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The World's Technology Correspondent Clark Boyd visits a university in Scotland that's the home of a competition to design the latest video games.
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August 4, 2006 Tech Podcast 113 (21:23) Some blogs are good, some are bad. Some are boring, some are racy. Some are diaries, others are pure fiction. Tech Podcast #113 takes a look at a new play compiled entirely out of blogs. It's on stage at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Also, can solar power solve some of the world's energy needs? Good question, let's explore it. And shhhhh...no one wants you to know about Echelon, a top secret spy program designed to listen in to your calls and monitor your email. Can VOiP get around it? Another good question. And we'll end on the beaches of Rio, which are, erm, awash with penguins! All that, plus music from Spunkshine. download MP3
July 28, 2006 Tech Podcast 112 (20:30) Hi folks. We're back after a short hiatus. Tech Podcast #112 will explore the decision by Sharman Networks, the Australian company behind the file-sharing program Kazaa, to go legit. Sharman will be forced to pay big music companies more than $115 million, and will begin to provide legal download services. We'll also hear about how wireless technology is helping Greek fire fighters detect and fight forest fires. And we'll finish off with some avant-garde war music by Lebanese blogger and sound artist Mazen Kerbaj. All that, plus music from Spunkshine and deadmou5. download MP3
July 14, 2006 Tech Podcast 111 (25:00) Due to technical difficulties, Tech Podcast #111 did not make it to you on Friday. Sorry about that. Still, here it is, and we take you to Egypt, where we'll hear about bloggers' on-going efforts to use the internet as a medium of critique and communication. Also, German Chancellor Angela Merkel starts a video podcast, and hardly anyone pays attention. Then, some comics start doing re-mixes of the podcasts, and now everyone is downloading them. We'll also look at China's ambitions in space. And we'll end with an update on one of the Tech Podcasts' favorite bands, Amplifico. download MP3
July 7, 2006 Tech Podcast 110 (34:07) Tech Podcast #110 takes a look at how much, or how little, has been done to improve mobile communications in London in the year since the transport attacks on July 7, 2005. Also, North Korea finally launches those missiles. What did they learn? What did we learn? Then, we're off to run with the bulls in Pamplona. Well, we'll sample some software that can predict how you'll fare against the horned followers. Finishing things off is a report from Cambodia on an incredibly homemade train system. All that, plus a Spunkshine remix, and Clark announces he's leaving The World and the podcast for a wee while. download MP3
June 30, 2006 Tech Podcast 109 (43:28) A big old theme-based podcast for you today. Clark spent the week reporting on the Games For Change conference in New York City. He came back with tons of material. Today's cast is a mix of what he did for The World radio program, and some extra special bonus features, including an interview with Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad is Good For You. Let's hope so. All that, plus theme music from Spunkshine. download MP3
June 23, 2006 Tech Podcast 108 (34:02) For Tech Podcast #108, we take a look at where the United States stands in terms of missile defense technology. Then, author Sharon Weinberger on her new book, "Imaginary Weapons: A Journey Through the Pentagon's Scientific Underworld." Also, Google decides to go Arabic. And finally, the official World Cup soccer ball is called the Teamgeist. It incorporates the latest in design and technology...and goalies HATE it. Find out why. All that, plus theme music from Spunkshine. download MP3
June 15, 2006 Tech Podcast 107 (21:45) Tech Podcast #107 looks at the OTHER soccer tournament going in Germany, the 10th annual RoboCup! Robots of all shapes, sizes and nationalities are squaring off in Bremen for the next few days. The goal, so to speak, is a familiar one -- put the ball in the back of the net. And, we'll go to Sweden to hear about piracy. No, not on the high seas, but via a website called The Pirate Bay. And we'll end with a fish story. Well, a story about some technologies being used to help track sturgeon in the Ural River. All that, plus theme music from Spunkshine. download MP3
June 9, 2006 Tech Podcast 106 (29:04) Tech Podcast #106 talks toilets. Just how important is toilet technology to civilization? We'll talk to the man who's written a book about this very topic. Also, can the technology of desalination -- removing salt from water -- serve as the answer to the world's water problems? Then, we're off to France to hear about a government-sponsored video game that let's you play Finance Minister. Halo 2 it is not, we assure you. And we'll end with a debate over whether apes deserve some, if not all, of the same legal rights as humans. Plus a shoutout to MIT, that's the Mekelle Institute of Technology, in Ethiopia, and some theme music from Spunkshine. download MP3
June 6, 2006 Tech Podcast 105 (26:14) Today's podcast looks at a recent Amnesty International report that declares that the internet is the organization's new battleground against state repression. Also, we'll hear about a mountain of electronic waste in China. Plus, some Japanese game makers try to help older people stave off dementia. We'll finish off with, what else, some space noise. A must. All that, plus theme music from Spunkshine. download MP3
May 26, 2006 Tech Podcast 104 (22:51) We send you into your weekend with big, big news. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? A team of experts say they've cracked the answer. Ahem. Also, could the Star Trek cloaking device soon be a reality? Well, the math is real, and the technology may soon follow. Then, the World Cup starts next month, and we'll look at some technology that the English side is using to prepare for their matches. And finally, find out how a project at Carnegie Mellon University is working to preserve the memory of old favorites like Super Mario Brothers, and Pacman. All that, plus theme music from Spunkshine. download MP3
May 23, 2006 Tech Podcast 103 (26:14) Tech Podcast 103 takes you to Pacific for the first ever pacific-wide tsunami warning drill, and some of the high-tech and low-tech ways locals are being told of an impending killer wave. Also, the WHO steps up its battle against mult-drug resistant tuberculosis. We'll also hear from listener Ross Chambless in Japan about something called Universal Design. And we'll finish up here in the USA with a report on what could be a new way of sorting out someones political allegiances. Fun stuff, and some theme music from SpunkShine. download MP3
May 16, 2006 Tech Podcast 102 (35:35) Tech Podcast 102 is in the house. We take a close look at the new revelations about the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program. We ask, and try to answer, the question: what the heck is social network analysis? Also, an update on the British man accused by the US government of perpetrating "the biggest military hack of all time." Gary McKinnon's fate may be to face trial in the United States. Then, we'll hear an extended interview with Noah Shachtman and David Axe, co-authors of an article in Popular Science magazine detailing the successes, and failures, of the US military's push for network-centric warfare in Iraq. And we end with a piece from Russia about that good old piece of kit, radio. All that plus a new track from Spunkshine! download MP3
