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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 200: Bill Gates Bye-Bye, Icann's DNS Expansion, Chernobyl Tourism, and Nol
Bill Gates steps down from the day to day management of Microsoft. We find out what people aroudn the world make of his legacy. Then, Icann decides to expand the Domain Name System. Good idea? Pandora's Box? Both? Also, how much would you pay to take a tour of Chernobyl, site of the world's worst nuclear disaster? And we end with Nol -- think of it as a text-message version of Esperanto. And yes, a tribute, of sorts, to the advent of podcast 200. Yeah, rah. ...

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[ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 199: Olympic Tech Talk, Honda Goes Fuel-Cell, and Paul Otlet's Proto-Internet
A very full show this week, and a day early. We start with some new athletic technologies that might be on display at the Summer Games in Beijing. Then, we hear about how Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan might have sold digital blueprints for a nuclear weapon to interested parties. Then, a sequence that highlights Honda's fuel-cell vehicle, the Tata Nano from India, and a Zeppelin for a new millennium. We end with Paul Otlet's proto-Internet, and what's believed to be the first ever comput...

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[ Fri, 20 Jun 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 197: The Lazy Gene, Digital Tampering, Animal Research, and Plankton Tech!
OK, here we go. We've got some new insight, maybe, into laziness. I wish I had the energy to care. Then, we take a look at how, and why, Vladimir Putin's enemies seem to be disappearing from small screens across Russia. Then, an in-depth look at whether or not animals are still an essential part of scientific testing. And we end with a report on some humble, yet lovable, plankton. Music this week by The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Plankton Man. ...

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[ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:15:00 EDT ]


WTP 196: Amazon Rain Forest Science, Helsinki High-Tech Transit, and the Mars Phoenix Mission
Lots of podcast exclusive material this week. First, The World's Alex Gallafent is back from the Amazon with tales to tell us. Then, off to Helsinki to hear about the Finnish capital's high-tech transit system. And finally, we look ahead to an exciting weekend on the Red Planet, as NASA's Phoenix mission gets set to touch down on Mars. ...

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[ Fri, 23 May 2008 14:30:00 EDT ]


WTP 195: British X-Files, Google Goes Amazon, Diagonstics for All, and The Get Out Clause
OK, a very full show this week. Britain's Defence Ministry releases some secret files on UFOs. Also, Google tries to help a remote tribe in the Brazilian Amazon. Then, to Estonia for a report on plans for a new Nato cyber-defense center. We'll also have a podcast exclusive interview with some scientists who've developed a low cost way to test for diseases in the developing world. And finally, a band from Manchester, England gets CCTV fever. ...

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[ Fri, 16 May 2008 14:30:00 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 193: Global Online Freedom Act, OLPC Update, Afrigadget, and Rise and Shine
This week's 'cast takes a look at a new bill making its way through the US Congress called The Global Online Freedom Act. Then, another update on the One Laptop Per Child project. Also, the latest Afrigadget segment, followed by a look at an online outfit that turns the news into music, and fast. Finally, the Old Bailey gets grisly online. ...

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[ Fri, 02 May 2008 15:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 192: Mobile Gorilla Game, World Malaria Day, Alex Goes Amazon, and yes, Phorm

I'm back from my wanderings with a very full show for you. First, we hear about the re-release of a mobile phone-based video game called Silverback. Then, to Zimbabwe to hear about FrontlineSMS. We'll have a studio talk with The World's Alex Gallafent about his multimedia-laced trip to the Amazon, and a chat with Cyrus Farivar about his trip to the Baltics. And somewhere in there, we'll talk about a new social networking site designed to bring donors and malaria researchers in Africa togeth...

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[ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:00:00 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 189: The Capital of Google Earth, Saudi Bloggers, Global Net Filtering, and Fakes

A very good Good Friday podcast. We've got news from Nanaimo, British Columbia, the self-proclaimed "Capital of Google Earth." Also, we'll hear what happens when the French get fed up with speed cameras. Not pretty. Then, a report from inside Saudi Arabia about how blogging is leading to a new form of activism. We'll follow that with a look at a new book that explores the extent to which nations across the globe censor the internet. And we'll finish with a great interview about fakes. Al...

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[ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:30:00 EDT ]


WTP Special Podcast: Amplifico and the Internet
A special podcast on Scotland's Amplifico. We focus on the band's debut album, which took a lot of NETworking to see the light of day. ...

