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Massive Change
December 12, 2004 – 7:24 am | Comments Off

RealAudio – Can designers save the world? Bruce Mau says they already are. The groundbreaking graphic designer has launched a new exhibit at the Vancouver Art Museum called “Massive Change”. The project takes a look …

Arctic Meltdown
December 12, 2004 – 7:12 am | Comments Off

RealAudio – A new study says that temperatures at the top of the world are rising fast, and warn that if current trends continue, the days of polar bears, and low lying coastal areas could …

Life Before the Computer
December 11, 2004 – 5:12 pm | Comments Off

RealAudio – Our relationship with technology is oddly intimate, worming its way into even our most evocative memories. Producer Ilene Segalove talks to people with humorous memories of the “latest technologies” of their childhoods, now …

The Philosophy of ‘Socrates Cafes’
December 11, 2004 – 4:28 pm | Comments Off

WinMedia – Author Chistopher Phillips travels the world to lead discussion groups he calls Socrates Cafes, engaging groups of people in the manner of the ancient Greek philosopher. [Weekend Edition]

Bottoms Up
December 11, 2004 – 1:21 pm | Comments Off

RealAudio – Indian economist C.K. Prahalad thinks he has found a cure for poverty: rather than viewing the world’s poor as victims, we ought to treat them as entrepreneurs and consumers. He calls his theory …

Exporting Jobs: Economist v Nation Debate
December 11, 2004 – 8:04 am | Comments Off

RealAudio – A battle of ideas between two of the world’s most respected weekly magazines. [The Brian Lehrer Show]

Europe’s Largest Wi-Fi Hotspot
December 10, 2004 – 7:10 pm | Comments Off

RealAudio – Professor Peter Apers, Scientific Director, Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT) at University of Twente in the Netherlands and Chairman of the Wireless Campus Steering Committee discusses how this giant hotspot was …

O’Reilly Radar
December 9, 2004 – 1:33 pm | Comments Off

WinMedia – In this keynote, Tim O’Reilly and Etech program chair Rael Dornfest introduce you to the thinking and themes behind this year’s O’Reilly Emerging Technology conference and some of the people and projects they’re …

Gatekeepers No More? The Grassroots Challenges the Journalistic Priesthood
December 8, 2004 – 3:51 pm | Comments Off

WinMedia – Professional journalists have been the chief gatekeepers of news about political campaigns and governmental operations. That’s changing, fast, as the Internet and other technical tools open up a variety of avenues for other …

Seeking a CO2 Solution
December 8, 2004 – 2:54 pm | Comments Off

RealAudio – Scientists off the coast of California are hoping the sea floor may offer a way to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. [Public Broadcasting Service]

Spiritual Robots
December 7, 2004 – 9:01 pm | Comments Off

MP3 – Genetic algorithm pioneer John Holland argues that humans one day may create conscious machines, but evolutionary techniques, not brute computational force, will take us there. [Dr. Dobb's TechNetcast]

Bacteria Shall Inherit the Earth
December 7, 2004 – 4:59 pm | Comments Off

WinMedia – Dr. J. talks with British futurist Ian Pearson, author of many articles about the future in his capacity as official futurologist for British Telecom. [Changesurfer Radio]

Wikipedia Takes On the News
December 7, 2004 – 4:43 pm | Comments Off

RealAudio – Unhappy with traditional journalism, Wikipedia volunteers have started Wiki News. Anyone can edit and post corrections to entries, although Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales believes a smaller group will do most of the work. …

Cyborg Olympics
December 5, 2004 – 7:03 pm | Comments Off

WinMedia – Dr. J. talks with Andy Miah, author of Genetically Modified Athletes: Biomedical Ethics, Gene Doping, and Sport. [Changeserver Radio]

The Future of the United Nations
December 5, 2004 – 5:12 pm | Comments Off

RealAudio – The United Nations is considering rewriting its rulebook, trying to focus its muddled mission with a major overhaul of the organization. [The Connection]

Checking in With the Inventor: Tim Berners-Lee
December 4, 2004 – 10:00 am | Comments Off

Part One MP3 – Part Two MP3 – A conversation in two parts: Part One on the surprises between the first conception and real growth of the Web; Part Two on the ways in …

The Future of Futurism
December 4, 2004 – 8:23 am | Comments Off

WinMedia – Dr. J. talks with Joseph Coates, futurist consultant and author of 2025: Scenarios of US and Global Society Reshaped by Science and Technology. [Changesurfer Radio]

The Tao of Democracy
December 4, 2004 – 8:01 am | Comments Off

WinMedia – Dr. J. talks with Tom Atlee, author of The Tao of Democracy and director of the Co-Intelligence Institute. Atlee argues for expanded use of participatory democracy through citizen juries to develop “co-intelligent citizenship.” …

The Future of Ideas
December 3, 2004 – 7:36 pm | Comments Off

MP3 – Lawrence Lessig is joined by advocates of the Open Source, Open Spectrum, Web Services, and standards worlds for a frank discussion on the future of innovation in a time when commercial and governmental …

Nirvana or Nightmare? Exploring the Technological Future
December 1, 2004 – 3:57 pm | Comments Off

RealAudio – Bill Joy gives the human race a 50-50 chance of surviving the next 100 years. In a conversation with Wired Magazine’s Editor-in-chief Katrina Heron, he sounds a clear and urgent warning against the …

Changing China
November 30, 2004 – 6:57 pm | Comments Off

RealAudio – The nation that put Mao on the map and made Communism a religion is now one of the world’s most formidable capitalist engines, with a roaring annual growth rate near 8 percent. …

Millennials Rising
November 30, 2004 – 5:04 pm | Comments Off

RealAudio – If you were born in 1982 or after, you’re part of what historian Neil Howe calls the Millennial Generation. Counter to knee-jerk stereotypes of “young people today,” Millennials are optimistic, community-minded, modest and …

Recent Achievements in Nanotechnology
November 30, 2004 – 9:32 am | Comments Off

MP3 – Ralph Merkle explains the “Top 10″ recent achievements in nanotech, their significance, and which are likely to make the most difference in moving us toward molecular manufacturing.
[Foresight Institute]

Entangled Quantum Computers
November 29, 2004 – 1:26 pm | Comments Off

WinMedia – A conversation with Raymond Laflamme on the latest advances in quantum computing. [National Public Radio]

The Emergence of the Mobile Tech Smart Flash Mob
November 28, 2004 – 9:48 pm | Comments Off

RealAudio – WinMedia – The technology of wireless affects how people behave in large groups of interconnected smart mobs or “flash mobs” using data-driven communications rather than voice. Internet visionary Howard Rheingold believes it is …