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BBC/WGBH -- The World's Technology Podcast Podcasts

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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 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 Thanksgivi ...

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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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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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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 f ...

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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 look ...

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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 ...

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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 Shef ...

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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 u ...

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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! H ...

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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. Enj ...

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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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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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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 weeken ...

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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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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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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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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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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 wi ...

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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 spring ...

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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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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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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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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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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 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 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 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 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 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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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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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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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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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 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 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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WTP 136: Ancient air conditioning in Dubai, Cleaning up oil in the Philippines, Weird weather, Temperate Moscow, Small solar, and A special delivery of snow.

Everybody's favorite topic: The weather. It's warm in Moscow. There's no snow in the Alps; no problem. The Philippines worst environmental disaster: How to clean up an oil spill? Ancient air conditioning in Dubai. And our main man in Prague is using the sun to power his cellphone.

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WTP 137

Gas hydrates... hot new fuel source or environmental menace? A blanket of pollution covers a village in rural China. And the role of immigration in American hi-tech startups. Plus the return of The Plastic People of the Universe.

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WTP 140: Wave energy, Abandoned babies, Telecommuters, and Goodbye two-wheels in Vietnam.

The power of the ocean: Wave Energy takes off in Portugal. A high-tech solution to, sadly, abandoned babies in Italy. Work from home? Ever get lonely? No longer the case in France. And cars are catching on in Vietnam.

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WTP 135: The Apple iPhone, Recording your phone calls, Answering them in Manila, Cars in Detroit, Observing the Sabbath in Israel, and Video Games in the Holy Land.

Two tech podcasts this week. This one about gadgets, phones and games. The new iPhone from Apple. New software to detect angry callers, and when those angry calls go halfway around the world to the Philippines. Cars in Detroit. And two stories in Israel: Observing the Sabbath high-tech style and video games for Israelis and Arabs.

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WTP 133: Folk music in Georgia, Flooding in Venice, A bad year for Nuclear Weapons, Mobile phones in Kenya, AIDS in Cameroon.

It’s flooding in Venice: What to do? 2006: A bad year for nuclear proliferation. Need to make a phone call in Kenya? Buy a mobile. Fighting AIDS in Cameroon. And they’re listening to restored music in Georgia that’s a century old. How’d they do that?

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WTP 131: Trams in Paris, Polluting Airplanes, Offsetting that pollution, and tracking snow leopards with GPS

A show this week devoted to transportation. An old technology revived in Paris, the tram. Planes flying over Europe must now buy credits to offset greenhouse gas pollution credits. What you can do to offset your carbon emissions when you fly. And tracking snow leopards in Pakistan with GPS tracking.

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WTP 130: Coconut cars, Biofuels, Cleaning Beijing, Chemical regulation in Europe, and an incredible cure for blindness.

They’re running their cars on coconuts in the Philippines! What’s the best biofuel? How do they work? Cleaning Beijing for the Olympics. Regulating chemicals in Europe, and what that means for American companies. And a truly amazing new cure for blindness.

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WTP 129: Nuclear Fusion, Edible Cotton, Great Tech Gag Gifts, Media Censorship in China, and Hot Wine in France.

Last Tech Podcast for two weeks, so get your fix this week. What if we could make energy in the same way that the sun does? It’s called nuclear fusion. Can it be done? How’s this one: edible cotton. Comedians Kasper Hauser has some holiday tech gift ideas. Can the Internet ease media censorship in China? And what climate change means for growing wine in France.

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WTP 132: The Internet: the next 10 years. Robots in Japan, Warm weather in Europe, A Swiss Village goes green, and Donating fertility eggs.

The Internet is a decade old! What will the next decade bring? Robots in Japan want your job, but they're only trying to be helpful. Warm weather in Europe hurting the ski season; a Swiss village is doing its part to combat global warming. Young women donating their eggs to older women. And sprinkled throughout the podcast, the digitally remixed music of the Beatles.

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WTP 134: A special Technology Podcast about Climate Change

A special Tech Podcast exclusively devoted to the topic of climate change. What does all this weird weather really mean? How are the world’s governments tackling greenhouse gas emissions? What YOU can do to limit greenhouse gas emissions. And a few examples of the impacts of climate change from Brazil and Australia.

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WTP 128: Adapting to climate change in Kenya, Sony’s new Playstation, Neanderthal DNA, Disposing of the dead in India, and Internet companies in Guinea

Another week, another Tech Podcast. On the podcast this week, a story about people waiting in line for days to buy Sony’s new Playstation. Decoding the DNA of Neanderthals, and what this can tell us about us. What to do with the dead in India? Adapting to climate change in Kenya. And booming Internet businesses in Guinea. And the results are in for Alex G’s impersonation.