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[ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 188: Al-Qaeda Targets Saudi Cell Phones, AfriGadget, and Yikes, a Global Beer Shortage.
Full line-up this week. We start with news that Al-Qaeda may be using cell phone memory cards to carry calls for cash into, and across, Saudi Arabia. Then, one bloggers quest to figure out what the world thinks about America. We'll also chat about solar cell phone chargers and Kenyan carvings of Simpsons characters with the folks at AfriGadget. And we'll finish off with desperate news: there may be a world wide shortage on two of the key ingredients for making beer. All that, plus a new wa...

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[ Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:00:00 EST ]


WTP 187: Virtual World Terrorism?, US Military says NO to Google, ETech 2008, and Monarch Butterflies
Nearly 45 minutes of global tech goodness this week. We've got a report on the possiblity that terrorists might use Second Life or World of Warcraft to train for attacks. Also, the US military says no to Google's Street-View. Then, a report from ETech 2008. And we'll end with an extended interview on the plight of the Monarch butterfly, and what role satellite imagery is playing in tracking that plight. ...

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[ Fri, 7 Mar 2008 18:00:00 EST ]


WTP 186: Taliban Threatens Mobile Masts, LOC Does Flickr, and Blogging WWI Redux
The kind of show you get once every four years...literally. Our Leap Year edition features an in-depth look at the Taliban's threat to blow up cell phone masts in Afghanistan. Also, a podcast exclusive interview with Helena Zinkham at the Library of Congress about their pilot project with Flickr. And we end with an update on an English gent who is blogging his grandfather's letters from the trenches of World War I. All that, plus Amplifico's STUDIO ALBUM...finally! ...

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[ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:00:00 EST ]


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 184: Ocean Pollution, Couchsurfing, Veg Exchange, and Speedcabling
We kick off this week's podcast from a new report on the state of the world's oceans from the AAAS conference in Boston. Then, on to the Balkans for a report on couchsurfing.com. From there, we hop to London for a look at a website that allows people to exchange the fresh fruits and vegetables that they grow. And we'll end in Los Angeles, which recently played host to the world's first speedcabling championship. Fear not, all will be explained. ...

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[ Fri, 15 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 181: Computers and Chinese Characters, E-stonia, SkySail, and Bolivian Voices
We have a great lineup this week. First, to China where we'll hear about how computer use may be causing the Chinese problems when it comes to writing characters. Then, the Estonians are coming...to Silicon Valley. What does it mean in California and back in Tallinn? Next up, wait for it, the SkySail. And we'll end with a report from Bolivia on a blogging project meant to empower the country's under-represented populations. Live long, and prosper. ...

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[ Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:00:00 EST ]


WTP 180: Technology and Post-Election Violence in Kenya, and a Report from CES

This week's podcast leads with Kenya. In the wake of ongoing post-election violence, we highlight two technology stories that are of importance. Also, South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, known as the Blade Runner, got some bad news this week about his bid to try to run in the Beijing Olympics. And we end with a report from the one panel discussion at CES the World's Technology Podcast found remotely interesting. ...

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


WTP 179: Global E-waste, India's People's Car, Online Music, and Turkish Cymbals

This week's podcast looks first at the growing problem of global electronic, or e-waste. Then, to India to look at the launch of the Tata Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car. Also, an in-depth look at how the internet is changing the way people buy, or don't buy, music. And finally, we step back in time to look at the old school technologies that go into making cymbals. Too cool. I can't believe we give this stuff away! ...

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[ Fri, 11 Jan 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 177: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Blog, Spanish Cell Phone Tracking, and a Global Spam Hunt

We end another year of podcasting with a look at the Iranian President's weblog. Also, amid all the hype about ethanol, what about diesel? And then we hear about concerns over tracking people via cell phone in Spain. And we finish off with many an email user's dream. We confront a known spammer. Happy Holidays everyone. ...

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[ Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:00:00 EST ]


WTP Special Podcast: Technology, Poongsoo, and the South Korean Elections

A special tech podcast on the South Korean elections, which take place on Wednesday, December 19. We sit down with The World's Matthew Bell, just back from South Korea. He fills us in on the role technology is, and isn't, playing in these elections, and tells us about how the ancient art (or is it science?) of poongsoo is being used by some candidates to increase their odds of winning. All that, plus The Tornado Song. Not to be missed. ...