May 5, 2006 Tech Podcast 101 (36:49) Technology Correspondent Clark Boyd is back from paternity leave with a plethora of great tech stories. Let's just hope he can stay awake. We have two, count them TWO, podcast-only interviews today. The first is with Rafal Rohozinski of the Open Net Initiative. He's just completed a study looking at internet filtering during the recent Belarus elections. The results may have global implications. And, we'll see what happens when bloggers and mainstream journalists gather in London for the We Media global forum. All that, plus tunes from Spunkshine and deadmou5. download MP3
April 28, 2006 Tech Podcast 100 (41:25) This week, The World's Technology Podcast explores a hidden country and a hidden epidemic. There's a look at skin-lightening cream being used by men in South Asia. Plus a British judge uses Fibonacci numbers to encode a message in a legal ruling. With The World's Alex Gallafent. download MP3
April 21, 2006 Tech Podcast 99 (32:24) This week, The World's Technology Podcast looks at what happens to computers when they die - it's not pretty . Reporter Marco Werman describes the technology he used to file reports from the middle of a desert in Libya. Plus a look at the state of Alzheimer's research in the developing world. With The World's Alex Gallafent. download MP3
April 14, 2006 Tech Podcast 98 (26:20) This week, The World's Technology Podcast looks at one way US security agencies use software in intelligence gathering. There's also an interview with journalist and former cracker Kevin Poulsen about the integrity of US government networks at the border. Plus a visit to a Czech beer spa, and an exclusive podcast interview with a trailblazing blogger from Nepal. With The World's Alex Gallafent. download MP3
April 7, 2006 Tech Podcast 97 (14:49) There's a new voice on the podcast this week while The World's Technology Correspondent, Clark Boyd, is away. The World's Alex Gallafent introduces a report from China about efforts to combat music and software piracy there. And The World's host, Lisa Mullins, speaks with The Carter Center about online efforts to map the influence of the media in South America. download MP3
March 31, 2006 Tech Podcast 96 (27:32) We take you into the weekend with a tale of how a California candidate for Congress posted what he claimed was a picture of Iraq. Some citizen journalists did some fact-checking, and found out the picture wasn't of Iraq at all. Then, a Hong Kong politician has accused Yahoo of helping to jail a prominent Chinese journalist. We'll follow that story, and we'll talk to a professor who has just published some research on the so-called digital divide. It's not all good news for those in the developing world. And, we'll finish off with a look at an exhibition at London's Science Museum that highlights eco-friendly cell phone designs. All that, plus healthy doses of Spunkshine and deadmou5. download MP3
March 29, 2006 Tech Podcast 95 (20:44) We follow today's total solar eclipse as it traveled from Brazil, across the Atlantic Ocean, through West Africa, across the sands of North Africa, through Turkey, central Asia, and finally Mongolia. We'll have first-hand accounts of the eclipse from Ghana and Libya. Then, we're off to Kazakhstan for the launch of the latest mission to the International Space Station. The three-man team includes the first Brazilian astronaut. We'll go to the Baikonur Cosmodrome. And we end with a remembrance of Polish sci-fi writer Stanislaw Lem, who died last weekend at the age of 84. download MP3
March 24, 2006 Tech Podcast 94 (48:10) An extra super big and juicy Tech Podcast #94. We'll talk about some new research on global warming, and what it may or may not mean for sea levels across the globe. Also, in the wake of a drug trial scandal in the UK, many are asking whether international rules should be set up to govern who drugs are tested on humans. Then, we'll talk about a new literary prize to honor the best blog turned into a book. Call it, The Blooker Prize. And we'll finish off with a nifty little sequence about how Underground and Metro maps the world over are getting all mashed up, just like your favorite tunes. All that, plus Ozone Cocktail, Dylan in the Movies and Apollo Nove.Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
March 17, 2006 Tech Podcast 93 (39:02) Tech Podcast #93 goes looking near and far for some great science and technology stories. We look at some new research into nerve repair that's going on in the United States and China. Also, the Spanish capital Madrid decides to clear out its Lost and Found, by using eBay. Then we'll have an update on a wiretapping story out of Greece, and we'll find out how former Serbian President and accused war criminal Slobodan Milosevic is reaching into your computer from beyond the grave. We'll finish off by hearing how technology is empowering citizens to do their own brand of journalism. Then, a real treat. Mark Hunter from The Tartanpodcast will spin some of his latest finds from the Scottish independent music scene. All that, plus music from Ozone Cocktail, Spunksine and deadmou5.Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
March 16, 2006 Tech Podcast 92 (29:50) The World's Technology Podcast #92 takes an in-depth look at a new computer game called A Force More Powerful. It's not a first-person shooter, but rather a strategy game designed to teach people the ins and outs of non-violent revolution. We'll have a special interview with The World's Patrick Cox. Also, all eyes are on a California court case that pits internet giant Google against the US government. Meanwhile, in France, President Jacques Chirac has called on French researchers to develop Europe's own version of Google. We'll finish in France, with a look at a new video blog that explores not what divides France and America, but what brings them together. Namely, bashing McDonald's toys with a hammer! Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
March 8, 2006 Tech Podcast 91 (31:22) The World's Technology Podcast #91 takes you to San Francisco to hear the latest from the Emerging Technologies Conference. We have an interview with tech and publishing guru Tim O'Reilly. Then, we're off the France to examine the debate over an internet piracy measure being considered by French lawmakers. France might want to limit internet activity, but Denmark wants to promote it. So much so that the Danish government is actually forcing people to go online! We'll also tell you about a new website that's giving the Romani language a home in cyberspace, and we'll tell you about how the popular blog called Boing Boing is being blocked by filtering software. We'll finish off with the story of Apollo Nove, a Brazilian with an intense love of all things Moog. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
