Jun
24
WTP 108: Missile Defense, Imaginary Weapons, An Arabic Google?, and Soccer Ball Physics
Posted by PRI's The World: Technology from BBC/PRI/WGBH
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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