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WTP 127: Scarce Water, UN Climate Conference, Democrats and Energy Policies, Australian Drought, Woody Allen, Virtual Fence, Electronic Voting, and an airplane that makes no noise

Long podcast this week... A wealth of good stories. Could you survive on 20 liters of water a day? A UN Climate Conference in Kenya. What does the change in power in Washington mean for energy and the environment? No rain in Australia. A Woody Allen impersonator on the podcast? A virtual fence along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico. Electronic voting machines: Can they be trusted? Taking courses in terrorism. And last... An airplane that makes no noise. Can that be true?

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WTP 126: Climate Change Study, Pay to Park the SUV, Winds of Canada, and Bombs to coffee machines.

Superb podcast this week. Drive an SUV? Live in the London suburb of Richmond? Want to park your car? Better get out your wallet. Then, up in the great white north, a progressive new program in Canada to harness the winds. An interview about the potential economic impacts of climate change. And put down your weapons and drink coffee! Out of your weapons? And lastly a call for help from the listeners.

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WTP 125: An Epic Challenge of Flight, Up Close with the Sun. Blogging in Baghdad, Nuclear Waste in Serbia, and Wi-Fi in Chile.

This week on the podcast. An epic Challenge of Flight. Taking a journey to the sun. A profile of a blogger in Baghdad. The quandary of what to do with nuclear garbage in Serbia. And a small town in South America get Wi-Fi. And the World’s Clark Boyd. Where is he now? Tune in to find out.

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WTP 124: Malaria vaccines in Africa, A new island and an old, Banning High-Speed Internet Access in Iran, Cutting down Methane in the UK, and Second Life.

This week on the podcast... Finding a vaccine for malaria is the holy grail for medical researchers in Africa; new clinical trials. Building a new island in the Middle East, and reclaiming a very old one in France. The government in Iran announces plans to ban high-speed Internet access. When cows belch, that creates methane, a greenhouse gas: how to cut that down. And a new media bureau in the virtual world in Second Life.

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WTP 115: Russia's Spam King, The PC Turns 25, and Endangered Coral Reefs

Vardan Kushnir was regarded as Russia's Spam King. His company sent out millions of junk email messages everyday. So, when Kushnir turned up bludgeoned to death, nobody was surprised, and even fewer grieved. We'll hear about Kushnir today on the podcast. Also, the personal computer turns 25. What's next for this mean machine? And we'll also hear about internet censorship in Vietnam, and new attempts to save endangered coral in the Caribbean. Plus, find out who will take Clark's place ...

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Podcast 116. Wikimania, Javanese sludge and airline carbon emissions

The World's Alex Gallafent visits the annual Wikimania conference and meets people excited about how the online encyclopedia is helping to transform the language of the internet. Plus a report on how toxic mud is causing serious problems for people on the Indonesian island of Java. And a look at how the rise in air traffic is threatening Europe's ability to cut its carbon emissions.

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WTP 122: Robots, Surgery in Space, WiFi for Filipino Farmers, Light for Rural Mexico, Games, and Boarding Passes of Tomorrow

This week’s podcast comes to you from the Wired NextFest in New York City. Jason Margolis looks at all the newest technologies on display. The latest robots, looking to put your local bartender out of work. A surgical experiment in zero gravity. Bringing the Internet to rural Filipino seaweed farmers. Nomadic Mexicans using lanterns, powered by energy. New games, where the joystick is controlled by your brainwaves. And the airline boarding passes of tomorrow.

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WTP 121: The Ocean Depths, Bangladesh Climate Change, Cash for Climate Research Cyber Games Champ, AIDS in Africa

Exploring the depths of the ocean floor. The effects of climate change in Bangladesh. A big chunk of change to combat climate change. An interview with one of the world's best cyber gamers. And letting people know about AIDS in Africa through song. And, more e-mails from you.

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WTP 120: The PC Turns 25, Artic Seed Bank, Siberian Permafrost, Australian Climate Views, Green Tea

A birthday celebration: looking back at 25 years of the personal computer. A bank filled with seeds buried deep in the Artic. Permafrost melts in Siberia. A conversation from Australia: the stance on climate change from Down Under. And the benefits of green tea? And your letters, along with the magical sounds of the one and only Alex Gallafent on keyboard, drums, trumpet and guitar.

