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.



  Weird Science Movie Poster

John Hughes RIP, sand dunes made of bacteria, and WE CARE’s solar suitcase

Aug 07, 2009 ⋅ Post a Comment

[Technology Podcast 252: This week's podcast features a geek's audio tribute to John Hughes, the late director of "Weird Science." Also, we talk about a project to make thousand mile sand dunes with the help of bacteria. And we hear about the solar suitcase, a toolbox designed to greatly improve maternal care in the... more »

  Gary McKinnon

Gary McKinnon extradition update, and Pirate Parties go global

Jul 31, 2009 ⋅ Post a Comment

[Technology Podcast 252: Once again, the technology podcast delves into the strange story of Gary McKinnon, the Briton accused by the US government of committing "the biggest military hack of all time." McKinnon admits hacking (quite easily) into critical US systems in the weeks following 9/11, but that his intent was never malicious. Today,... more »

  Draper Lab, MIT

Apollo 11 computers, net cables for Africa, and bamboo bicycles

Jul 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a Comment

[Technology Podcast 251: Finally, Technology Podcast 251 is ready for your earbuds. We have a great line-up. First, we hear about the "beatniks and little old ladies" who, quite literally, wove together the Apollo 11 computer systems 40 years ago. We'll also take an in-depth look at the undersea fiber-optic cables that went live... more »

  Codex Sinaiticus

Tech Updates on Iran and China, the Codex Sinaiticus, and Hal and the Big 5

Jul 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 250: On this week's podcast, one of the world's oldest bibles finds a new home online. Also, technology updates on the post-election violence in Iran, and the violence in western China. And we'll end with a story of global online musical cooperation. Rock on. more »

  Kiwanja FronlineSMS icon

All’s A-Twitter in Iran, Kiwanja’s Ken Banks, and Skype Wedding

Jul 03, 2009 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 249: On this week's Tech Podcast, we have an in-depth discussion with Ken Banks of Kiwanja and FrontlineSMS. Ken's helping folks around the world use cell phones for all sorts of amazing things. Also, updates on Twitter in Iran and Green Dam, Youth Escort software in China. more »

  Iran Twitter Revolution

Twitter and Other Social Media Tools in Iran

Jun 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 247: It's all Iran this week, folks. Violence and protests have flaired in Iran following last week's disputed elections. The government moved quickly to shut down the flow of information out of, and into, the country. But Twitter and other social media tools are keeping that flow of information going. In fact,... more »

  Green_Dam_Youth_Escort

Chinese Net Surveillance Gets Personal

Jun 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 246: Chinese officials will now require that every PC sold in the country have Internet filtering software installed on it. The software is called Green Dam Youth Escort, and cyber-security experts are already noting it may be open to hacking. Meanwhile, rights groups are calling foul. more »

  World Food Program Aid in Pakistan

Iran’s Elections Online, US Cybersecurity, Emergency ICT in Pakistan

Jun 05, 2009 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 245: This week, we go to the Swat Valley in Pakistan to hear how a group of ICT emergency responders are helping UN workers deliver vital aid to those in need. Also, Iran's presidential election goes online, and President Obama announces a major push to improve America's cybersecurity. We'll also talk about... more »

  Turbines at Princess Elisabeth Station

Wind Power in the Antarctic, OR318, Sherlock Holmes Lives!, and The Photographer

May 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 244: This week, putting wind power to work in the Antarctic. Also, an online movement is created after an Iranian blogger dies in prison. Then, take a break from tech with Sherlock Holmes, and a new graphic novel about a French photographer's journey into war-torn Afghanistan. more »

  Pranav Mistry of MIT

EU Puts Hurt on Intel, Persian Bloggers on Saberi’s Release, Google Oceans Goes Deep, and SixthSense at MIT

May 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 243: This week, MIT's SixthSense human-computer interface aims to the web, well, wherever you want it. Also, the European Union puts some financial hurt on chip-maker Intel. Persian bloggers weigh in on the release of journalist Roxana Saberi. And Google Oceans goes deep. more »

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