victorian Era. Good fun. ...

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[ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 205: Global ID Theft, Ghana Ewaste, AfriGadget, and the Science of Boredom
We lead this week with news that a major global group of cybercriminals has been busted for identity theft. We'll dig deep into that story, and we'll dig deep into electronic waste in the West African nation of Ghana. Then, our semi-regual check in with the folks at the AfriGadget blog. And we end this week with a fun take on some new research on, yawn, boredom. ...

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[ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 204: Gary McKinnon Loses Appeal, Emotibots, Portugal Courts Intel, Ancient Greek Calendar, and George Orwell a Blogger?
Lots to chew and stew on this week. We start with an Olympic back-and-forth over Internet access for foreign journalists. Then, an update on the case of British hacker Gary McKinnon. That's followed by a foray into the world of emotibots. We'll also hear about Portugal's decision to buy 500,000 Classmate computers from Intel. And what's more fun than a 2,000 year old Greek computer? Well, how about a blog written by George Orwell? ...

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[ Fri, 1 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 203: Oyster Card Hacks, Sahara Solar Farms, e-Cars Now!, and Bletchley Park
A very full program this week. First, we look at the International Olympic Committee's test for EPO, a performance-enhancing drug. The test for EPO may not be very effective. Also, a card used for travel on the London Underground appears vulnerable to hacking and cloning. Then, we hear about plans to build giant solar farms in the Sahara desert, and also how Finns are using a wiki to convert gas-powered cars to electric vehicles. And we end with a look at efforts to save Bletchley Park, sight o...

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[ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:30:00 EDT ]


WTP 202: Selling Soap, Biosolids, The Future of News, and Cooking Oil Cars
Network glitches force a rethink of the World's Tech Podcast this week. We've got everything from selling a serious public health issue, to the latest in hydrogen vehicles. In between, we'll talk biosolids (yes, it's what you're thinking), and about running cars on cooking oil. Oh, and this just in -- the Internet is killing newspapers. ...

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[ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 201: France says Non to Ebay, Sir Clive Sinclair, and Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Onward and upward. A French court tells auction giant Ebay to fork over 60 million in damages over the sales of fakes. Also, a major flaw in the Web is discovered. Then, two Knights for the price of one -- we have interviews with Sir Clive Sinclair and Sir Tim Berners-Lee. All that, plus an anecdote to the cynicism which runs rampant on the Tech Podcast. ...

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[ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:30:00 EDT ]


WTP 198 China Hacks House?, Stopping Net Child Porn, Safaricom Stock, and Shh...Sound Cloak!
A whole host of interesting stories for this special Friday the 13th edition of the Tech Podcast. We start with claims from two US Congressmen that sources inside China have hacked their computers. Then, some new measures to stop child internet pornography. We also hear about a hurricane simulator, no joke, in Florida. Also, an item on East Africa's most sought after stock these days, Safaricom. And we end with discussion of a device straight out of Get Smart. ...

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[ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 194: Satellites Aid Burma and Kenya, Cell Phones Aid Ghanian Doctors, and the Deep End of the Platypus Gene Pool
The venerable Sigue Sigue Sputnik blasts us into the past and the podcast this week. We've got two items on satellites; the first looks at how the UN's Rapid Mapping Unit is using satellite images to assess damage in Burma. The second looks at how satellites are aiding conservation in Kenya. Then a podcast exclusive interview with Dr. Brian Levine, who is helping to connect Ghanian doctors to one another via cell phones. And we'll end by dipping our toes into the genetic quagmire that is th...

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[ Fri, 09 May 2008 14:30:00 EDT ]


WTP 191: Higgs-Boson meet thy maker, German Robot Restaurant, Holy Batdisease!

Just a short WTP this week, since Clark's out and about reporting. So in his absence we're heading first to Cern, in search of the Higgs-Boson. That story features Professor Peter Higgs himself.. That's got to screw with your head, right, having a particle named after you? Then it's to Germany where in a quest to eliminate inefficient service one restaurant has automated the delivery of food to table. And finally, a story about bats in New England. Something's killing the bats, and that's not a...

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[ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 190: Tidal Turbines, Darfur Websites Hacked, Flood the Jail with Mail, and the Reactable

OK, here we go. First, to the Irish Sea to hear about a new tidal turbine technology. Then, we'll examine the recent hacking of some Darfur-related websites. Could the Chinese be involved? Then, to the Iranian city of Qom to hear about the digitization of Muslim scholarship there. We'll follow that with a report on a new old-school campaign to raise awareness of an imprisoned Egyptian blogger. And we'll end in Barcelona with a report on the birth of a new instrument. ...

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[ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 185: Technology and Global News, Committee to Protect Bloggers, and Bell X1
A little bit different feel to the Tech Podcast this week. First, an interview with Alf Hermida, new media watcher, about how technology is changing the way we produce and consume news. Then, we kick off a monthly segment on threats to bloggers worldwide. We have an interview with Curt Hopkins of the Committee to Protect Bloggers. Finally, a music piece on Ireland's Bell X1, a fine soundtrack to this podcast. ...

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[ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:00:00 EST ]


WTP 182: North Korea Goes Mobile, Cable Cuts Hamper Net Access, and Cashless Papers in London
I can't believe we give this show away for free sometimes. What a line-up. First, an Egyptian telecom company signs a deal to bring, wait for it, cell phone access to North Korea. Then, undersea cables get cut off the coast of Egypt, and millions worldwide are left with super slow, or no, internet connections. Then, we'll hear about efforts to digitally reconstruct paper files shredded by the East German government's security service during the waning days of the Cold War. And finally, Lon...

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[ Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:00:00 EST ]


WTP 178: Radio in Papua, Meraki, Scottish Drive-By, and Animation Mentor

Our first 'cast of 2008 features a cracking lineup. First, to the Central Indonesian highlands to hear how good old radio is making an impact on people's lives. Then, a California company works to bring low-cost, reliable wireless internet access to the developing world, and beyond. Then, to Scotland, where we'll hear about a new campaign to place public service announcements in video games. And finally back to the United States, for a profile of an animation school run entirely online. Fu...

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[ Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:00:00 EST ]


WTP 173: Yahoo Settles China Lawsuit, Robo-Roaches, and Por Que No Te Callas?
We're filled to the gills this week folks. Yahoo, charged with handing over information on two Chinese writers to the Chinese government, settles a pending lawsuit in the US. Also, Kenya's dreams of going fiber-optic, and one South Korean beats out tens of thousands of others to become the country's first astronaut. Then, what's better than a roach? A robo-roach! And we finish with something of a cyber-spat between Spain and Venezuela. ...

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[ Fri, 16 NOV 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP 167: Guatemala Human Rights Database, Burma Info War, and OLPC Special Deal
It's a cracking line-up for Tech Podcast 167. We have a great piece on the technology being used to digitize and analyze the archive of Guatemala's National Civil Police. We'll also talk about how the way technology is shaping the way we look at news out of Burma, or Myanmar if you prefer. Also, a report from Vietnam on how a democracy activist found his IBM job offer suddenly rescinded. And we'll end with another update on the One Laptop Per Child project. Hint: Give One, Get One! Have a...

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[ Fri, 05 OCT 2007 12:00 EST ]

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