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WTP 119: Traffic Reports, Melting Glaciers, Coral in Danger, and HD DVD

A new, high-tech way to avoid a traffic jam in Rome. The effects of global warming: on Europe's glaciers and the world's coral reefs. And the fight for High Definition DVD supremacy. More music from Mobius Operandi, the band that builds their own instruments.

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WTP 118: A nuclear symphony, Online virtual world Second Life, Jellyfish boom, Irrigation in Greece, crackdown on Internet and Terror

The World's Jason Margolis takes over the reins of the Tech Podcast this week. A symphony from Kiev about nuclear ambitions in Iran. Also, a story about the online virtual world, Second Life. A few water-related pieces on the program: Irrigation fights in Greece and a jellyfish boom in the Mediterranean. Last, a piece about the crackdown of Internet usage in Europe to fight terrorism. And some music from new featured artist: Mobius Operandi.

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WTP 117: Drinking sewage water, carbon trading schemes, the digital ghetto

This week, we look at the trading of carbon dioxide emissions. How does it operate and how efficient has it been? We head to the UK to find out about what some are calling a 'digital ghetto' amongst Muslims. And there's a fresh-tasting report from Singapore about how citizens there are coming to terms with having to drink treated sewage water. Delicious. With The World's Alex Gallafent.

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WTP 116: Wikimania, Javanese sludge and airline carbon emissions

The World's Alex Gallafent visits the annual Wikimania conference and meets people excited about how the online encyclopedia is helping to transform the language of the internet. Plus a report on how toxic mud is causing serious problems for people on the Indonesian island of Java. And a look at how the rise in air traffic is threatening Europe's ability to cut its carbon emissions.

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WTP 115: Russia's Spam King, The PC Turns 25, and Endangered Coral Reefs

Vardan Kushnir was regarded as Russia's Spam King. His company sent out millions of junk email messages everyday. So, when Kushnir turned up bludgeoned to death, nobody was surprised, and even fewer grieved. We'll hear about Kushnir today on the podcast. Also, the personal computer turns 25. What's next for this mean machine? And we'll also hear about internet censorship in Vietnam, and new attempts to save endangered coral in the Caribbean. Plus, find out who will take Clark's pla ...

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WTP 114: Dells Go Bang, Iranian President Blogs, and Dare to Be Digital

Dell, the world's largest computer maker, is being forced to recall more than 4 million notebook computers because of problems with the batteries, which are made by Sony. We'll hear why Dell is making the move. Also, Iran's president starts his own blog. Then, we're off to the University of Abertay in Dundee, Scotland to hear about the Dare to Be Digital computer game design competition. And we'll finish off with some cool, literally, new technology from Japan. All that, plus music fr ...

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WTP 113: Bloggers Stage Left, Solar Power Prospects, Cybersnoops, and Beached Penguins

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 ...

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WTP 112: Kazaa Goes Legit, Greeks Fight Forest Fires, and Avant-Garde War Music

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 ...

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WTP 120: The PC Turns 25, Artic Seed Bank, Siberian Permafrost, Australian Climate Views, Green Tea

A birthday celebration: looking back at 25 years of the personal computer. A bank filled with seeds buried deep in the Artic. Permafrost melts in Siberia. A conversation from Australia: the stance on climate change from Down Under. And the benefits of green tea? And your letters, along with the magical sounds of the one and only Alex Gallafent on keyboard, drums, trumpet and guitar.

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WTP 119: Traffic Reports, Melting Glaciers, Coral in Danger, and HD DVD

A new, high-tech way to avoid a traffic jam in Rome. The effects of global warming: on Europe's glaciers and the world's coral reefs. And the fight for High Definition DVD supremacy. More music from Mobius Operandi, the band that builds their own instruments.

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WTP 118: A nuclear symphony, Online virtual world Second Life, Jellyfish boom, Irrigation in Greece, crackdown on Internet and Terror

The World's Jason Margolis takes over the reins of the Tech Podcast this week. A symphony from Kiev about nuclear ambitions in Iran. Also, a story about the online virtual world, Second Life. A few water-related pieces on the program: Irrigation fights in Greece and a jellyfish boom in the Mediterranean. Last, a piece about the crackdown of Internet usage in Europe to fight terrorism. And some music from new featured artist: Mobius Operandi.

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WTP 117: Drinking sewage water, carbon trading schemes, the digital ghetto

This week, we look at the trading of carbon dioxide emissions. How does it operate and how efficient has it been? We head to the UK to find out about what some are calling a 'digital ghetto' amongst Muslims. And there's a fresh-tasting report from Singapore about how citizens there are coming to terms with having to drink treated sewage water. Delicious. With The World's Alex Gallafent.

