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.



 

Japan’s nuclear crisis

Mar 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 321: This week, we focus on the damage done to the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. During the past week, the plant has been the focus of global attention, as plant operators try to avoid the release of radioactive material, caused by damage wrought by last week's earthquake and subsequent tsunami. On... more »

 

Bradley Manning and WikiLeaks

Mar 04, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 320: This week, the US Army charged Bradley Manning with 22 counts in connection with the alleged leaking of documents to WikiLeaks. The new charges include one that could carry the death penalty, although prosecutors say they will not ask for it. Find out more in this episode of The World's... more »

 

PechaKucha Day for Haiti Update

Feb 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 319: In this week's technology podcast, we give you an update on a story we brought you a year ago. It's about a group of global architects, designers and other creative people who tried to raise awareness, and money, for the rebuilding of Haiti. Now, their efforts have paid off with the... more »

 

Egyptians make their voices heard online

Jan 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 317: Last Friday, the Egyptian government shut down most access to the Internet. In this week's tech podcast, you'll hear how Egyptians, with some help from folks outside the country, are still making their voices heard. more »

 

Tech Podcast: Social networks past, present and future

Jan 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 316: Ah, a good old-fashioned wedding, organized entirely via Facebook and Twitter. In a special BBC series, we'll take a look at "The Secret History of Social Networking." We'll find out how social networks got started, and where they might be headed. more »

 

Tech Podcast: 3D printing for the masses?

Jan 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 314: "Tea. Early Grey. Hot." That's what Captain Picard would ask for, and (usually) that's what the Star Trek replicator gave him. Well, the Thing-o-Matic's not quite that sophisticated, but it can print 3D objects. On this episode of The World's Technology Podcast, we'll find out if the 3D printing revolution has... more »

 

Tech Podcast: Robotic limbs assist in Japan

Dec 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 312: In this episode of our Technology Podcast, you'll hear about some amazing new robotic technologies in Japan. Some are designed to help stroke victims walk again. Others are built to help the blind take walks. We'll also tell you about mobile banking in Haiti, and Cuba's own homegrown Wikipedia site. more »

 

Tech Podcast: Leaks, leaks and more Wikileaks

Dec 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 311: In this episode of our weekly Technology Podcast, you'll get an in-depth look at the past, present and future of the whistle-blowing site Wikileaks. We've assembled a group of respected netizens to help us better understand what the Wikileaks phenomenon, and the backlash against it, means. more »

 

Tech Podcast: SIPRnet and the WikiLeaks cables

Dec 03, 2010 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 310: Australian Julian Assange is the founder of WikiLeaks. These days, he also happens to be on Interpol's most wanted list. Earlier this week, WikiLeaks released more than 250,000 US State Department cables. In this edition of our weekly Technology Podcast, you'll hear about the supposedly secure Intra-net system, called SIPRnet, that... more »

 

Tech Podcast: Decoding the Stuxnet worm

Nov 23, 2010 ⋅ Post a Comment

Technology Podcast 309: The Stuxnet computer worm has made waves worldwide since it was discovered back in June. Global teams of computer forensics experts have been trying to determine more precisely what the worm's targets were, and who might have created it. You'll get an in-depth journey into that computer code in this week's... more »

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