Technology Podcast

Clark BoydEach week, The World’s Clark Boyd brings you our Technology Podcast. He takes you on a spin through the best global technology stories around, where the focus is not on gadgets or gizmos, but rather the people behind those gadgets and gizmos. Here is where you can find show notes from recent episodes. Sample from six years of our Technology Podcast archive below, or via this RSS feed.



 

WTP B-side, Vol. 9: Garry Kasparov vs. Deep Blue

Feb 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 357: We step back in time for this B-side episode. In 1997, Deep Blue, IBM's chess-playing computer, beat World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov in a match held under tournament conditions. Listen in as two witnesses remember the match. Oh, and there's something fun about Stonehenge after that. more »

 

Spider Web Strength: It’s More Than Just The Silk…

Feb 10, 2012 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 356: Spider silk is as strong as steel. Literally. But some new research shows that a spider web's power lies in more than just strength. There's also its stretchiness... more »

 

Scientists Create Magnetic Soap

Jan 28, 2012 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 355: This week's podcast not only has magnetic soap, but also an invisibility cloak and yet another plan to save the Italian city of Venice from sinking. Oh, and some EU online privacy news, too. more »

 

Building a Better Ash Detection System

Jan 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 354: We'll tell you about technology being developed to help pilots and air traffic controllers navigate around the dangerous ash clouds formed by volcanic eruptions. more »

 

Sweden’s File-Sharing Religion

Jan 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 353: On this week's program, we hear about Sweden's newest legal religion. Kopimism enshrines the values of copying and sharing information, particularly online. Sweet faith or dangerous cult? Listen in and decide. more »

 

WTP B-Sides, Vol. 8: The Diamond Light Source

Jan 06, 2012 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 352: New Year, New Podcast. In this B-side episode, we take you inside the UK's national synchrotron - the Diamond Light Source. Epic. more »

 

Laptops From the Skies

Dec 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 351: The One Laptop Per Child project looks set to try an interesting distribution method in the new year. It wants to use helicopters to drop, literally, laptops and tablets into far flung communities around the world. The idea is to see how people respond to the machines. more »

 

New Rules for Chinese Microbloggers

Dec 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 350: This week, we look at the Chinese government's decision to make microblog users hand over their real names. We'll also hear about the need for a smartphone app that can detect malaria, HIV and tuberculosis in the developing world. more »

 

Helping Amputees Fight Phantom-Limb Pain

Dec 09, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 349: This week you'll get to meet Katherine Bomkamp, who at the age of 16 was inspired to find a way to help amputees suffering from phantom limb pain. Now she's 20, and she tells you about the Pain Free Socket. more »

 

Soft Robots Take Cues from Nature

Dec 02, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 348: This week, we hear about a new breed of soft, squishy robots that have been developed by researchers at Harvard. These bots take their cues from starfish and worms, not the Terminator. more »

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