WTP 194: Satellites Aid Burma and Kenya, Cell Phones Aid Ghanian Doctors, and the Deep End of the Platypus Gene Pool
9 May 2008
The venerable Sigue Sigue Sputnik blasts us into the past and the podcast this week. We've got two items on satellites; the first looks at how the UN's Rapid Mapping Unit is using satellite images to...

WTP 193: Global Online Freedom Act, OLPC Update, Afrigadget, and Rise and Shine
2 May 2008
This week's 'cast takes a look at a new bill making its way through the US Congress called The Global Online Freedom Act. Then, another update on the One Laptop Per Child project. Also, the latest A...

WTP 192: Mobile Gorilla Game, World Malaria Day, Alex Goes Amazon, and yes, Phorm
25 Apr 2008
I'm back from my wanderings with a very full show for you. First, we hear about the re-release of a mobile phone-based video game called Silverback. Then, to Zimbabwe to hear about FrontlineSMS. We...

WTP 191: Higgs-Boson meet thy maker, German Robot Restaurant, Holy Batdisease!
18 Apr 2008
Just a short WTP this week, since Clark's out and about reporting. So in his absence we're heading first to Cern, in search of the Higgs-Boson. That story features Professor Peter Higgs himself.. That...

WTP 190: Tidal Turbines, Darfur Websites Hacked, Flood the Jail with Mail, and the Reactable
4 Apr 2008
OK, here we go. First, to the Irish Sea to hear about a new tidal turbine technology. Then, we'll examine the recent hacking of some Darfur-related websites. Could the Chinese be involved? Then, t...

WTP 189: The Capital of Google Earth, Saudi Bloggers, Global Net Filtering, and Fakes
21 Mar 2008
A very good Good Friday podcast. We've got news from Nanaimo, British Columbia, the self-proclaimed "Capital of Google Earth." Also, we'll hear what happens when the French get fed up with speed cam...

WTP Special Podcast: Amplifico and the Internet
20 Mar 2008
A special podcast on Scotland's Amplifico. We focus on the band's debut album, which took a lot of NETworking to see the light of day.

WTP 188: Al-Qaeda Targets Saudi Cell Phones, AfriGadget, and Yikes, a Global Beer Shortage.
14 Mar 2008
Full line-up this week. We start with news that Al-Qaeda may be using cell phone memory cards to carry calls for cash into, and across, Saudi Arabia. Then, one bloggers quest to figure out what the ...

WTP 187: Virtual World Terrorism?, US Military says NO to Google, ETech 2008, and Monarch Butterflies
7 Mar 2008
Nearly 45 minutes of global tech goodness this week. We've got a report on the possiblity that terrorists might use Second Life or World of Warcraft to train for attacks. Also, the US military says ...

WTP 186: Taliban Threatens Mobile Masts, LOC Does Flickr, and Blogging WWI Redux
29 Feb 2008
The kind of show you get once every four years...literally. Our Leap Year edition features an in-depth look at the Taliban's threat to blow up cell phone masts in Afghanistan. Also, a podcast exclus...

WTP 185: Technology and Global News, Committee to Protect Bloggers, and Bell X1
22 Feb 2008
A little bit different feel to the Tech Podcast this week. First, an interview with Alf Hermida, new media watcher, about how technology is changing the way we produce and consume news. Then, we kic...

WTP 184: Ocean Pollution, Couchsurfing, Veg Exchange, and Speedcabling
15 Feb 2008
We kick off this week's podcast from a new report on the state of the world's oceans from the AAAS conference in Boston. Then, on to the Balkans for a report on couchsurfing.com. From there, we hop ...

WTP 183: ihavenotribe.com, AfriGadget, FARC and Facebook, and Paper Planes...in...Space
8 Feb 2008
On this week's tech podcast, we hear about a web-based initiative to stop tribal violence in Kenya. Also, a podcast exclusive -- we launch a new monthly segment on low tech solutions to African probl...

WTP 182: North Korea Goes Mobile, Cable Cuts Hamper Net Access, and Cashless Papers in London
1 Feb 2008
I can't believe we give this show away for free sometimes. What a line-up. First, an Egyptian telecom company signs a deal to bring, wait for it, cell phone access to North Korea. Then, undersea ca...

