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The World is a US-based international news and analysis program co-produced by the BBC World Service, Public Radio International, and WGBH Public Radio in Boston.
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WTP 213 comes to you a few days early, and packing a Scottish wallop -- a nod to a listener who wants more stories on open source. It's his lucky day. This week's podcast is all about...
Sorry we missed you last week, but here goes. We've got news about Skype being surveilled in China. We also talk about the importance in telecommunications in UN relief efforts in Haiti....
In the midst of this week's global financial meltdown, we ask -- just what kind of risk management software were these financial giants using, anyway? Also, how much would you pay for...
The Large Hadron Collider switches on, the universe doesn't wink out of existence, and some in the US are wondering why America is not playing host to it. Also, we look at Google's
Google releases a shiny new browser called Chrome this week, which also happens to mark 10 years that the company's been incorporated. We have an assessment. Also, a famous French blogger...
A full podcast this week. We lead with the strange tale of iTunes in China over the last week or so. Seems that it keeps going, well, on and off. And we hear about the iPhone Girl,
We lead with a look at what the US has in mind, technology-wise, for a missile defense shield based partly in Poland, and partly in the Czech Republic. Also, in the wake of the news...
Georgia and Russia fight it out on the ground, and apparently on the Internet as well. Also, we take an in-depth look at the technologies and techniques involved in mining the deep
We lead this week with news that a major global group of cybercriminals has been busted for identity theft. We'll dig deep into that story, and we'll dig deep into electronic waste
Lots to chew and stew on this week. We start with an Olympic back-and-forth over Internet access for foreign journalists. Then, an update on the case of British hacker Gary McKinnon....
A very full program this week. First, we look at the International Olympic Committee's test for EPO, a performance-enhancing drug. The test for EPO may not be very effective. Also,
Network glitches force a rethink of the World's Tech Podcast this week. We've got everything from selling a serious public health issue, to the latest in hydrogen vehicles. In between,...
Onward and upward. A French court tells auction giant Ebay to fork over 60 million in damages over the sales of fakes. Also, a major flaw in the Web is discovered. Then, two Knights...
Bill Gates steps down from the day to day management of Microsoft. We find out what people around the world make of his legacy. Then, Icann decides to expand the Domain Name System....
A very full show this week, and a day early. We start with some new athletic technologies that might be on display at the Summer Games in Beijing. Then, we hear about how Pakistani
A whole host of interesting stories for this special Friday the 13th edition of the Tech Podcast. We start with claims from two US Congressmen that sources inside China have hacked
OK, here we go. We've got some new insight, maybe, into laziness. I wish I had the energy to care. Then, we take a look at how, and why, Vladimir Putin's enemies seem to be disappearing...
Lots of podcast exclusive material this week. First, The World's Alex Gallafent is back from the Amazon with tales to tell us. Then, off to Helsinki to hear about the Finnish capital's...
OK, a very full show this week. Britain's Defence Ministry releases some secret files on UFOs. Also, Google tries to help a remote tribe in the Brazilian Amazon. Then, to Estonia...
The venerable Sigue Sigue Sputnik blasts us into the past and the podcast this week. We've got two items on satellites; the first looks at how the UN's Rapid Mapping Unit is using
This week's 'cast takes a look at a new bill making its way through the US Congress called The Global Online Freedom Act. Then, another update on the One Laptop Per Child project.
I'm back from my wanderings with a very full show for you. First, we hear about the re-release of a mobile phone-based video game called Silverback. Then, to Zimbabwe to hear about...
Just a short WTP this week, since Clark's out and about reporting. So in his absence we're heading first to Cern, in search of the Higgs-Boson. That story features Professor Peter Higgs...
OK, here we go. First, to the Irish Sea to hear about a new tidal turbine technology. Then, we'll examine the recent hacking of some Darfur-related websites. Could the Chinese be...
A very good Good Friday podcast. We've got news from Nanaimo, British Columbia, the self-proclaimed "Capital of Google Earth." Also, we'll hear what happens when the French get fed...
A special podcast on Scotland's Amplifico. We focus on the band's debut album, which took a lot of NETworking to see the light of day.
Full line-up this week. We start with news that Al-Qaeda may be using cell phone memory cards to carry calls for cash into, and across, Saudi Arabia. Then, one bloggers quest to figure...
Nearly 45 minutes of global tech goodness this week. We've got a report on the possiblity that terrorists might use Second Life or World of Warcraft to train for attacks. Also, the...
The kind of show you get once every four years...literally. Our Leap Year edition features an in-depth look at the Taliban's threat to blow up cell phone masts in Afghanistan. Also,...
A little bit different feel to the Tech Podcast this week. First, an interview with Alf Hermida, new media watcher, about how technology is changing the way we produce and consume
We kick off this week's podcast from a new report on the state of the world's oceans from the AAAS conference in Boston. Then, on to the Balkans for a report on couchsurfing.com.
On this week's tech podcast, we hear about a web-based initiative to stop tribal violence in Kenya. Also, a podcast exclusive -- we launch a new monthly segment on low tech solutions...
I can't believe we give this show away for free sometimes. What a line-up. First, an Egyptian telecom company signs a deal to bring, wait for it, cell phone access to North Korea....
We have a great lineup this week. First, to China where we'll hear about how computer use may be causing the Chinese problems when it comes to writing characters. Then, the Estonians...
This week's podcast leads with Kenya. In the wake of ongoing post-election violence, we highlight two technology stories that are of importance. Also, South African sprinter Oscar...
This week's podcast looks first at the growing problem of global electronic, or e-waste. Then, to India to look at the launch of the Tata Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car.
Our first 'cast of 2008 features a cracking lineup. First, to the Central Indonesian highlands to hear how good old radio is making an impact on people's lives. Then, a California...
We end another year of podcasting with a look at the Iranian President's weblog. Also, amid all the hype about ethanol, what about diesel? And then we hear about concerns over tracking...
A special tech podcast on the South Korean elections, which take place on Wednesday, December 19. We sit down with The World's Matthew Bell, just back from South Korea. He fills us...
And we're back. This week's podcast features a report from a school in Nigeria where children are taking OLPC's XO-1 laptop for a test run. We'll also discuss whether bloggers are...
Here's the line-up for Tech Podcast 175: first, a website that allows you to donate grains of rice while taking a vocabulary quiz. Then, two reports on Skype. The first looks at how...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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
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.
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...
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...
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....
First up -- a new report from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty highlights how Sunni insurgent groups in Iraq are using the internet to put out their messages. No real surprise, but
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...
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...