March 3, 2006 Tech Podcast 90 (26:41) Technology Podcast #90 picks up where our last podcast left off, with President Bush's trip to India and Pakistan. Yesterday, the United States and India announced what's being called an historic deal on nuclear technology. Today, reactions have been pouring in from all sides. We'll hear from non-proliferation experts, politicians, and anti-nuke campaigners. We'll also hear from reaction from Iran, who is under increasing international pressure to open up its nuclear programs. Then, we'll switch gears and find out just how high a phone bill you can rack up on a satellite phone in Baghdad. It's not pretty, and it's not clever. All that, plus some music from Ozone Cocktail and Spunkshine. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
March 2, 2006 Tech Podcast 89 (35:49) For Technology Podcast #89, we focus on interesting science/technology/health stories surrounding President Bush's visit to India. First, we look at the agreement the two nations have reached on nuclear technology. Then, we talk about outsourcing to India, not of customer service jobs, but human drug trials. Also, HIV/AIDS is changing the way Indian couples are getting married. And we end with a much under-reported disease, tuberculosis. All that, plus some music from Ozone Cocktail and Gecko Turner. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
February 24, 2006 Tech Podcast 88 (22:04) Technology podcast #88 explores the use of Bluetooth technology in Syria. Young, well-to-do Syrians are turning to Bluetooth enabled phones to flirt and find romance. Also, the future of blogging, whatever that means. Then, we'll talk about a new video game that's helping US military personnel interpret Iraqi body language. And we'll finish things off by taking you to Australia to learn about some researchers who brave some of the country's most venomous critters to make medicines. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
February 22, 2006 Tech Podcast 87 (28:01) For Technology Podcast #87, we take a look at how the Web is revolutionizing the way small lenders and entrepreneurs get together. Also, billions around the world still don't have access to mobile phones. Companies are looking to fill that gap by selling cheap handsets. We'll have the story. And finally, we take a look at how open source software is starting to take Latin America by storm. All that, plus music from Spunkshine, deadmou5, and Dylan in the Movies. . Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
February 17, 2006 Tech Podcast 86 (28:22)
Are you one of the 3 million that have downloaded Ricky Gervais' podcasts? Is Stephen Merchant really that tall? Is Karl Pilkington the dumbest, or the smartest, man on the planet? If you came here looking for answers, you may leave disappointed. Yesterday, I had the dubious honor of interviewing the three guys behind The Ricky Gervais Show. Here's the whole ridiculous thing, complete with an outtake reel at the end. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
February 15, 2006 Tech Podcast 85 (38:11)
Tech Podcast #85. Today on Capitol Hill, a House subcommittee held hearings on internet censorship in China. Lawmakers blasted officials from Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Cisco. The companies sought to defend their work in China. We'll get the full story. Plus, heard any good books lately? One group of international volunteers is trying to make audio versions of great works of literature available online, for free! And we end with an interview about how Lego open-sourced their latest line of robotic toys. If you've ever wanted to edit an interview, we give you your chance. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
February 10, 2006 Tech Podcast 84 (30:21)
For Technology Podcast #84, we're going to give you on update on the National Security Agency's domestic spying program. This week, behind mostly closed doors, NSA and other Bush Administration officials provided detailed technical and operational information about the surveillance program to intelligence committees in both the House and Senate. We look into the history of domestic surveillance in the United States, and what technologies were used. Also, an extended discussion with The World's Quil Lawrence, who is freshly back from Iraq. We talk war tech of all stripes, and give you a taste of what it's like for a foreign correspondent to file on deadline. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
February 6, 2006 Tech Podcast 83 (30:21)
Tech Podcast #83 takes you to Brazil in search of what some say is the answer to America's oil addiction: ethanol. Also, we'll hear about another wiretapping scandal, this one in Greece. Then, we look to the heavens and ask if we've become too dependent on satellites and satellite technologies. We finish off our podcast with a story from Nigeria, where email scammers have been immortalized in song. All that, plus some more podsafe music from Spunkshine and Dylan in the Movies. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
February 1, 2006 Tech Podcast 82 (36:44)
For Tech Podcast #82, we explore a couple of the technology themes raised in President Bush's State of the Union address. First, what is switch grass? Second, what's the latest on human cloning, stem cell science, and scientific fraud? We'll try to answer both questions. Also, Google Maps meets audiophilia, and good times ensue. And finally, we hear about a project designed to keep the world's seeds, that's right -- seeds, safe for all eternity. All that, plus some new podsafe music from Massachusetts' own Dylan in the Movies. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
January 27, 2006 Tech Podcast 81 (28:01)
Hi folks. We've had serious bandwidth issues this week, and because of that, we're temporarily -- that's TEMPORARILY -- not providing our archived shows. They will be available again as soon as we get our bandwidth sorted out. In the meantime, a cracker of a podcast #81. We have a report on Google's foray into China. We also hear from a Nepali blogger about the state of things in his country. We'll also speak with Noah Shacthman of www.defensetech.org about the Quadrennial Defense Review. And we'll round things out with this gem: Back-Masking in the Digital Age. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
January 24, 2006 Tech Podcast 80 (43:08)
In Technology Podcast #80, we revisit the NSA eavesdropping story. First, we'll have an update on the latest legal and political wranglings over the National Security Agency's warrantees domestic wiretapping program. Then, a podcast special as we run extended excerpts from General Michael Hayden's press conference yesterday. General Hayden was Director of the NSA when the wiretapping program was first authorized. Check out some testy exchanges between Hayden and reporters covering the story. Finally, the Russians say the British are spying in Moscow. No! And that they're using a wireless transmitter in a fake rock to do it. You don't say! Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
January 17, 2006 Tech Podcast 79 (35:46)
For Tech Podcast #79, we go as deep as we can into the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program. We look not only at what technologies and techniques the NSA might be using, but also put those technologies and techniques in both historical and legal context. So listen in, and find out how the NSA might be listening in. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
January 13, 2006 Tech Podcast 78 (27:47)