WTP 181: Computers and Chinese Characters, E-stonia, SkySail, and Bolivian Voices
25 Jan 2008
We have a great lineup this week. First, to China where we'll hear about how computer use may be causing the Chinese problems when it comes to writing characters. Then, the Estonians are coming...to...

WTP 180: Technology and Post-Election Violence in Kenya, and a Report from CES
18 Jan 2008
This week's podcast leads with Kenya. In the wake of ongoing post-election violence, we highlight two technology stories that are of importance. Also, South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, known a...

WTP 179: Global E-waste, India's People's Car, Online Music, and Turkish Cymbals
11 Jan 2008
This week's podcast looks first at the growing problem of global electronic, or e-waste. Then, to India to look at the launch of the Tata Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car. Also, an in-depth ...

WTP 178: Radio in Papua, Meraki, Scottish Drive-By, and Animation Mentor
4 Jan 2008
Our first 'cast of 2008 features a cracking lineup. First, to the Central Indonesian highlands to hear how good old radio is making an impact on people's lives. Then, a California company works to b...

WTP 177: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Blog, Spanish Cell Phone Tracking, and a Global Spam Hunt
21 Dec 2007
We end another year of podcasting with a look at the Iranian President's weblog. Also, amid all the hype about ethanol, what about diesel? And then we hear about concerns over tracking people via ce...

WTP Special Podcast: Technology, Poongsoo, and the South Korean Elections
18 Dec 2007
A special tech podcast on the South Korean elections, which take place on Wednesday, December 19. We sit down with The World's Matthew Bell, just back from South Korea. He fills us in on the role te...

WTP 176: OLPC in Nigeria, Cell Phone Saints in Italy, and Surf's Up...a New Theory of Everything
14 Dec 2007
And we're back. This week's podcast features a report from a school in Nigeria where children are taking OLPC's XO-1 laptop for a test run. We'll also discuss whether bloggers are the new foreign co...

WTP 175: Freerice.com, Skype Good/Skype Bad?, and Social Networking in Iraq
30 Nov 2007
Here's the line-up for Tech Podcast 175: first, a website that allows you to donate grains of rice while taking a vocabulary quiz. Then, two reports on Skype. The first looks at how language teacher...

WTP 174: Stem Cell Breakthrough, Gitmo Wikileaks, and Bio-tech Tackles Obesity
21 Nov 2007
The World's Technology Podcast Thanksgiving Early Edition, or something. This week, two separate teams of scientists in America and Japan claim a major scientific breakthrough in stem cell science. ...

WTP 173: Yahoo Settles China Lawsuit, Robo-Roaches, and Por Que No Te Callas?
16 Nov 2007
We're filled to the gills this week folks. Yahoo, charged with handing over information on two Chinese writers to the Chinese government, settles a pending lawsuit in the US. Also, Kenya's dreams of...

WTP 172: Yahoo Goes to Washington, Blogging Spanish Granny, and Electric Kulintang
9 Nov 2007
On this week's podcast, Yahoo execs go to Capitol Hill to defend their business practices in China. Also, what's it like to go for a few days WITHOUT the internet? Come to think of it, what's it lik...

WTP 171: Wind-Up Lights for Africa, Burmese Activists Online, and CCTV in the UK
2 Nov 2007
This week we're going first to Africa, where we'll hear about an ingenious idea for bringing light to rural areas. Hint -- think wind-up. Also, Yahoo executives will be in Washington next week to te...

WTP 170: DARPA's Urban Challenge, Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales, and Facebook in Lebanon
26 Oct 2007
This week's podcast is full of fun and frolics. First, the Bush Adminstration's offered to let NGOs and faith-based groups set up computers and internet access in Cuba. We'll look at whether that's ...

WTP 169: Maternal Health Tech, Yahoo! Goes to War, and Halo 3's French Inspiration
19 Oct 2007
This week's podcast finds us exploring technologies that might mitigate maternal bleeding, a leading cause of death among women in the developing world. We also have an extended interview with Kevin ...

WTP 168: Blocking Terrorist Websites, ICANN and IDNs, and Barcoding Mosquitos
12 Oct 2007
For WTP 168, we take a look at European Union legislation that would seek to block websites deemed to be terrorist in nature. How would that work, if at all? Also, an extended conversation with Tina...

