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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 267: Churchill Flunks Computer Test, Comet Fun, Samasource, and the Pandemic Ventilator Project
Happy Friday the 13th. We celebrate with music and stories about luck, both good and bad. Churchill's speeches don't pass electronic muster, while shorthand makes a case for itself. Also, trying to land a probe on a comet, and trying to get IT work for those with few prospects at all. And, listener Clarence Graansma tells us about his open source hardware project, the Pandemic Ventilator. Give to the podcast at www.pri.org/give....

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[ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 266: World's Smallest FM Transmitter, Hossein Derakhshan and Persian Blogs, and Digital Memory Redux
This week, we hear about what's billed as the world's smallest FM transmitter. Also, we ask you to weigh in on our discussion about appropriate technologies for the developing world. Then, the strange case of Hossein Derakhshan, and the wider world of Persian language blogs. Then, we revisit digital memory. Give to the podcast at www.pri.org/give....

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[ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 267: Churchill Flunks Computer Test, Comet Fun, Samasource, and the Pandemic Ventilator Project
Happy Friday the 13th. We celebrate with music and stories about luck, both good and bad. Churchill's speeches don't pass electronic muster, while shorthand makes a case for itself. Also, trying to land a probe on a comet, and trying to get IT work for those with few prospects at all. And, listener Clarence Graansma tells us about his open source hardware project, the Pandemic Ventilator. Give to the podcast at www.pri.org/give. ...

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[ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 265: "Internet's" Birthday: 40 Years of Modulated Anarchy
It's all about Internet this week. Our raison d'etre turned 40, and we're here to celebrate in style with half an hour of stories about how it came to be, what it is today, and where it's going tomorrow. Enjoy....

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[ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 266: World's Smallest FM Transmitter, Hossein Derakhshan and Persian Blogs, and Digital Memory Redux
This week, we hear about what's billed as the world's smallest FM transmitter. Also, we ask you to weigh in on our discussion about appropriate technologies for the developing world. Then, the strange case of Hossein Derakhshan, and the wider world of Persian language blogs. Then, we revisit digital memory. Give to the podcast at www.pri.org/give. ...

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[ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 265: "Internet's" Birthday: 40 Years of Modulated Anarchy
It's all about Internet this week. Our raison d'etre turned 40, and we're here to celebrate in style with half an hour of stories about how it came to be, what it is today, and where it's going tomorrow. Enjoy. ...

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[ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 264: EpiCollect, Electric Cars, and Political Tweets in the US and UK
This week's tech podcast comes to you not from Boston, but from London. We speak to a researcher who is trying to bring the power of smartphones to field data collection in the fight against infectious diseases. Also, as more car makers come out with electric cars, how far does the technology still have to go? And we end with a transatlantic comparison of political Tweets....

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[ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 263: Cuba Cable Capers, Finns Get Right to Broadband, Twitter Trumps Newspapers, and The Value of Forgetting
Cuba gets word that not one, but possibly two, fiber optic cables are headed its way. Also, the Tsunami Early Warning System gets a test run in the Pacific, and Finns get the right to have broadband Internet access. Twitter gets a big jump on a big story in Britain. And we have an extended conversation with Viktor Mayer Shoenberger, author of Delete: The Value of Forgetting in a Digital Age....

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[ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 262: Moon Crash, Peruvian Fog Nets, Nobel Prize in Physics, and Trongs!
Oh, what a show! NASA crashes two spacecraft into the moon. Don't worry, they meant to do that. Also, in Peru, some ingenious folks are harvesting water with huge fog nets. We give an audio nod to the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics. And we end with a nod to one of the interesting folks who listens to The World's Technology Podcast. Eric Zimmerman tells us about Trongs!...

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[ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 263: Cuba Cable Capers, Finns Get Right to Broadband, Twitter Trumps Newspapers, and The Value of Forgetting
Cuba gets word that not one, but possibly two, fiber optic cables are headed its way. Also, the Tsunami Early Warning System gets a test run in the Pacific, and Finns get the right to have broadband Internet access. Twitter gets a big jump on a big story in Britain. And we have an extended conversation with Viktor Mayer Shoenberger, author of Delete: The Value of Forgetting in a Digital Age. ...

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[ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 262: Moon Crash, Peruvian Fog Nets, Nobel Prize in Physics, and Trongs!
Oh, what a show! NASA crashes two spacecraft into the moon. Don't worry, they meant to do that. Also, in Peru, some ingenious folks are harvesting water with huge fog nets. We give an audio nod to the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics. And we end with a nod to one of the interesting folks who listens to The World's Technology Podcast. Eric Zimmerman tells us about Trongs! ...

