PRI's The World: Technology Podcast

PRI's The World: Technology Podcast Great to see some WTP listeners weighing in over on our World Science Forum. Great discussion brewing about ICT for development, among other things. Highly recommended.

Source: www.world-science.org
Technology has the potential to transform the lives of the world's poor. Computers, water filters, renewable energy, improved crops... all have been tou...
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast

PRI's The World: Technology Podcast The Long, Dark Teatime of the Soul...

Susie

Susie I have to admit that I have become an addict now that I've discovered your podcast. I think I'm on my 12th episode today. I have a lot of catching up to do! Thanks for feeding my daily geek.

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PRI's The World: Technology Podcast
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast
As much as I dislike being responsible for addiction, this is one habit I will probably continue to enable.... ;)
5 hours ago
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast
By the way -- all of the archive shows are available through this RSS feed:

http://www.theworld.org/rss/techarchive.xml
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Andrew

Andrew Clark, How do I contact you about a possible topic for the podcast?

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PRI's The World: Technology Podcast
clark <dot> boyd <at> bbc <dot> co <dot> uk
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PRI's The World: Technology Podcast

PRI's The World: Technology Podcast It's not often that we ask for anything more than your time, your attention and your critical thinking. But, to keep the World's Technology Podcast in your earbuds, we sometimes ask for a wee bit of financial help. Follow the link to help us out. International listeners -- there is a PayPal option.

PRI's The World: Technology Podcast

PRI's The World: Technology Podcast Show notes for this week's tech podcast. Has links, audio, etc.

Source: www.theworld.org
This week: the strange case of blogger Hossein Derakhshan, some new research on Persian blogs, and the world's smallest FM transmitter. Also, a guy who loves his digital camera.
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast

PRI's The World: Technology Podcast It's not easy for engineers to come in from outside and understand what technologies are truly useful to a poor community. Got ideas? Questions? Examples of successes or failures? Environmental engineer Anu Ramaswami is online in the World Science Forum til Nov 13 to field your questions and comments.

Source: www.world-science.org
Technology has the potential to transform the lives of the world's poor. Computers, water filters, renewable energy, improved crops... all have been tou...
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast

PRI's The World: Technology Podcast There's plenty of technology over on the science podcast this week--it's a good time to visit! Plus an online discussion with one of the podcast guests... to be posted in a separate link.

Source: www.world-science.org
[player] Download MP3 This week: Swine flu continues to spread. In today's podcast you'll hear from two parts of the world that are dealing with the pan...
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast

PRI's The World: Technology Podcast the...weasels...are...closing...in...

Fri at 09:03
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast
You mean you don't see them? They're right there...
Fri at 10:08
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast

PRI's The World: Technology Podcast Take a break from tech with this story of the Soviet all-female fighter and bomber regiments in World War II.

Source: www.theworld.org
The Soviet Union had three regiments of female pilots that flew combat missions during World War II. The BBC's Lucy Ash caught up with some of the women who were known as The Night Witches.
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast

PRI's The World: Technology Podcast We will have an extended version of this story on WTP 266!

Source: www.theworld.org
Persian language bloggers, both inside and outside the country, have been weighing in on the day's events in Tehran. Those bloggers are the subject of some new research carried out by The BBC World Service Trust and a Persian social media website called Balatarin. ...
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast

PRI's The World: Technology Podcast seriously, folks -- no comments on the opening audio montage for WTP 265? I worked for HOURS on that ;)

04 November at 06:25
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast
Dave --

Agreed. I think it's a really hard thing to measure. Plus, as 3G and 4G networks spread throughout the developing world, more and more people will be using their mobile phones to access the web. Not sure how that will be counted either.
Fri at 07:28
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast

PRI's The World: Technology Podcast Happy B-day, Internet....come for the audio homage to "Internet" and stay for Internationalized Domain Names. What can I say? This episode rocks. Plus, we have Marvin Gaye.

Source: www.theworld.org
It's all about the Internet, which turned 40 this week. Find out how the shiny baby has become a petulant teenager. And wait until you hear what adulthood might bring.
Tommy Lee Ho
Tommy Lee Ho
Uuh I like the internet
31 October at 05:21
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast

PRI's The World: Technology Podcast is tired of fighting the good fight. Oh...so...tired.

28 October at 09:28
Max Roberts
Max Roberts
I Don't Like This. More Cheerful Music Might Help.
28 October at 12:35
PRI's The World: Technology Podcast

PRI's The World: Technology Podcast Yuppie 9-1-1. THIS made me laugh...then cry...then laugh again.

Source: news.cnet.com
Some members of the rescue services refer to personal locator beacons as 'Yuppie 911' because they are now so cheap that inexperienced hikers set them off when there is no emergency. Read this blog post by Chris Matyszczyk on Technically Incorrect.