WTP Special Podcast: Laika, Laika
10 Oct 2007
After months of research and development, our homage to Laika the Soviet cosmodog is ready for your earbuds. Laika takes center stage in Nick Abadzis' new graphic novel. German techno-band CCCP fina...

WTP 167: Guatemala Human Rights Database, Burma Info War, and OLPC Special Deal
5 Oct 2007
It's a cracking line-up for Tech Podcast 167. We have a great piece on the technology being used to digitize and analyze the archive of Guatemala's National Civil Police. We'll also talk about how t...

WTP 166: Guatemala Bloggers, Chinese Hackers, and Global YouTube Clones
21 Sep 2007
On this week's podcast, we'll hear what Guatemalan bloggers think about the elections. Also, Wired's Noah Shachtman is back from Iraq, and fills us in on the forensic work being done to track down bo...

WTP 165: Building a Better Soldier, Yahoo in China, and AbiWord in Bolivia
31 Aug 2007
On this week's podcast, our four part series on the US military's efforts to build a better soldier. Also, Yahoo is taken to court in the United States for turning over information about bloggers in ...

WTP 164: DVD Sniffer Dogs, Svalbard Seed Vault, and Wikiscanner Down Under
24 Aug 2007
On this week's podcast, we'll hear about how Malaysia is using sniffer dogs to root out DVD pirates. Also, Norway thinks long-terms about the disappearance of the world's plant life. Then, a look at...

WTP 163: Lenovo Goes Low-Cost in China, Flood Tech in Bangladesh, and Alive in Baghdad
17 Aug 2007
A big, juicy tech podcast with two weeks of deliciousness for you. We have an update on the cyberspat between Estonia and Russia. And then we look at Lenovo's bid to get low-cost PCs into rural Chin...

WTP 162: OLPC, Microsoft Pre-Pay, Video Game Ratings, and Malaysian Bloggers
3 Aug 2007
The inaugural podcast from our new studios in Boston features an update on the One Laptop Per Child project. Also, Microsoft tries"pay-as-you-go" Office software in South Africa. Then, a listener su...

WTP 161: Darfur Remote Sensing, iLimb, Nigerian Mobiles, and Serious Cell Bling
20 Jul 2007
On this week's podcast, Laika Laika has been Found Found. Thanks Evan! Also, we talk remote sensing in Darfur, and find out about a new high-tech prosthetic hand. Then, we're off to Nigeria to hear...

SPECIAL REQUEST PODCAST: Help Us Tell a Story...
17 Jul 2007
No, don't worry. We're not asking for money. Instead, we're asking for your help in tracking down some music. Clark is desperately seeking an album that was released in 1986. The album is called C...

WTP 160: China Internet Growth, Japan Web Politics, and Brazilian DNA
13 Jul 2007
This week on Ye Olde Technology Podcaste, we have a story highlighting the explosive growth of internet use in China. Also, how the web is NOT playing a role in Japan's election campaign. Then, a lo...

WTP 159: Insurgent Web, Information Overload, Iran Dual-Fuel, and Alan Johnston
6 Jul 2007
First up -- a new report from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty highlights how Sunni insurgent groups in Iraq are using the internet to put out their messages. No real surprise, but the report is a rea...

WTP 158: ICANN and IDNs, Zimbabwe Ecommerce, and Happy Birthday ATM!
29 Jun 2007
As promised, Tech Podcast 158 features absolutely nothing about either Paris Hilton or the iPhone. Instead, we delve into the intricacies of Internationalized Domain Names. Non-speakers of English a...

WTP 157: Science and Poverty, Science and Islam, Cyberwar!, and Manhunt 2
22 Jun 2007
Today's podcast is half tech, half science. We'll hear about some MIT researchers who are using scientific methods to help alleviate poverty. Then, a podcast exclusive interview about how science is...

WTP 156: Yahoo in China, Cyberwar, Hunting Dirty Bombs, and Blogging World War I.
15 Jun 2007
Techpodcast 156: For our podcast today, we'll take a look at two human rights related measures considered by Yahoo shareholders this week. Also, is China becoming the biggest threat in cyberspace? A...