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[ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:40:00 EDT ]


WTP 261: Europe takes on Iran Net Filtering, Smart Electricity Meters, Nanotechnology Update, and the Ignobels
Cyrus Farivar reports on an attempt by the EU to ban the sale of Internet filtering hardware to Iran. Also, French and British takes on the idea of smart electricity meters. We also hear an in-depth report on the future of nanotechnology. And we end with a short preview of the World Science Podcast with Rhitu Chatterjee....

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[ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:40:00 EDT ]


WTP 260: Potential AIDS Vaccine, Embrace Thermoregulator, Scottish Earthworms, and Mumbai Cell Phone Symphony
Scottish accordionist leads us off with a tune called Exhausted. Then, on to big news about an AIDS vaccine that researchers contend can prevent infections. Also, the Embrace thermoregulator, designed to save low birth weight babies in the developing world. We chat about Scottish earthworms, and we hear a cell phone symphony in Mumbai....

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[ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:40:00 EDT ]


WTP 259: Iraq Internet Regs, Africa Connected, NComputing, and Autism Detection Software
It's Friday, I'm in Love. With technology, I mean. We've got a look at a new measure that may curtail Internet access in Iraq. Also, Africa's broadband fibre-optic cable goes live, and we'll get reactions. Stephen Dukker from NComputing talks about how to turn one PC into 10 or more. And we end with some software designed to detect autism in infants and children....

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[ Fri, 27 Sep 2009 14:40:00 EDT ]


WTP 261: Europe takes on Iran Net Filtering, Smart Electricity Meters, Nanotechnology Update, and the Ignobels
Cyrus Farivar reports on an attempt by the EU to ban the sale of Internet filtering hardware to Iran. Also, French and British takes on the idea of smart electricity meters. We also hear an in-depth report on the future of nanotechnology. And we end with a short preview of the World Science Podcast with Rhitu Chatterjee. ...

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[ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:40:00 EDT ]


WTP 260: Potential AIDS Vaccine, Embrace Thermoregulator, Scottish Earthworms, and Mumbai Cell Phone Symphony
Scottish accordionist leads us off with a tune called Exhausted. Then, on to big news about an AIDS vaccine that researchers contend can prevent infections. Also, the Embrace thermoregulator, designed to save low birth weight babies in the developing world. We chat about Scottish earthworms, and we hear a cell phone symphony in Mumbai....

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[ Fri, 27 Sep 2009 14:40:00 EDT ]


WTP 258: High-Speed Rail, Bamboo Trains, Bio-Truck Expedition, Coltan/Congo Redux and Winston the High-Speed Pigeon
We take a look at global models for America's proposed high-speed rail system, and then keep it real by dipping into the podcast archive for a piece on Cambodia's Bamboo Railway. We talk about a unique bio-truck that will attempt to go around the world, and hear about the downside of hybrid vehicle technology. We go to Congo to hear about how mining for the materials that make your cell phone work is making life miserable for the locals. And we end with Winston, the high-speed data pigeon....

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[ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:45:00 EDT ]


WTP 259: Iraq Internet Regs, Africa Connected, NComputing, and Autism Detection Software

It's Friday, I'm in Love. With technology, I mean. We've got a look at a new measure that may curtail Internet access in Iraq. Also, Africa's broadband fibre-optic cable goes live, and we'll get reactions. Stephen Dukker from NComputing talks about how to turn one PC into 10 or more. And we end with some software designed to detect autism in infants and children....

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[ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:45:00 EDT ]


WTP 257: Recreating Pre-War Nagasaki in 3D, Ars Electronica 2009, and A Brief History of GPS Drawing
Great show this week. Find out how students in Japan are using 3D technology and people's memories to recreate pre-war Nagasaki. Also, we take you to Linz, Austria for the Ars Electronica 2009 festival. We hear about a wind-up vibrator. Yes, you read that correctly. And we'll explore a way to turn your urine into fertilizer. We end with a tech podcast listener who imparts some serious knowledge about GPS drawing on your host....

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[ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:30:00 EDT ]


WTP 258: High-Speed Rail, Bamboo Trains, Bio-Truck Expedition, Coltan/Congo Redux and Winston the High-Speed Pigeon

We take a look at global models for America's proposed high-speed rail system, and then keep it real by dipping into the podcast archive for a piece on Cambodia's Bamboo Railway. We talk about a unique bio-truck that will attempt to go around the world, and hear about the downside of hybrid vehicle technology. We go to Congo to hear about how mining for the materials that make your cell phone work is making life miserable for the locals. And we end with Winston, the high-speed data pigeon....

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[ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:30:00 EDT ]


WTP 183: ihavenotribe.com, AfriGadget, FARC and Facebook, and Paper Planes...in...Space
On this week's tech podcast, we hear about a web-based initiative to stop tribal violence in Kenya. Also, a podcast exclusive -- we launch a new monthly segment on low tech solutions to African problems, courtesy of AfriGadget. Then, to Colombia, where we'll hear about a march organized on Facebook. And we'll end in Japan, where one scientist wants to fly paper airplanes from the International Space Station all the way down to earth. Brilliant!...