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[ Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:00:00 EST ]


WTP 176: OLPC in Nigeria, Cell Phone Saints in Italy, and Surf's Up...a New Theory of Everything

And we're back. This week's podcast features a report from a school in Nigeria where children are taking OLPC's XO-1 laptop for a test run. We'll also discuss whether bloggers are the new foreign correspondents. Then, to Italy where one company is giving people a chance to download their favorite holy images to their cell phones. And we'll finish with a look at a new theory of everything that comes courtesy of a physicist who spends as much time riding the waves as he does thinking Big Thou...

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[ FRI, 14 DEC 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP 175: Freerice.com, Skype Good/Skype Bad?, and Social Networking in Iraq
Here's the line-up for Tech Podcast 175: first, a website that allows you to donate grains of rice while taking a vocabulary quiz. Then, two reports on Skype. The first looks at how language teachers, and learners, are connecting via voice-over-internet. The second looks at why Germany wants to crack Skype's encryption, but can't. Then, we stay in Germany to hear about how paying by fingerprint is catching on. And we finish with an extended interview with Noah Shachtman about his recent ar...

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[ FRI, 30 NOV 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP 174: Stem Cell Breakthrough, Gitmo Wikileaks, and Bio-tech Tackles Obesity
The World's Technology Podcast Thanksgiving Early Edition, or something. This week, two separate teams of scientists in America and Japan claim a major scientific breakthrough in stem cell science. We have the details. Also, a manual of standard operating procedures at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility is leaked online. And we end with an in-depth look at how the bio-tech industry is trying to combat a growing global health issue -- obesity. All that, plus we pardon the Thanksgiving tu...

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[ WED, 21 NOV 2007 18:00 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 172: Yahoo Goes to Washington, Blogging Spanish Granny, and Electric Kulintang
On this week's podcast, Yahoo execs go to Capitol Hill to defend their business practices in China. Also, what's it like to go for a few days WITHOUT the internet? Come to think of it, what's it like to go a few days with NOTHING BUT internet? We'll find out. Also, a Spanish granny gets her blog on, and we finish off with a teched up, tripped out take on the kulintang. Look it up. ...

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[ Fri, 9 NOV 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP 171: Wind-Up Lights for Africa, Burmese Activists Online, and CCTV in the UK
This week we're going first to Africa, where we'll hear about an ingenious idea for bringing light to rural areas. Hint -- think wind-up. Also, Yahoo executives will be in Washington next week to testify before Congress on their activities in China. We'll have a podcast preview. Also, a new generation of Burmese pro-democracy activists are embracing new tools like Facebook. Finally, is it possible to go from Point A to Point B in the UK WITHOUT being filmed by a CCTV camera? We'll find o...

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[ Fri, 2 NOV 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP 170: DARPA's Urban Challenge, Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales, and Facebook in Lebanon

This week's podcast is full of fun and frolics. First, the Bush Adminstration's offered to let NGOs and faith-based groups set up computers and internet access in Cuba. We'll look at whether that's likely to happen. Also, Darpa, the research wing of the US Defense Department, is offering $2 million to anyone that can build a robotic car than can drive itself through a simulated urban environment. Then, an interview with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. And we'll end with a segment looking a...

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[ Fri, 26 OCT 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP 169: Maternal Health Tech, Yahoo! Goes to War, and Halo 3's French Inspiration

This week's podcast finds us exploring technologies that might mitigate maternal bleeding, a leading cause of death among women in the developing world. We also have an extended interview with Kevin Sites, Yahoo's first full-time correspondent. Then, we'll hear about how a British intelligence outfit is going to embed recruitment advertisements in popular video games. And we'll end with an item on Halo 3. Hint -- you'll need to get a little French religion to complete the level known as Ep...

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[ Fri, 19 OCT 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP 168: Blocking Terrorist Websites, ICANN and IDNs, and Barcoding Mosquitos
For WTP 168, we take a look at European Union legislation that would seek to block websites deemed to be terrorist in nature. How would that work, if at all? Also, an extended conversation with Tina Dam, Program Director for Internationalized Domain Names at ICANN. We'll also hear about an effort to barcode mosquitos, and about some research that says cheap sneakers are as good, maybe even better, than expensive ones. And we'll end...with no tech at all, but rather some music from Sheffield...

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[ Fri, 12 OCT 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP Special Podcast: Laika, Laika
After months of research and development, our homage to Laika the Soviet cosmodog is ready for your earbuds. Laika takes center stage in Nick Abadzis' new graphic novel. German techno-band CCCP finally has their 20 seconds of fame (thanks, Evan). We also have two extended interviews. The first is with Von Hardesty, co-author of Epic Rivalry. The other is with Dr. Sergei Khrushchev, son of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and Visiting Professor at Brown University. Longer than usual,...