WTP 155: The Bush Administration, WiTricity, and Martin Stiksel all in this editions with Clark Boyd.
8 Jun 2007
Techpodcast 155: In today's Technology Podcast, we take a look at some of the technologies underlying the Bush Administration's missile defense shield. Also, some MIT researchers find a way to send e...

WTP 154: The World's Technology correspondent Clark Boyd is back with a podcast about Internet Censorship
1 Jun 2007
Techpodcast 154: Clark Boyd is back at the helm for Tech Podcast 154. This is a special theme-based podcast. We'll listen to some of the reporting The World has done on the topic of global Internet c...

WTP 153: La Sagrada Familia at Risk, Under Surveillance via your Cell Phone, Finding Fossils near the Panama Canal, Rebuilding Noah's Ark, Underwater Weapons, Working in Antarctica, Fees to Drive in Manhattan.
25 May 2007
Techpodcast 153: A high-speed rail puts Spain's La Sagrada Familia at risk. Our lives under surveillance... because of our cell phones! They're widening the Panama Canal, and finding fossils from 20 m...

WTP 152: Internet Censorship in China, Cyber attacks in Estonia, Missile Defense, An African Satellite, Tech Moguls Doing Good, Blair's Green Legacy, Ruppert Murdoch's Greening too?
18 May 2007
Techpodcast 152: The Chinese government may censor the newspapers and the Web, but they can't censor the podcast! Cyber attacks in Estonia. The U.S. missile defense strategy. An African satellite hea...

WTP 151: Electric Cars, The Downside of Biofuels, Oil in Iraq and Russia, An Iraqi Blogger HIV in Mexico and South Africa.
11 May 2007
Podcast 151: Who needs a car that goes over 25 mph anyhow? The all-electric car is back! What's so great about biofuels? Oil issues in Iraq an Russia. Checking in with the Iraqi blogger Riverbend. And...

WTP 150: Ocean sequestration, The latest UN climate change report, Biofuels in Denmark, Slashing energy use in Germany, design for the other 90 percent, and the world is moving faster!
4 May 2007
The UN's panel on climate change issues their third report this year: This one looks at what role technology can play. What about ocean sequestration to remove carbon from the air? Will it work? How G...

WTP 149: The Robots are Coming, Tempura Biofuel, North Korean Radio, A New Planet, and The Trick to a Long Life
27 Apr 2007
The robots are coming. What will they do? Let's talk about this first. An interesting biofuel in Kyoto, Japan. Sending radio signals into North Korea. We found a new planet just like our's! And what's...

WTP 148: Phone Service in Bangladesh, Cognitive-enhancing drugs, Cyber bullying, Saving the Dead Sea, and Polish TV.
20 Apr 2007
High-tech, low-tech and medium-tech on the podcast this week. Trying to call Bangladesh? You might be having some problems. New drugs that make you smarter. Bullies online. Here's an irony: The Dead S...

WTP 147: Solar Lights in Mexico, Big Brother in England, Radio in a psychiatric ward, Tunnels and Trains, Text Messaging in Cambodia, and GM Crops.
6 Apr 2007
A range of wonderful stories this week. Let there be light in the hills of Mexico! Don't litter in England; Big Brother is watching. A radio station in a psychiatric ward in Argentina. Can they build ...

WTP 146: A special podcast dedicated the topic of Climate Change
6 Apr 2007
A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change looks at the impacts of global warming. This podcast explores how climate change is affecting our world: from Africa, to South America, ...

WTP 145: Wi-Fi in India, Technology for the Disabled, A solar ship, Power in Iceland, You Tube shenanigans.
30 Mar 2007
The modern Pony Express delivers the Internet in rural India. How technology can help the disabled. A fantastic journey across the sea in a solar-powered ship. Clean power in Iceland, but at what pric...

WTP 144: Iraqi blogger, Internet censorship, Whistling shepherds, Genetically engineered mosquitoes, Preparing for the Paralympics, Sniffing out Pirated DVD's.
23 Mar 2007
What's daily life like in Iraq? Go to the Blogs. A look at Internet censorship under authoritarian governments. The best way to communicate for shepherds: whistle. Rebuilding wounded soldiers' bodies ...