It may be Friday the 13th, but you're in luck. We have a great 'cast #78 today folks. We start with some follow-up news on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. A US Senator is in the Netherlands to check out how the Dutch do water defense. Also, a Russian podcaster who had to close up shop because of the storm. Then, we shift gears and hear from some Swarthmore College students who are using some high-tech to get their own news out of Iraq. And we end with a story about growing concern over the Chinese practice of farming bile from bears. All that, plus the whackadelic grooves of Spunkshine! Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
January 12, 2006 Tech Podcast 77 (21:57)
Podcast #77 focuses exclusively on the stem cell scandal in South Korea. South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-Suk has been stripped of honors after it was revealed he committed scientific fraud. His work in cloning human embryonic stem cells has been discredited. Today, he accepted responsibility, but also placed some of the blame on his lab assistants. We'll explore what the stem cell scandal means for South Korea, and what it means for the stem cell debate in the United States. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
January 6, 2006 Tech Podcast 76 (23:42)
Today's cast features news of US researchers who have discovered the world's largest prime number, and why we should care. Also, an incredible report from Equatorial Guinea's Bioko Island on some very special primates that are in danger. And we'll send you into your weekend with a Polish accordion group that likes to play, wait for it, video game theme music. All that, plus a sad farewell to Norway's Don Juan Dracula. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
January 3, 2006 Tech Podcast 75 (24:27)
Happy New Year! We kick off 2006 with a report on a San Francisco non-profit that's working to bring internet access to rural Uganda. Then, we head off to Yakushima island in Japan to hear about Honda's fuel-cell car. And finally, we get some dental work done -- on the STREETS of Delhi. All that, plus pod-safe music from Don Juan Dracula and deadmau5. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
December 30, 2005 Tech Podcast 74 (26:06)
Should old acquaintance be forgot, and all that. We see out 2005 with a podcast that features Europe's first steps toward creating a satellite navigation system set to rival that old stand-by GPS. Also, a new theory on how bird flu spreads. And, as New Year's Eve approaches, we hear about a new law in Sweden designed to tackle what many consider a public health menace, binge drinking. All that, plus a ludicrously cheesy version of Rabbie Burns classic tune Auld Lang Syne. Here's wishing all of you a happy, healthy, and pod safe 2006. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
December 27, 2005 Tech Podcast 73 (26:06)
Twenty six minutes of global technology goodness today, folks. We'll meet a software engineer from Massachusetts who is helping with recovery from last year's tsunami in the Indian Ocean. Also, on the heels of last week's series on stem cells, we go to Russia to hear about therapies being offered there. Then, we're off to Israel to hear about kosher outsourcing. And we'll wrap up today's podcast with some discussion of the intersection between virtual economies and real economies. All that, plus some pod-safe music from Scotland's Amplifico. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
December 23, 2005 Tech Podcast 72 (6:48)
The fourth report in The World's award winning series, The Global Race for Stem Cell Therapies. Our series is one of 13 winners of the 2006 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for Television and Radio News. In today's report, The World's Aaron Schachter reports from Israel on how the tenets of Judaism play into stem cell science. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
December 22, 2005 Tech Podcast 71 (9:14)
The third report in The World's award winning series, The Global Race for Stem Cell Therapies. Our series is one of 13 winners of the 2006 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for Television and Radio News. In today's report, The World's Mary-Kay Magistad reports from Beijing on some controversial treatments being offered based on stem cell science. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
December 21, 2005 Tech Podcast 70 (10:15)
The second report in The World's award winning series, The Global Race for Stem Cell Therapies. Our series is one of 13 winners of the 2006 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for Television and Radio News. In today's report, The World's Clark Boyd travels to Britain, to explore the regulatory environment for stem cell research there. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
December 20, 2005 Tech Podcast 69 (12:39)
The first report in The World's award winning series, The Global Race for Stem Cell Therapies. Our series is one of 13 winners of the 2006 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for Television and Radio News. In today's report, The World's Clark Boyd delivers a primer on stem cell science and ethics, and explores the situation in the United States. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
December 16, 2005 Tech Podcast 68 (30:25)
Worms, trojans, bugs, viruses, spam, spyware, rootkits. Malware - is it taking over our computers, and what can we do to stop it? We'll look into the on-line problems we battled in 2005, and we'll also ask whether it might be time to scrap the internet as we know it, and start again. All that, plus some more podsafe music from Scotland's Amplifico, and some big award news from Boston. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
December 9, 2005 Tech Podcast 67 (24:04)
A report from Philadelphia on a plan to provide wireless internet access across the city. Also, some students in Finland live the dream. They've found a way to make playing Air Guitar a little bit more, or less, real. And finally, we reach back into the Podcast Archive and find Frank Knight, an Englishman who makes aromas for a living. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
December 7, 2005 Tech Podcast 66 (31:02)
We've got a great podcast for you today, folks. We hear about a new website called watchingamerica.com, where you can find out what the rest of the world is saying about the United States. And, are Chinese and other foreign nationals working in the US science and high-tech industries spying for their home countries? Good question; we'll try to answer that. And finally, some podsafe music from a Scottish band called Amplifico, who are using blogging and podcasting to bypass the record industry and reach fans across the globe. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
December 2, 2005 Tech Podcast 65 (36:38)
Our Friday podcast takes you to France, where surgeons have performed the world's first partial face transplant. We'll talk about the scientific and ethical ramifications of the procedure. Also, we'll go to India to hear how some in the developing world don't want to sign on to any climate change accord that limits their economic growth. And finally, an interview with British blogger Tim Worstall about his new compendium of the best British blogging of 2005. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
November 30, 2005 Tech Podcast 64 (35:30)