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WTP 256: Cell Phones in the Classroom, Steam Car Redux, New Wikipedia Guidelines, and Artificial Trees
No More Whining, that's our motto. This week: we meet a history teacher who is letting his students fully embrace the tech that they are carrying around. Also, we revisit the British steam car team trying to break a 100 plus year old record. We have an interview with Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales on new editing guidelines, and we hear about the trade in conflict minerals in Congo. We end, of course, with artificial trees....

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[ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:45:00 EDT ]


WTP 257: Recreating Pre-War Nagasaki in 3D, Ars Electronica 2009, and A Brief History of GPS Drawing

Great show this week. Find out how students in Japan are using 3D technology and people's memories to recreate pre-war Nagasaki. Also, we take you to Linz, Austria for the Ars Electronica 2009 festival. We hear about a wind-up vibrator. Yes, you read that correctly. And we'll explore a way to turn your urine into fertilizer. We end with a tech podcast listener who imparts some serious knowledge about GPS drawing on your host....

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[ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:45:00 EDT ]


WTP 255: Botnets, Russia v. Georgia, Steam-Powered Car, Creative Commons Flamenco, and Zombies!
No one's listening anyway, so let's have some fun. We talk about attempts to get international law to catch up with botnets. Also, a study details last year's cyberspat between Russia and Georgia. We hear about a seriously fast steam-powered car, and also about a flamenco and hip-hop mash-up that's got a real creative commons feel about it. We end with zombies. How much more do you want? Oh yeah, Dan Deacon and Quincy Jones provide light entertainment....

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[ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 256: Cell Phones in the Classroom, Steam Car Redux, New Wikipedia Guidelines, and Artificial Trees

No More Whining, that's our motto. This week: we meet a history teacher who is letting his students fully embrace the tech that they are carrying around. Also, we revisit the British steam car team trying to break a 100 plus year old record. We have an interview with Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales on new editing guidelines, and we hear about the trade in conflict minerals in Congo. We end, of course, with artificial trees. ...

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[ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 254: Castle Building Gets Medeival, Solar Impulse, Driverless Cars, and GPS Atari Art!
We start with a tribute to the pioneer of that outstanding piece of technology, the single body electric guitar. RIP Les Paul. Then, some builders in France use 13th century tools and technology to build a castle from scratch. Also, Bertrand Piccard and his quest to fly a solar powered plane around the world. Then, driverless cars may be coming to Heathrow Airport. And we end by featuring podcast stalwart Vicente Montelongo, who makes, well, some very Atari-like art out of his San Francisco bike...

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[ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 255: Botnets, Russia v. Georgia, Steam-Powered Car, Creative Commons Flamenco, and Zombies!
No one's listening anyway, so let's have some fun. We talk about attempts to get international law to catch up with botnets. Also, a study details last year's cyberspat between Russia and Georgia. We hear about a seriously fast steam-powered car, and also about a flamenco and hip-hop mash-up that's got a real creative commons feel about it. We end with zombies. How much more do you want? Oh yeah, Dan Deacon and Quincy Jones provide light entertainment. ...

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[ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 254: Castle Building Gets Medeival, Solar Impulse, Driverless Cars, and GPS Atari Art!
We start with a tribute to the pioneer of that outstanding piece of technology, the single body electric guitar. RIP Les Paul. Then, some builders in France use 13th century tools and technology to build a castle from scratch. Also, Bertrand Piccard and his quest to fly a solar powered plane around the world. Then, driverless cars may be coming to Heathrow Airport. And we end by featuring podcast stalwart Vicente Montelongo, who makes, well, some very Atari-like art out of his San Francisco bik...

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[ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EDT ]


WTP 253: Sand Dunes Made from Bacteria, Electronically Enhanced Borders, and WE CARE Solar
We start with a geek's audio tribute to the late John Hughes, director of Weird Science. Then, architect Magnus Larsson wants to build sand dunes out of bacteria. Not just any sand dunes. We're talking thousands of miles long in the Sahara. Whoah. Also, countries try to enhance their borders with, wait for it, technology. And we end with an interview with Dr. Laura Stachel of WE CARE Solar. ...

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[ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EDT ]


WTP 253: Sand Dunes Made from Bacteria, Electronically Enhanced Borders, and WE CARE Solar
We start with a geek's audio tribute to the late John Hughes, director of Weird Science. Then, architect Magnus Larsson wants to build sand dunes out of bacteria. Not just any sand dunes. We're talking thousands of miles long in the Sahara. Whoah. Also, countries try to enhance their borders with, wait for it, technology. And we end with an interview with Dr. Laura Stachel of WE CARE Solar. ...

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[ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EDT ]

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