Oct
28
WTP 125: An Epic Challenge of Flight, Up Close with the Sun. Blogging in Baghdad, Nuclear Waste in Serbia, and Wi-Fi in Chile.
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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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Oct
21
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.
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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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Oct
7
WTP 123: Stoves in Sudan, High-Tech Exploitation, Global Warming Conference in Mexico, Army Recruiting, Immune Italians, and the Smells of NYC Subways
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Back in Boston for this week's podcast. Stoves in Darfur that use less wood to burn are saving lives. The dark side of technology: exploitation of low-wage workers building semiconductors. A global warming conference in Mexico. The Army's newest recruiter: an online avatar. Are Italians immune to certain diseases? And the smells of New York City Subway. An extra long podcast this week, cause there ain't no podcast for next week.
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