In today's podcast, we talk about a project to cover the entire nation of Macedonia with a wireless mesh network. Also, we go to Bangladesh for an update on a project designed to bring cell phone access to some of the world's poorest people. And we check in on the tsunami early warning system that's being deployed off the coast of Indonesia. Finally, an update on efforts to bring shelter to those affected by the recent earthquake in Pakistan. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
November 28, 2005 Tech Podcast 63 (30:47)
In today's podcast, we look ahead to the UN-sponsored conference on climate change going on in Montreal, Canada. Also, we take you to Uganda, to the front lines in the battle against pediatric HIV/AIDS. And finally, some BBC documentary-makers get up close, and very personal, with some creepy crawlers. All that, with a leftover turkey sandwich, on today's tech podcast. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
November 22, 2005 Tech Podcast 62 (34:35)
Today's podcast highlights new threats to your computer and its critical systems. We join a press conference given by the SANS Institute, which monitors all manner of cyber threats across the globe. Find out how hackers are changing their strategies, and what it means, not just for the individual computer user, but also for the military and for the Department of Homeland Security. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
November 21, 2005 Tech Podcast 61 (26:44)
Clark's back from Tunisia and the UN-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society. It was quite a week, and we'll have all of our program's coverage. We'll feature MIT's $100 laptop, internet governance issues, and Tunisia's poor record when it comes to free speech. Join us in this look back at an incredible week in Tunis. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
November 11, 2005 Tech Podcast 60 (32:41)
In today's podcast, we talk about next week's UN-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society in Tunisia. We'll hear about whether Tunisia is a suitable place to host such an event. We'll also explore a contentious issue that threatens to overshadow the summit: who runs the internet? The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
November 9, 2005 Tech Podcast 59 (38:31)
Shooting down a ballistic missile with another missile has been likened to hitting one bullet with another bullet. But it's the basic idea behind America's missile defense system, which was resurrected by the Bush Administration a few years ago. We'll have an update on the program. Also, we'll have a chat with open source guru Tim O'Reilly. Finally, we'll revisit the question: who controls the internet? The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
November 4, 2005 Tech Podcast 58 (37:06)
We're back with a seriously good podcast today, folks. We go to Pakistan to find out about some new designs, and new technologies, that might help people rebuild following last month's earthquake and aftershocks. Then, to Iraq, where we'll hear about the US military's ordnance disposal units. And you won't believe how the computer game, America's Army, is now striving to be THE training tool for US soldiers. All that, plus podsafe music from a Ghanian musician who caught the ears of gamemaker EA Sports. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com
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October 27, 2005 Tech Podcast 57 (18:25)
The second of our two special tech podcasts highlighting the global battle against malaria. Today, the third and fourth parts of our series The Forgotten Plague: Malaria. In today's podcast, we go to South East Asia to find out who is making fake malaria drugs, and why they're doing it. Also, we head to Toronto to hear about a doctor who wants to make a BlackBerry for infectious diseases. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
October 26, 2005 Tech Podcast 56 (20:27)
The first of two special podcasts this week, as we shine the light on a disease all but forgotten in the West, malaria. More than half a billion people across the globe are sickened by malaria parasites each year. More than a million, mostly children, die from the disease each year. We have a look at how America eradicated malaria in the 1940s. Then, we go to Equatorial Guinea to hear about a similar, modern-day project. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
October 21, 2005 Tech Podcast 55 (34:27)
On today's podcast, we have the story of how some map-loving web-surfers have been trying to get much needed satellite images and aerial photographs into the hands of aid workers in Pakistan. Also, in the disputed region of Kashmir, good old-fashioned land lines are making a difference in connecting families torn about by war, and now disaster. Then, we hear about some new research on deforestation in Brazil. And we round off our podcast with an interview with Nasrin Alavi, who has just written a book that compiles some of the best of Iran's 75,000 blogs. All that, plus some geek rock courtesy of a band called artichoke. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
October 18, 2005 Tech Podcast 54 (29:44)
Bird flu. Everyone's talking about it, but just what the heck IS it, and how much of a risk does it pose to humans? We've got in-depth coverage that will hopefully help you understand that nasty old H5N1 virus. We've also got a report from China on a clinic that treats internet addiction. Ouch, sign me up. Then, we're off to Estonia where voters recently got a chance to vote on-line. We'll hear how that went. And finally, want to make a million dollars? That's easy - sell pixels for a buck a pop. All that, plus podsafe music from deadmou5 and artichoke. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
October 14, 2005 Tech Podcast 53 (52:02)
An extra long, extra juicy podcast today, folks. You'll take a trip with The World's Matthew Bell into the world of Chinese blogging in Shanghai. You'll also go to Toronto, where you'll hear about a new report that details internet filtering and censorship in Burma. And we'll round off the week with a look at a new spy website. That's right, James Bond's own MI6 is coming out of the cold, and onto the World Wide Web. Just don't click the "About Us" tab on the homepage. All that, plus some podsafe music from deadmau5. Good stuff. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions. Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
October 7, 2005 Tech Podcast 52 (30:19)
You've heard about the Nobel Prize winners, now hear about the winners of the IG-Nobel prizes, which are given for research that cannot, and should not, be reproduced. Also, we'll hear about cars of the future, and the possible rebirth of supersonic travel, courtesy of some Japanese engineering. Then an International Red Cross report tackles information sharing in the wake of disasters. And we'll round out the week with some podsafe music from some Indian computer engineers with a yen for They Might Be Giants. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions.
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October 5, 2005 Tech Podcast 51 (22:16)
In today's podcast, some homework for all of you moon-gazers out there. Plus, if you've ever wanted to get away from cell phones and those annoying ring tones while you're on vacation, we've got news for you. Also, we'll hear about a treasure hunting robot, and about a new company that hopes to help citizen journalists cash in on their snapshots and videos. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions.