WTP 143: Fast running with no legs, The power of blogs, Mirrors on Mountains, Dying caught in the wind turbines, Old maps, and Fertilization in India.
16 Mar 2007
Want to race? Not with this South African man with amputated legs. Blogs that change the course of Hollywood. Put a mirror on a mountain. Bad to be a bat these days caught in the wind, turbine that is...

WTP 142: The Reverse Brain Drain, The Brain, Ethanol, Carbon Capture, Renewable Energy, and Leg Power.
9 Mar 2007
Can the brain make you rich? Indian high-tech workers heading for the promised land: Back home. How green is ethanol? Capturing carbon underground. Making renewable energy work in Spain. And get on th...

WTP 141: All sorts of way to recycle, Catch a cheater with ITunes, Wi-fi on a bus, and Israeli rock.
2 Mar 2007
A few stories about recycling, some products you might not have thought about too: chairs, kitchen counters, and jackets. Take a ride in Estonia on board a bus with Wi-fi. Thinking about plagiarizing ...

WTP 140: Wave energy, Abandoned babies, Telecommuters, and Goodbye two-wheels in Vietnam.
23 Feb 2007
The power of the ocean: Wave Energy takes off in Portugal. A high-tech solution to, sadly, abandoned babies in Italy. Work from home? Ever get lonely? No longer the case in France. And cars are catchi...

WTP 139: Climate Conference in DC, Mexican Drug Cartels online, The cheese-cam, Making Changes, and Tracking footprints
16 Feb 2007
A major conference on climate change in Washington DC and the view from China, India, and South Africa. Mexican drug cartels go online. A cheesy webcam in England. 365 suggestions for how you can make...

WTP 138: Genetically-engineered rice, Swiss nuclear shelters, Car emission standards in Europe, Smog-eating bricks, TV's "Friends" in China, Global Attitudes to Climate Change, and Environmentally-friendly wardrobes.
9 Feb 2007
The Tech podcast is back after a one-week hiatus. On this weeks podcast. Getting your vitamins by eating more rice; genetically-modified rice that is. An elaborate maze of underground nuclear bunkers ...

WTP 137
26 Jan 2007
Gas hydrates... hot new fuel source or environmental menace? A blanket of pollution covers a village in rural China. And the role of immigration in American hi-tech startups. Plus the return of The P...

WTP 136: Ancient air conditioning in Dubai, Cleaning up oil in the Philippines, Weird weather, Temperate Moscow, Small solar, and A special delivery of snow.
19 Jan 2007
Everybody's favorite topic: The weather. It's warm in Moscow. There's no snow in the Alps; no problem. The Philippines worst environmental disaster: How to clean up an oil spill? Ancient air condition...

WTP 135: The Apple iPhone, Recording your phone calls, Answering them in Manila, Cars in Detroit, Observing the Sabbath in Israel, and Video Games in the Holy Land.
12 Jan 2007
Two tech podcasts this week. This one about gadgets, phones and games. The new iPhone from Apple. New software to detect angry callers, and when those angry calls go halfway around the world to the Ph...

WTP 134: A special Technology Podcast about Climate Change
10 Jan 2007
A special Tech Podcast exclusively devoted to the topic of climate change. What does all this weird weather really mean? How are the world's governments tackling greenhouse gas emissions? What YOU can...

WTP 133: Folk music in Georgia, Flooding in Venice, A bad year for Nuclear Weapons, Mobile phones in Kenya, AIDS in Cameroon.
5 Jan 2007
It's flooding in Venice: What to do? 2006: A bad year for nuclear proliferation. Need to make a phone call in Kenya? Buy a mobile. Fighting AIDS in Cameroon. And they're listening to restored music i...

WTP 132: The Internet: the next 10 years. Robots in Japan, Warm weather in Europe, A Swiss Village goes green, and Donating fertility eggs.
29 Dec 2006
The Internet is a decade old! What will the next decade bring? Robots in Japan want your job, but they're only trying to be helpful. Warm weather in Europe hurting the ski season; a Swiss village is d...

WTP 131: Trams in Paris, Polluting Airplanes, Offsetting that pollution, and tracking snow leopards with GPS
22 Dec 2006
A show this week devoted to transportation. An old technology revived in Paris, the tram. Planes flying over Europe must now buy credits to offset greenhouse gas pollution credits. What you can do to ...

