The World's Technology Podcast with Clark Boyd. Our podcast keeps you up to date on all the latest news in global technology. The World is US-based international news and analysis program co-produced by the BBC World Service, WGBH public radio in Boston, and Public Radio International. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated (www.ipswitch.com), the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe.
Gaming and Genomics, Interview with Linus Torvalds, Smog-Busting Paint, and A...
Posted: April 2012This week, we hear about a crowd-sourced game that allows players the chance to help researchers better understand genomics. Also, an interview with Linus Torvalds, father of the Linux operating system. Plus, smog-busting paint in Manila, and a conversation with a Chinese hacker.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Apple's 'Factory Girls,' Enigma Machines in the Spanish Civil War ...
Posted: April 2012This week, we hear from the author of a book about some of Apple's workers in China. It's called "Factory Girls." Also, we have two history stories. One is about the use of Engima code-breaking machines during the Spanish Civil War. The other is about the birth of the Theremin. And we'll also tell you about…The Wonderbag!
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Greek Geeks Seek Hi-Tech Recovery, Electronics on Planes Revisited ...
Posted: March 2012In this episode, we take you to Greece to hear from some serious geeks who think hi-tech might help the country find some relief from the dire financial situation its in. Also, the FAA revisits the ban on electronics during flights. Then, to Brazil to hear about a plan to track kids with micro-chips, and finally…the camera that sees around corners.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Energy From Footsteps, The WayC Tablet, Webcams in Russian Elections ...
Posted: March 2012In this week's…show…we have an item on a British company that's trying to make energy out of every step you take. Also, Africa's WayC Tablet computer, webcams in the Russian elections, and a RoboBrain. Oh, and we meet a guy who can beat those full body scanners at the airport. Visit the homepage: www.theworld.org/technology, or join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldstechpod.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Google's New Privacy Guidelines, Raspberry Pi, Salamworld, and LuminAID
Posted: March 2012In this episode, we'll explore the ins and outs of Google's new privacy regulations. Also, you'll hear about Raspberry Pi, the $35 computer. We'll also offer some LuminAID to go with that pi; LuminAID is an inflatable, solar lantern designed to assist in post-disaster situations. And we'll also tell you about Salamworld, which bills itself as a Muslim alternative to Facebook.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.WTP B-side, Vol. 9: Deep Blue v. Gary Kasparov…and a Bit of Stonehenge
Posted: February 2012In this B-side episode, we'll take you back 16 years…back to the first time a computer beat a Grand Master in chess. It's a full-out tech v. man smackdown between Deep Blue and Gary Kasparov. And then, because we needed an excuse to get Spinal Tap on the show, we have a segment about the sounds…of Stonehenge.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Carpooling.com, Eolas vs. The Web, Spider Silk, Virtual Therapy...
Posted: February 2012A German company goes online, and on apps, to connect drivers and passengers for cheap rides across Germany and beyond. Also, a Texas company that's thinking of suing, well, a heck of a lot of websites. We'll also talk spider silk, and virtual therapy for burn victims. And we'll end with a look at the wonder of Tetris.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.EU Online Privacy Rights, Invisibility Cloak ...
Posted: January 2012This week, an in-depth look at the new online privacy laws that the European Union wants to enact. Do you have the right to be forgotten online? And practically speaking, is it possible? Also, scientists get to work on that invisibility cloak we've all wanted, and some magnetic soap too. And we'll end with a new plan to save Venice, which, as we've been told for hundreds of years, is sinking.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Megaupload, SOPA Protests, Cruise Ship Technology ...
Posted: January 2012We've got a great show this week. We'll hear about the takedown of file-sharing site MegaUpload, and the retaliation by Anonymous. Also, protests against SOPA and PIPA. And why didn't modern cruise ship technology keep the Costa Concordia from foundering? We'll end with two stories on apps in India, and a personal tale of travel woe, and tech-driven hope, related to 2010's ash cloud fiasco in Europe.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Conflict Minerals in Congo, Digital Detox, Sweden's File-Sharing Religion ...
Posted: January 2012This week, we'll hear a plea from a Congolese man. He wants Apple to produce a conflict mineral-free iPhone by 2013. Also, how to do a "digital detox." Plus, Sweden gets a new religion…based around file-sharing. We'll also examine Kodak's photographic legacy, digital and otherwise. And we'll end with the story of a man who wanted to build a toaster, from scratch, all by himself.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.WTP B-sides, Vol. 8: Diamond Light Source Synchrotron
Posted: January 2012Happy New Year. Happy New Podcast. Happy New App. That's right: WTP is now available in a handy app for your mobile device. And to celebrate, we offer a B-Side podcast on Britain's Diamond Light Source Synchrotron. Very B-side, very cool!
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Militants and Twitter, Radio in Rwanda, OLPC From the Skies ...
Posted: December 2011We finish the year with a cracker of a podcast. We'll talk about militant groups on Twitter, and about how an old school technology like radio can have a big impact in a place like Rwanda. Also, OLPC is planning on dropping laptops from helicopters. Yes, that's right. And we end with the ultimate B-Side story: Augusta Chiwy and the Siege of Bastogne.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.
Links
Review the full list of all the podcast channels in our category for technology in the directory, covering educational podcasts for ICT, design and technology (DT) and food studies.
Whilst all the podcasts listed in this directory are selected in line with our criteria, we do strongly recommend educators that the contents of all podcasts, podcast feeds and channels are regularly auditioned to ensure that they are suitable and appropriate for the age range of the children and young people.
Thursday, 17th May 2012