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September 30, 2005 Tech Podcast 50 (34:21)
That's right. The big 5-0. And what a lineup. We have podsafe punk rock from Beijing. We'll also talk squid, giant squid that is. Plus, blowing the lid on Hollywood science myths. And, what is the future of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's Future Combat Systems? A weighty issue, as we'll find out. We'll round things out with a look at a $100 laptop being developed at MIT. What would such a device mean for the developing world? All that, plus a big, big thanks to all of those listeners who have made the past 50 episodes so much fun to produce. Here's to you!Check out show notes and more at www.worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com download MP3
September 27, 2005 Tech Podcast 49 (22:03)
We bid a fond farewell today to Don Adams, the man behind Maxwell Smart, Agent 86. Get Smart, which ran on US television from 1965 to 1969 was a comedic wonder, filled with all manner of crazy technology that never worked. Remember the shoe phone? The Cone of Silence? Anyway, we'll also talk about some new Chinese government regulations about what editors can, and can't, put online. Then, the prospects for the world's first face transplant, and USAID turns to the internet to raise private funds to help rebuild Iraq. We'll end the cast with a little asteroid target practice. What fun. Check out show notes and more at
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September 20, 2005 Tech Podcast 48 (41:26)
A FABulous podcast today ... literally. Clark will be cranking out his magnum opus on MIT's Fabrication, or Fab Lab project in northern Norway. Find out how creative folks from across the globe are using some of the latest in software and hardware to build, well, whatever they want and whatever they need. Hear extended interviews with two of the top thinkers in the world of personal fabrication. As Jean-Luc Picard, Captain of the Starship Enterprise, says "Tea, Earl Grey, Hot." Replicators may not be as far away as you think! Believe it, Number One. download MP3
September 16, 2005 Tech Podcast 47 (21:08)
Podcast today, Gromit -- Friday. Yes, we have an item related to that cheese-loving claymation duo, Wallace and Gromit. But first, we talk to the Director of American Refugee Committee International about setting up mobile clinics in the Gulf Coast region. And then, bat sex. And not just any old bat sex, we might add. We'll also hear about sand dunes that sing. And finally, we'll get up close and personal with a cheese called Stinking Bishop, which apparently has a role to play in the upcoming, feature-length Wallace and Gromit film by British director Nick Park. It's The World's Tech Podcast, Gromit, and it's gone wrong! download MP3
September 14, 2005 Tech Podcast 46 (23:44)
Today's podcast is just full of goodies. We go to New Orleans, to hear how a technology called "radio" is helping Latino immigrants in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Then, it's off to India to hear about efforts to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS in women. After that, we'll travel north to the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, where officials are considering a decidedly LOW-tech approach to stopping potential terrorists. Last, but certainly not least, we'll talk about sunspots, and dip into the old e-mailbag. A shout-out to everyone on the Cocos Keeling Islands!! download MP3
September 9, 2005 Tech Podcast 45 (23:13)
Beware, today's podcast contains low-flying pterosaurs! But first, we start with a couple of Katrina-related items. We begin with a report on what, if anything, US engineers can learn from flood defense systems overseas. We'll also hear from a Dutch company that is supplying a very morbid, but very necessary technology along the Gulf Coast. And, we take you to Indonesia, to hear about the latest in the battle to eradicate polio. That's followed by news of a new way to take insulin. Then...it's ptime for pterosaurs, and a big shout-out to Mary-Jo Valentino, who leaves The World and the podcast today. download MP3
September 7, 2005 Tech Podcast 44 (25:21)
Hi folks. Today, we explore options for rebuilding homes in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region. We speak with Kate Stohr, co-founder of the group Architecture for Humanity. Then, what happens when a NASA spacecraft plows into a comet hurtling through space? Lots of dust, and some interesting scientific results! Staying out of this world, we hear about China's place in space race. And we end with news from China that concerns Yahoo! and a Chinese journalist. download MP3
September 2, 2005 Tech Podcast 43 (33:31)
In today's podcast, we dispense with straight technology coverage, and bring you special coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Listen to highlights from today's broadcast. download MP3
September 1, 2005 Tech Podcast 42 (30:16)
In today's podcast, we bring you coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. We speak to two Dutchmen. One's a journalist currently in New Orleans. He gives us the latest news on the ground. The other is a water engineer who compares the Big Easy's defenses to those in his native Holland. Also, a video-blogger from Norway who turns the camera on himself, and on local politicians. download MP3
August 26, 2005 Tech Podcast 41 (34:54)
In today's podcast, we explore recent outbreaks of bird flu in Russia and Kazakhstan, and what the implications might be for Europe. Also, a look at tuberculosis in Africa. More than half a million Africans are dying from the disease each year. The World Health Organization is looking at ways to stop its spread. In other medical news, the US Food and Drug Administration is looking at how to regulate the use of leeches and maggots in medicine. It may gross you out, but the little critters are still very useful in today's world of high-tech medical care. And finally, we send you into the weekend with some podsafe music, courtesy of Norway's Don Juan Dracula, and we read some of your comments on hacker Gary Mackinnon. Let's get this party started. download MP3
August 23, 2005 Tech Podcast 40 (27:39)
Great show today, folks. We've got a tribute to Dr. Robert Moog -- rhymes with "vogue" -- the man behind the electronic synthesizer. Moog has died from brain cancer at the age of 71. His worldwide influence on music has been immense. We'll also have a report from Norway on Opera, the little web browser that could. And, an old Einstein manuscript is found at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. We round things off with a story about a city library in Sweden that's letting you check out...not books...not DVDs...not CDs...but people. download MP3
August 19, 2005 Tech Podcast 39 (18:43)