WTP 130: Coconut cars, Biofuels, Cleaning Beijing, Chemical regulation in Europe, and an incredible cure for blindness.
15 Dec 2006
They're running their cars on coconuts in the Philippines! What's the best biofuel? How do they work? Cleaning Beijing for the Olympics. Regulating chemicals in Europe, and what that means for America...

WTP 129: Nuclear Fusion, Edible Cotton, Great Tech Gag Gifts, Media Censorship in China, and Hot Wine in France.
24 Nov 2006
Last Tech Podcast for two weeks, so get your fix this week. What if we could make energy in the same way that the sun does? It's called nuclear fusion. Can it be done? How's this one: edible cotton. C...

WTP 128: Adapting to climate change in Kenya, Sony's new Playstation, Neanderthal DNA, Disposing of the dead in India, and Internet companies in Guinea
17 Nov 2006
Another week, another Tech Podcast. On the podcast this week, a story about people waiting in line for days to buy Sony's new Playstation. Decoding the DNA of Neanderthals, and what this can tell us a...

WTP 127: Scarce Water, UN Climate Conference, Democrats and Energy Policies, Australian Drought, Woody Allen, Virtual Fence, Electronic Voting, and an airplane that makes no noise
10 Nov 2006
Long podcast this week... A wealth of good stories. Could you survive on 20 liters of water a day? A UN Climate Conference in Kenya. What does the change in power in Washington mean for energy and the...

WTP 126: Climate Change Study, Pay to Park the SUV, Winds of Canada, and Bombs to coffee machines.
3 Nov 2006
Superb podcast this week. Drive an SUV? Live in the London suburb of Richmond? Want to park your car? Better get out your wallet. Then, up in the great white north, a progressive new program in Canada...

WTP 125: An Epic Challenge of Flight, Up Close with the Sun. Blogging in Baghdad, Nuclear Waste in Serbia, and Wi-Fi in Chile.
27 Oct 2006
This week on the podcast. An epic Challenge of Flight. Taking a journey to the sun. A profile of a blogger in Baghdad. The quandary of what to do with nuclear garbage in Serbia. And a small town in So...

WTP 124: Malaria vaccines in Africa, A new island and an old, Banning High-Speed Internet Access in Iran, Cutting down Methane in the UK, and Second Life.
20 Oct 2006
This week on the podcast... Finding a vaccine for malaria is the holy grail for medical researchers in Africa; new clinical trials. Building a new island in the Middle East, and reclaiming a very old ...

WTP 123: Stoves in Sudan, High-Tech Exploitation, Global Warming Conference in Mexico, Army Recruiting, Immune Italians, and the Smells of NYC Subways
6 Oct 2006
Back in Boston for this week's podcast. Stoves in Darfur that use less wood to burn are saving lives. The dark side of technology: exploitation of low-wage workers building semiconductors. A global wa...

WTP 122: Robots, Surgery in Space, WiFi for Filipino Farmers, Light for Rural Mexico, Games, and Boarding Passes of Tomorrow
29 Sep 2006
This week's podcast comes to you from the Wired NextFest in New York City. Jason Margolis looks at all the newest technologies on display. The latest robots, looking to put your local bartender out of...

WTP 121: The Ocean Depths, Bangladesh Climate Change, Cash for Climate Research Cyber Games Champ, AIDS in Africa
22 Sep 2006
Exploring the depths of the ocean floor. The effects of climate change in Bangladesh. A big chunk of change to combat climate change. An interview with one of the world's best cyber gamers. And lettin...

WTP 120: The PC Turns 25, Artic Seed Bank, Siberian Permafrost, Australian Climate Views, Green Tea
15 Sep 2006
A birthday celebration: looking back at 25 years of the personal computer. A bank filled with seeds buried deep in the Artic. Permafrost melts in Siberia. A conversation from Australia: the stance on ...

WTP 119: Traffic Reports, Melting Glaciers, Coral in Danger, and HD DVD
8 Sep 2006
A new, high-tech way to avoid a traffic jam in Rome. The effects of global warming: on Europe's glaciers and the world's coral reefs. And the fight for High Definition DVD supremacy. More music from ...