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[ Wed, 10 OCT 2007 11:00 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 ]


WTP 166: Guatemala Bloggers, Chinese Hackers, and Global YouTube Clones
On this week's podcast, we'll hear what Guatemalan bloggers think about the elections. Also, Wired's Noah Shachtman is back from Iraq, and fills us in on the forensic work being done to track down bombers -- it's CSI meets IED. Then, a look at recent Western government and military hacks tracked back to China. Is the Chinese military responsible? We'll end with a look at new efforts to stem cyber-bullying, and also a report on YouTube clones that are springing up across the globe. Enjoy. ...

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[ Fri, 21 SEP 2007 11:00 EST ]


WTP 165: Building a Better Soldier, Yahoo in China, and AbiWord in Bolivia
On this week's podcast, our four part series on the US military's efforts to build a better soldier. Also, Yahoo is taken to court in the United States for turning over information about bloggers in China. And we'll hear about AbiWord, an open source project to develop software in one of Bolivia's indigenous languages. ...

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[ Fri, 31 AUG 2007 11:00 EST ]


WTP 164: DVD Sniffer Dogs, Svalbard Seed Vault, and Wikiscanner Down Under
On this week's podcast, we'll hear about how Malaysia is using sniffer dogs to root out DVD pirates. Also, Norway thinks long-terms about the disappearance of the world's plant life. Then, a look at how all of America's dirty cast-offs find their way to the developing world, via the internet. We'll also hear about how Wikiscanner is causing a political ruckus in Australia, and just what goes into an out-of-body experience. Good fun. ...

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[ Fri, 24 AUG 2007 13:00 EST ]


WTP 163: Lenovo Goes Low-Cost in China, Flood Tech in Bangladesh, and Alive in Baghdad
A big, juicy tech podcast with two weeks of deliciousness for you. We have an update on the cyberspat between Estonia and Russia. And then we look at Lenovo's bid to get low-cost PCs into rural China. We'll also talk about new technologies to distribute flood warnings in Bangladesh, and about Ukraine's #1 cybercriminal, Maxim Yastremsky. We'll finish off with a report about a website called Alive in Baghdad, and then a multi-media romp through Rotterdam. What fun. Have a great weekend. ...

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[ Fri, 17 AUG 2007 13:00 EST ]


WTP 162: OLPC, Microsoft Pre-Pay, Video Game Ratings, and Malaysian Bloggers
The inaugural podcast from our new studios in Boston features an update on the One Laptop Per Child project. Also, Microsoft tries "pay-as-you-go" Office software in South Africa. Then, a listener suggests we do a report on video games ratings systems worldwide -- so, we do. We turn to Israel next for a report into how ultra-Orthodox Jews are using the internet. And we end with a look at the recent crackdown against bloggers in Malaysia. Have a great weekend. ...

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[ Fri, 03 AUG 2007 13:00 EST ]


WTP 161: Darfur Remote Sensing, iLimb, Nigerian Mobiles, and Serious Cell Bling
On this week's podcast, Laika Laika has been Found Found. Thanks Evan! Also, we talk remote sensing in Darfur, and find out about a new high-tech prosthetic hand. Then, we're off to Nigeria to hear about cell phone coverage, or lack thereof. And last stop - cell phone bling. Got a spare 10,000 dollars? Try a Vertu. ...

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[ Fri, 20 JUL 2007 10:00 EST ]


SPECIAL REQUEST PODCAST: Help Us Tell a Story...
No, don't worry. We're not asking for money. Instead, we're asking for your help in tracking down some music. Clark is desperately seeking an album that was released in 1986. The album is called Cosmos. It's by a German techno-band called C.C.C.P. There's a track on the album -- number 4, we think -- called Laika Laika. It's for a piece Clark's doing on the anniversary of the launch of Sputnik II. That's when the Soviets put Laika, the dog, into space. Please help! ...

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[ Tue, 17 JUL 2007 11:30 EST ]


WTP 160: China Internet Growth, Japan Web Politics, and Brazilian DNA
This week on Ye Olde Technology Podcaste, we have a story highlighting the explosive growth of internet use in China. Also, how the web is NOT playing a role in Japan's election campaign. Then, a look at a French company's plan to help you track your kids. It's called Kiditel. And we'll end with a look at some recently completed work tracing the DNA of Brazilian celebrities. There WILL be surprises, we promise. ...