Tusen takk (many thanks) to all those in Norway who made my trip there so enjoyable. Your intrepid technology correspondent is back in Boston, with an absolutely stinking head cold. Nonetheless, onward and upward. First, the tables are turned, and Clark ends up being interviewed by a Norwegian video-blogger. See why Clark has "a face for radio," as they say. Then, we talk about a new technology out of Switzerland that may help burn victims recover. And finally, a report from sunny Cordoba, Spain on one entrepreneur's plan to rent high-tech, electric cars to tourists. All that, plus more listener emails on internet governance, on our Friday podcast. download MP3
August 9, 2005 Tech Podcast 38 (21:55)
Greetings from Norway. In a desperate attempt to escape the effects of jet-lag, your intrepid technology correspondent records a podcast from the land of the Norsemen...and Norsewomen. First, a feature on internet governance and some listener e-mails. Then, improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, have become the terrorist weapon of choice in Iraq. We look at how (and where?) they're made, how they're planted, and how they're detonated. And finally, Italy's Po River has been the subject of some recent scientific study. Find out why...sniff, sniff. download MP3
August 1, 2005 Tech Podcast 37 (37:20)
Sorry we missed you on Friday. We hope this cracker of a podcast makes up for it. Today, we devote the entire podcast to the strange tale of Gary MacKinnon, a British hairdresser turned computer hacker who is wanted by US federal prosecutors. MacKinnon is accused of committing "the biggest military hack ever." MacKinnon says he wasn't being malicious; he just wanted to find out if the US government was withholding information about UFOs. We examine the case, in full, today on The World's technology podcast. download MP3
July 26, 2005 Tech Podcast 36 (26:37)
Today's podcast features Killer Mice!! That's right, we'll tell you about Gough Island, a tiny lump of volcanic rock stuck in the middle of the South Atlantic. Gough is home to MILLIONS of nesting seabirds, including a couple of very rare ones. And now, their chicks are being devoured by packs of giant, killer mice. Then, we'll talk about Russia's enemy #1 when it comes to SPAM.and how he met an untimely demise over the weekend. And finally, RFID -- a miracle of modern technology, or a sign of the End Times? download MP3
July 22, 2005 Tech Podcast 35 (34:07)
We start with some news from London on the latest round of bombings. We look at two questions: what role does the internet play in spreading jihadist propaganda? How can transportation systems be safer and more resilient? Then, we talk with Reporters without Borders about bloggers the world over. And finally, some Danish university students brew up what they say is the world's first open-source beer recipe...mmm...open-source beeeer. download MP3
July 19, 2005 Tech Podcast 34 (20:01)
We've got a report on a British competition to design a new Antarctic research station. We'll also talk trypanosomes, which are tiny, single-celled organisms. A global group of scientists have sequenced the genomes of three of these parasites. And finally, a report from China on the government's recent crackdowns on journalists, online and otherwise. download MP3
July 15, 2005 Tech Podcast 33 (26:43)
The latest from London regarding the investigation into last week's bombings. In particular, we look at what role closed circuit TV has played. Then, Clark sits down with The World's Marco Werman. Marco's just back from Ethiopia, and he's ready to talk technology and development. Finally, forget the family feud over what to watch on TV. Researchers say they've developed a television that will show two channels at once! download MP3
July 13, 2005 Tech Podcast 32 (35:50)
We have the latest updates on the investigation into the bombings in London. We also look at how British telecommunications companies collect and retain data, and whether they will be forced to change in the wake of the attacks. Then, we speak with Alf Hermida, technology editor for the BBC News website, about how they've been covering events in the UK. Finally, we hear a report from Srebrenica in Bosnia. download MP3
July 8, 2005 Tech Podcast 31 (26:10)
In the aftermath of yesterday's attacks in London, we have a report on the investigation, and how surveillance cameras are playing a role. Also, a look at how Londoners, and people across the globe, responded online to the tragedy. And finally, two items on African development and technology. download MP3
July 6, 2005 Tech Podcast 30 (14:30)
For today's podcast, we'll be talking about technology, climate change and the G8 summit taking place in Gleneagles, Scotland this week. Also, we'll look at a new website in Asia that's designed to help crack down on human trafficking. And finally, the question that's been nagging at you for days -- what happened to Pakistan's bandwidth? download MP3
July 1, 2005 Tech Podcast 29 (17:45)
An update on building a tsunami warning system in the Pacific. Also, the U.S. Commerce Department says it will NOT give up control of the 13 servers that contain, and ultimately control, the internet's domain names. Finally, in London today, curators at the National Gallery made a remarkable discovery. download MP3
June 29, 2005 Tech Podcast 28 (23:38)
We go straight to some news from France about a nuclear FUSION reactor -- could fusion help wean the globe from the use of fossil fuels? Hmmm, thousands of SUV owners say "non." Also, we hear an interview with two filmmakers who are re-uniting neighbors and friends torn apart by the Balkan Wars of the 1990s. And finally, Sokari Ekine blogs from southern Spain. Clark pays her a visit. download MP3
June 24, 2005 Tech Podcast 27 (19:35)
Clark Boyd gives you an update on Cosmos-1, the solar sail. Then, it's on to slurping -- pod-slurping that is. And then we have a story about a new report that says Iran's internet censorship is among the strictest in the world. Finally, we take you to the Philippines for a story about how cellphone ring-tones are making political waves. download MP3
June 21, 2005 Tech Podcast 26 (23:04)
Today, we rap at you about the idea of a solar sail -- can the light from the sun be used to push a spacecraft into the farthest reaches of the solar system? Also, Microsoft and the Chinese government get cozy.and Chinese bloggers find it hard to put words like "freedom" and "democracy" in their blog labels. And, sticking with bloggers -- what role did web diarists play in the Iranian election? download MP3
May 20, 2005 Tech Podcast 25 (12:28)
Today we have some fun Star Wars trivia. Then, we get serious -- we have a report from Thailand on the ongoing effort to identify victims from December's earthquake and tsunami. Next, a report on computer game outsourcing...And finally, Clark tells you about Poland's Gameboyzz Orchestra Project. download MP3
