Jun 9

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

Posted by PRI's The World: Technology from BBC/PRI/WGBH

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.

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