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The Space Junk Scourge
Technology Podcast 336: We now return to our regularly scheduled programming with a look at space junk and how to get rid of it. Also, a smartphone app that makes the DMZ disappear. And a new way of growing plants in the Netherlands. more »
August “B-sides,” Vol. 4: The Internet Cafe Hobo
Technology Podcast 335: Join the BBC's Nick Baker as sets off on an around-the-world odyssey determined, in part, by what he finds in various Internet cafes. He's the Internet Cafe Hobo! more »
August “B-sides,” Vol. 3: Tracking the Lincolnshire Poacher
Technology Podcast 334: We don't recommend listening to this "B-side" podcast late at night in the dark. We listen in to the strange and slightly spooky world of the number stations. more »
August “B-sides,” Vol. 2: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever
Technology Podcast 333: Our August "B-sides" series of podcasts continues with this extended interview with author, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil, the man who wants to live forever. more »
August “B-sides,” Vol. 1: The Foghorn
Technology Podcast 332: The World's Technology Podcast returns from its hiatus with a series of episodes featuring stories that never quite made into the regular line-up. This week: a thrilling documentary on the the foghorn! more »
Crowdsourced Video Aids Computer Vision
Technology Podcast 330: A Dutch band creates a crowdsourced video that may be helping computer scientists teach your computer to "see" more like humans. Also, a new kind of radio telescope scans the skies for signals from alien civilizations. more »
Tech Podcast: Social networks past, present and future
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?
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 truly come to our desktops.... more »
Tech Podcast: Robotic limbs assist in Japan
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
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 »
Latest Comments from the Forum
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Does Corruption Make Earthquakes Deadlier?
Josh January 31, 2012 at 20:59@ Jason, your take on Roger's article is interesting and thought provoking, you're right, you can't help nature and when deadly tsunamis and earthquakes occur death and destruction is going to occur h...
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SETI: Searching the Skies for Signs of Life
Martin Andersen January 31, 2012 at 5:04Alan, it's exciting to hear that you are working on a SETI project with LOFAR. What are the plans for the future with LOFAR and SETI ? Why is LOFAR only complementary to the Allen telescope arra...
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Life and Work at the South Pole
Harrison January 16, 2012 at 1:33Hello my name is Harrison and I just have a couple question. What would I have to go to school for to go on one of those arctic expeditions? And my other question is do you guys get free time there to...
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Promoting Happiness as Public Policy
MPennock October 14, 2011 at 19:04Thanks to everyone for the great comments. There is some very serious international momentum building around the idea of happiness-based frameworks of progress. We can thank Bhutan for throwing the fi...
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Does Corruption Make Earthquakes Deadlier?
Roger Bilham October 14, 2011 at 9:43Check out this article for a fuller discussion http://cires.colorado.edu/~bilham/MalletMilneXIIBilham.pdf
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Does Corruption Make Earthquakes Deadlier?
Sarah Cox October 13, 2011 at 7:09Very interesting theory indeed. But there are other factors that are much more relevant to earthquakes. You have to admit that some of the most developed countries at present are situated in areas wit...
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Promoting Happiness as Public Policy
Hillary October 12, 2011 at 7:58What a great study, post, and discussion. It seems to me it's long overdue that happiness is one of the things that we as a race focus on. I'm not a college graduate, I'm not wealthy, and I live in OH...
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Promoting Happiness as Public Policy
MPennock October 11, 2011 at 15:24There has been an exponential growth in publications and books on happiness during the past decade so it is hard to recommend specific books or articles. Anything recent by Ed Diener, Martin Seligman ...
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Promoting Happiness as Public Policy
MPennock October 11, 2011 at 14:50Not aware of any locations. The Victoria survey was just completed for a second time, almost three years after the original version. They plan on doing it every two years so the effects of one adminst...
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Promoting Happiness as Public Policy
John Magana October 9, 2011 at 15:21Dear Mr. Pennock, Perhaps I'm too late to participate in this discussion... Could you please recommend some good source material for what makes people happy? ...Or perhaps share some of your own...
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