WTP 118: A nuclear symphony, Online virtual world Second Life, Jellyfish boom, Irrigation in Greece, crackdown on Internet and Terror
1 Sep 2006
The World's Jason Margolis takes over the reins of the Tech Podcast this week. A symphony from Kiev about nuclear ambitions in Iran. Also, a story about the online virtual world, Second Life. A few wa...

WTP 117: Drinking sewage water, carbon trading schemes, the digital ghetto
25 Aug 2006
This week, we look at the trading of carbon dioxide emissions. How does it operate and how efficient has it been? We head to the UK to find out about what some are calling a 'digital ghetto' amongst M...

WTP 116: Wikimania, Javanese sludge and airline carbon emissions
18 Aug 2006
The World's Alex Gallafent visits the annual Wikimania conference and meets people excited about how the online encyclopedia is helping to transform the language of the internet. Plus a report on how ...

WTP 115: Russia's Spam King, The PC Turns 25, and Endangered Coral Reefs
18 Aug 2006
Vardan Kushnir was regarded as Russia's Spam King. His company sent out millions of junk email messages everyday. So, when Kushnir turned up bludgeoned to death, nobody was surprised, and even fewer...

WTP 114: Dells Go Bang, Iranian President Blogs, and Dare to Be Digital
15 Aug 2006
Dell, the world's largest computer maker, is being forced to recall more than 4 million notebook computers because of problems with the batteries, which are made by Sony. We'll hear why Dell is makin...

WTP 113: Bloggers Stage Left, Solar Power Prospects, Cybersnoops, and Beached Penguins
4 Aug 2006
Some blogs are good, some are bad. Some are boring, some are racy. Some are diaries, others are pure fiction. Tech Podcast #113 takes a look at a new play compiled entirely out of blogs. It's on s...

WTP 112: Kazaa Goes Legit, Greeks Fight Forest Fires, and Avant-Garde War Music
28 Jul 2006
Hi folks. We're back after a short hiatus. Tech Podcast #112 will explore the decision by Sharman Networks, the Australian company behind the file-sharing program Kazaa, to go legit. Sharman will b...

WTP 111: Egyptian Bloggers, German Vodcasts, and Amplifico Webathon
14 Jul 2006
Due to technical difficulties, Tech Podcast #111 did not make it to you on Friday. Sorry about that. Still, here it is, and we take you to Egypt, where we'll hear about bloggers' on-going efforts to...

WTP 110: London Bombings Anniversary, N. Korea Nuke Tests, Bamboo Trains, and An Announcement
7 Jul 2006
Tech Podcast #110 takes a look at how much, or how little, has been done to improve mobile communications in London in the year since the transport attacks on July 7, 2005. Also, North Korea finally ...

WTP 109: Taking Games Seriously
30 Jun 2006
A big old theme-based podcast for you today. Clark spent the week reporting on the Games For Change conference in New York City. He came back with tons of material. Today's cast is a mix of what he...

WTP 108: Missile Defense, Imaginary Weapons, An Arabic Google?, and Soccer Ball Physics
23 Jun 2006
For Tech Podcast #108, we take a look at where the United States stands in terms of missile defense technology. Then, author Sharon Weinberger on her new book,"Imaginary Weapons: A Journey Through th...

WTP 107: RoboCup 2006, The Pirate Bay, and Tracking Sturgeon
15 Jun 2006
Tech Podcast #107 looks at the OTHER soccer tournament going in Germany, the 10th annual RoboCup! Robots of all shapes, sizes and nationalities are squaring off in Bremen for the next few days. The ...

WTP 106: The Humble Toilet, Desalination, and The Great Ape Debate
9 Jun 2006
Tech Podcast #106 talks toilets. Just how important is toilet technology to civilization? We'll talk to the man who's written a book about this very topic. Also, can the technology of desalination ...

WTP 105: Amnesty Report, China E-Waste, Japan BrainTrain, and Space Noise
6 Jun 2006
Today's podcast looks at a recent Amnesty International report that declares that the internet is the organization's new battleground against state repression. Also, we'll hear about a mountain of el...

WTP 104: Chicken v. Egg (Egg Wins!), Football Technology, and Gaming Innovation Database
26 May 2006
We send you into your weekend with big, big news. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? A team of experts say they've cracked the answer. Ahem. Also, could the Star Trek cloaking device soon b...