May 17, 2005 Iranian blogger; computer games (17:27)
First, we have an update on a jailed Iranian blogger. Then, it's on to a veritable potpourri of interesting people talking about computer games. download MP3
May 13, 2005 "Cheaters" and Tartanpodcast (21:14)
The World's Amy Costello reports from South Africa on a radio show that catches couples in acts of infidelity. And, Clark tells you about Mark, the voice behind Scotland's first all-music podcast. download MP3
May 10, 2005 Computer games research (10:24)
The Information Technology University in Copenhagen is home to The Center for Computer Games Research. It's one of the few places in the world where you can do a PhD in Computer Game Studies. download MP3
May 6, 2005 Vote swapping, ancient texts, and laundry (16:38)
We have a report on how the internet made tactical voting, or vote-swapping, a force in yesterday's British elections. Also, multi-spectral imaging brings to life ancient texts thought to be unreadable. And finally, a washing machine for the MAN of the house. download MP3
May 3, 2005 Hitchhiker's Guide (27:54)
An extended interview with Robbie Stamp, executive producer of the brand new Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie. Kick back with a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster and give your ears a treat. download MP3
April 29, 2005 Stem cell series: part 4 (14:25)
The final installment of our series on stem cell technologies worldwide. Our last stop is Israel. Jewish law allows work on embryos created outside the human body, and that means Israeli scientists have an edge is stem cell science. PLUS, the long anticipated Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie is.finally.here! The World's technology correspondent speaks with the film's executive producer, Robbie Stamp, about Douglas Adams' love of science and technology. download MP3
April 28, 2005 Stem cell series: part 3 (8:14)
Medical research using human embryos and fetuses is highly controversial in the United States. Scientists say embryonic and fetal cells could one day lead to revolutionary cures, but political and ethical debates have slowed progress in this country. China, however, is surging ahead. Scientists there are developing experimental therapies in the laboratory and moving them quickly into hospitals. The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports from Beijing. download MP3
April 27, 2005 Stem cell series: part 2 (9:22)
Today, we take a look at the British system for regulating work with human embryos, and whether it can serve as a model for other countries. Tomorrow, we head to China where one scientist has already begun therapies using human fetal cells. download MP3
April 26, 2005 Stem cell series: part 1 (10:22) Today we launch a four-part series of podcasts on stem cell technologies around the globe. Stem cells have been heralded as possible cures for diseases such as Parkinson's and diabetes. But their use raises serious ethical questions, especially here in the United States. Over the next four days, we'll explore the science and politics of stem cells here in America, and also in Britain, Israel and China. Be sure to check in over the next four days. download MP3
April 22, 2005 Pack-rats, phone trees, and more... (15:00) An engineer in the UK turns Moore's Law (well, an article about Moore's Law) into $10,000. Also we'll take a look at whether email makes us stupider, phone trees in South Africa, and a preview of next week's extravaganza on the new Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Movie. download MP3
April 19, 2005 Text messaging in Kenya; Nigeria's battle with TB (14:00) One chunk of an ancient obelisk hitches a ride to Ethiopia on an Antonov 124 cargo plane. And, Kenyans get information on the latest job openings via cell phone text messages. Finally, Nigeria's battle against tuberculosis. download MP3
April 15, 2005 Tsunamis, genetics, and the Northern Lights (14:00) Also, on Monday, the Cardinals will lock themselves up in the Sistine Chapel. Their mission -- to elect a new Pope. WHO might be listening in, HOW they might do it, and WHY. download MP3
April 12, 2005 Cloned prime rib, and more... (12:00) Happy 25th Birthday to that humble servant, the Post-It Note! Also, we talk about nanotechnology, cloned prime rib and how blue tongue disease might wreck this year's running of the bulls in Pamplona. download MP3
April 8, 2005 Sweden's new breathalyzers, and more... (14:00) Is it right to snap camera phone pictures of a dead Pope? We ask you to weigh in. Also, Reporters Without Borders, Marburg fever in Angola, and new breathalyzer technology in Sweden. download MP3
April 5, 2005 Global Voices (30:00) Clark Boyd goes along to a brain-storming session at Harvard and learns about the Global Voices project. Also, how do YOU say "blog" in Kyrghyz? download MP3
April 1, 2005 April Fool's Paradise (26:00) An April Fool's Paradise on today's podcast. We'll explore a new technology for clearing landmines, and a German company that's trying to set new lows in job-seeking. AND some really smart people talking about how to make the blogosphere a more global place. download MP3
March 29, 2005 The World's Technology Podcast (21:00) Here's a plan for you: Fool a bunch of Chinese arms dealers into thinking you've created a weapon that fires a trackable GPS micro-chip into protestors. Plus, an interview with Anthony Barnett, editor of openDemocracy.net. download MP3
March 16, 2005 Terrorism and the Web (13:00) What can high altitude climbing teach doctors about treating intensive care patients in hospitals? And can the internet make a difference in the fight against terror? download MP3
February 25, 2005 Robotic adventure (24:00) Join us today on a robotic adventure. Sure it's a little bit of physics and a smattering of mechanics, but don't worry, it's almost painless. download MP3
February 22, 2005 Tuesday technology tweak (14:00) Iranian bloggers, tsunami-related environmental damage, a Martian lake(?), and the prospects of a "space Pearl Harbor." download MP3
February 18, 2005 Iranian bloggers, Persian podcasting (5:00) The World's Friday podcast takes a look at the plight of Iranian bloggers. Iran is becoming an increasingly dangerous place to keep an online diary. download MP3
February 15, 2005 The NBC motor coach (5:00) A Florida-based RV company is now offering what's being billed as the ultimate in comfort.and security. It's the NBC motor coach -- N for nuclear, B for biological, C for chemical. download MP3
February 11, 2005 Aroma report (14:00) In The World's first podcast, Clark Boyd talks to British entrepreneur Frank Knight, who has capitalized on the human sense of smell. download MP3
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