Sep
30
WTP 122: Robots, Surgery in Space, WiFi for Filipino Farmers, Light for Rural Mexico, Games, and Boarding Passes of Tomorrow
Posted by PRI's The World: Technology from BBC/PRI/WGBH
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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Sep
23
WTP 121: The Ocean Depths, Bangladesh Climate Change, Cash for Climate Research Cyber Games Champ, AIDS in Africa
Posted by PRI's The World: Technology from BBC/PRI/WGBH
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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Sep
16
WTP 120: The PC Turns 25, Artic Seed Bank, Siberian Permafrost, Australian Climate Views, Green Tea
Posted by PRI's The World: Technology from BBC/PRI/WGBH
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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Sep
9
WTP 119: Traffic Reports, Melting Glaciers, Coral in Danger, and HD DVD
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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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Sep
2
WTP 118: A nuclear symphony, Online virtual world Second Life, Jellyfish boom, Irrigation in Greece, crackdown on Internet and Terror
Posted by PRI's The World: Technology from BBC/PRI/WGBH
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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