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WTP 114: Dells Go Bang, Iranian President Blogs, and Dare to Be Digital

Dell, the world's largest computer maker, is being forced to recall more than 4 million notebook computers because of problems with the batteries, which are made by Sony. We'll hear why Dell is making the move. Also, Iran's president starts his own blog. Then, we're off to the University of Abertay in Dundee, Scotland to hear about the Dare to Be Digital computer game design competition. And we'll finish off with some cool, literally, new technology from Japan. All that, plus music fr ...

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WTP 112: Kazaa Goes Legit, Greeks Fight Forest Fires, and Avant-Garde War Music

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 ...

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WTP 111: Egyptian Bloggers, German Vodcasts, and Amplifico Webathon

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 ...

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WTP 113: Bloggers Stage Left, Solar Power Prospects, Cybersnoops, and Beached Penguins

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 VO ...

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WTP 109: Taking Games Seriously

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.

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WTP 110: London Bombings Anniversary, N. Korea Nuke Tests, Bamboo Trains, and An Announcement

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 trai ...

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WTP 108: Missile Defense, Imaginary Weapons, An Arabic Google?, and Soccer Ball Physics

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.

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WTP 109: Taking Games Seriously

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.

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WTP 108: Missile Defense, Imaginary Weapons, An Arabic Google?, and Soccer Ball Physics

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.

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WTP 107: RoboCup 2006, The Pirate Bay, and Tracking Sturgeon

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 sturg ...

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WTP 107: RoboCup 2006, The Pirate Bay, and Tracking Sturgeon

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 stur ...

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WTP 106: The Humble Toilet, Desalination, and The Great Ape Debate

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 no ...

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WTP 106: The Humble Toilet, Desalination, and The Great Ape Debate

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 n ...

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WTP 105: Amnesty Report, China E-Waste, Japan BrainTrain, and Space Noise

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.

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WTP 105: Amnesty Report, China E-Waste, Japan BrainTrain, and Space Noise

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.

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WTP 104: Chicken v. Egg (Egg Wins!), Football Technology, and Gaming Innovation Database

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 prese ...

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WTP 104: Chicken v. Egg (Egg Wins!), Football Technology, and Gaming Innovation Database

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 pres ...

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WTP 103: Pacific Tsunami Drill, Battling TB, Universal Design, and Neuropolling

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 stu ...

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WTP 102: NSA Update, Gary McKinnon Update, and Network-Centric Warfare in Iraq

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 ...

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WTP 101: Internet Filtering in Belarus, Egyptian Bloggers, and the We Media Global Forum

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 ...

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WTP 100: Myanmar's Hidden AIDS Epidemic, Hidden Codes, Skin Lightening for Men

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.

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WTP 99: High Tech Trash, Sat Phones in Libya, Alzheimer's Disease in the developing world

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.

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WTP 98: NSA Datamining, Worms at the Border, Blogging in Nepal, Beer Spa

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.

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WTP 97: Mapping The Media, Piracy in China

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.

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WTP 96: Iraq Photo Flap, Yahoo in China, Digital Divide Widening?, and Eco-Friendly Mobiles

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 ...

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May 06, 2005: The World's Technology Podcast w/ Clark Boyd

Find out what happens to Clark's voice when the immovable object that is his nose meets the immutable force of a basketball...not once, but twice. Not to worry -- the show's still packed with podcasty goodness. 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. Start your weekend ...

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May 03, 2005: The World's Technology Podcast

Your Tuesday 'cast is cranking today, folks. We have 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. Coming up on Friday's cast, we'll have a report from Nigeria on new efforts to combat email scams, and an interview with a scientist who is using new digital imaging technologies to read 2,000 year old manuscripts that were previously illegible. And ...

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May 17, 2005: The World's Technology Podcast w/ Clark Boyd

Video (games) Killed the Radio Star. 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. We have a piece on "newsgaming," which uses current events as a basis for games. Then, we're off to Milan to check in on some social activists who use computer games to raise awareness about a variety of issues. All that, and you won't even need a pocket full of quarters to enjoy today's podcast. Be sure to ...

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Tech Podcast 25: Tshe World's Technology Podcast w/ Clark Boyd

Buenos dias...this is Clark's last podcast before he leaves for Spain. Be sure to listen in to future podcasts to hear about what's cooking in the land of Cervantes y cerveza. Today we have -