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[ Fri, 13 JUL 2007 15:30 EST ]


WTP 159: Insurgent Web, Information Overload, Iran Dual-Fuel, and Alan Johnston
First up -- a new from highlights how insurgent groups in Iraq are using the internet to put out their messages. No real surprise, but the report is a real behind the scenes look at this material, most of which is in Arabic. Download the entire report in PDF. Next up -- information overload goes global. Tired of being connected 24/7 to your BlackBerry, Palm, or gulp...iPhone? Well, apparently you're not alone. The World's Jason Margolis will fill you in. Third -- Iran says it will so...

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[ Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:00 EST ]


WTP 158: ICANN and IDNs, Zimbabwe Ecommerce, and Happy Birthday ATM!
As promised, Tech Podcast 158 features absolutely nothing about either Paris Hilton or the iPhone. Instead, we delve into the intricacies of Internationalized Domain Names. Non-speakers of English are pushing ICANN, the California non-profit responsible for, well, the domain name system, among other things. They want to be able to enter URLs in scripts other than ASCII. Also, Zimbabweans are finding it hard to buy essential goods, because of rampant inflation. Now, websites are springing u...

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[ Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:00 EST ]


WTP 157: Science and Poverty, Science and Islam, Cyberwar!, and Manhunt 2
Today's podcast is half tech, half science. We'll hear about some MIT researchers who are using scientific methods to help alleviate poverty. Then, a podcast exclusive interview about how science is, and isn't, practiced in the Islamic world. Then, we'll talk about the prospects of cyberwar: who can wage it, and why? And we'll finish with a story about a new video game that's getting bad reviews from British and Irish authorities. Have a great weekend!...

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[ Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:00 EST ]


WTP 156: Yahoo in China, Cyberwar, Hunting Dirty Bombs, and Blogging World War I.
Techpodcast 156: For our podcast today, we’ll take a look at two human rights related measures considered by Yahoo shareholders this week. Also, is China becoming the biggest threat in cyberspace? And, we’ll go on a hunt for dirty nukes in the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia. We’ll finish up with a story about a gentleman who is using a blog to publish his grandfather’s letters home from the trenches in World War I....

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[ Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP 154: The World’s Technology correspondent Clark Boyd is back with a podcast about Internet Censorship

Techpodcast 154: Clark Boyd is back at the helm for Tech Podcast 154. This is a special theme-based podcast. We'll listen to some of the reporting The World has done on the topic of global Internet censorship. Clark's off to London next week to Chair an Amnesty International event called Some People Think the Internet is a Bad Thing. Listen in for details on how you can participate as well. ...

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[ Fri, 1 Jun 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP 155: The Bush Administration, WiTricity, and Martin Stiksel all in this editions with Clark Boyd.

Techpodcast 155: In today's Technology Podcast, we take a look at some of the technologies underlying the Bush Administration's missile defense shield. Also, some MIT researchers find a way to send electricity without cables or wires -- call it WiTricity. And finally, an extended interview with Martin Stiksel, one of the founders of the popular London-based online radio outfit last.fm. Have a great weekend everyone. ...

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[ Fri, 8 Jun 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP 151: Electric Cars, The Downside of Biofuels, Oil in Iraq and Russia, An Iraqi Blogger HIV in Mexico and South Africa.
Who needs a car that goes over25 mph anyhow? The all-electric car is back! What's so great about biofuels? Oil issues in Iraq an Russia. Checking in with the Iraqi blogger Riverbend. And two stories about HIV in Mexico and South Africa....

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WTP 150: Ocean sequestration, The latest UN climate change report, Biofuels in Denmark, Slashing energy use in Germany, design for the other 90 percent, and the world is moving faster!
The UN’s panel on climate change issues their third report this year: This one looks at what role technology can play. What about ocean sequestration to remove carbon from the air? Will it work? How Germans are slashing energy use. Biofuels in Denmark. A discussion about design concepts to help the other 90 percent. And, the world is moving too fast! (It’s scientifically proven.)...

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WTP 153: La Sagrada Familia at Risk, Under Surveillance via your Cell Phone, Finding Fossils near the Panama Canal, Rebuilding Noah’s Ark, Underwater Weapons, Working in Antarctica, Fees to Drive in Manhattan.
Techpodcast 153: A high-speed rail puts Spain’s La Sagrada Familia at risk. Our lives under surveillance… because of our cell phones! They’re widening the Panama Canal, and finding fossils from 20 million years ago. Rebuilding Noah’s Ark in Turkey. The latest weaponry to fight war underwater. What would it be like to work in Antarctica? Want to take your car into Manhattan? Pay up....

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WTP 152: Internet Censorship in China, Cyber attacks in Estonia, Missile Defense, An African Satellite, Tech Moguls Doing Good, Blair’s Green Legacy, Ruppert Murdoch’s Greening too?
Techpodcast 152:The Chinese government may censor the newspapers and the Web, but they can’t censor the podcast! Cyber attacks in Estonia. The U.S. missile defense strategy. An African satellite heading for space. Tech moguls doing good, giving back. British Prime Minister is departing: What’s his green tech legacy? What about Ruppert Murdoch?...

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WTP 149: The Robots are Coming, Tempura Biofuel, North Korean Radio, A New Planet, and The Trick to a Long Life
The robots are coming. What will they do? Let's talk about this first. An interesting biofuel in Kyoto, Japan. Sending radio signals into North Korea. We found a new planet just like our's! And what's the trick to a long and healthy life? Listen up....

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WTP 148: Phone Service in Bangladesh, Cognitive-enhancing drugs, Cyber bullying, Saving the Dead Sea, and Polish TV.
High-tech, low-tech and medium-tech on the podcast this week. Trying to call Bangladesh? You might be having some problems. New drugs that make you smarter. Bullies online. Here's an irony: The Dead Sea is dying. How to save it. And what's on Polish TV these days?...

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[ Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP 146

A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change looks at the impacts of global warming. This podcast explores how climate change is affecting our world: from Africa, to South America, to Europe. And what global warming could mean in your neck of the woods. ...

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[ Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP 147

A range of wonderful stories this week. Let there be light in the hills of Mexico! Don’t litter in England; Big Brother is watching. A radio station in a psychiatric ward in Argentina. Can they build an underwater tunnel from Africa to Europe? What about through the Alps? Like text messaging in Cambodia? Not so fast. And genetically modified crops that can make human insulin. ...

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[ Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP 145: Wi-Fi in India, Technology for the Disabled, A solar ship, Power in Iceland, You Tube shenanigans.

The modern Pony Express delivers the Internet in rural India. How technology can help the disabled. A fantastic journey across the sea in a solar-powered ship. Clean power in Iceland, but at what price? And capturing dangerous stunts on You Tube. ...

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[ Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP 142: The Reverse Brain Drain, The Brain, Ethanol, Carbon Capture, Renewable Energy, and Leg Power.
Can the brain make you rich? Indian high-tech workers heading for the promised land: Back home. How green is ethanol? Capturing carbon underground. Making renewable energy work in Spain. And get on the Stairmaster and make some energy!...

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WTP 141: All sorts of way to recycle, Catch a cheater with ITunes, Wi-fi on a bus, and Israeli rock.
A few stories about recycling, some products you might not have thought about too: chairs, kitchen counters, and jackets. Take a ride in Estonia on board a bus with Wi-fi. Thinking about plagiarizing music? Be careful. And Israeli rock....

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WTP 144: Iraqi blogger, Internet censorship, Whistling shepherds, Genetically engineered mosquitoes, Preparing for the Paralympics, Sniffing out Pirated DVD’s.
What’s daily life like in Iraq? Go to the Blogs. A look at Internet censorship under authoritarian governments. The best way to communicate for shepherds: whistle. Rebuilding wounded soldiers’ bodies by preparing for the Paralympics. Build a safer mosquito. Buying a pirated DVD? Be careful......

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WTP 143: Fast running with no legs, The power of blogs, Mirrors on Mountains, Dying caught in the wind turbines, Old maps, and Fertilization in India.

Want to race? Not with this South African man with amputated legs. Blogs that change the course of Hollywood. Put a mirror on a mountain. Bad to be a bat these days caught in the wind, turbine that is. A rally for a change to climate change. Old maps better than the new? And having babies in India. ...

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[ Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:00 EST ]


WTP 139: Climate Conference in DC, Mexican Drug Cartels online, The cheese-cam, Making Changes, and Tracking footprints
A major conference on climate change in Washington DC and the view from China, India, and South Africa. Mexican drug cartels go online. A cheesy webcam in England. 365 suggestions for how you can make the world a better place. And, careful where you leave your footprint: the British police are watching. Intermixed within it all, some good ole' fashioned banjos from Nashville....

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