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Spark | Jan 4, 2013 | 22:52

To Sell Is Human

In his new book To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth about Moving Others, Daniel Pink argues that we're all in sales now, whether we're trying to convince people to listen to a radio show, or convincing a child to set the table. And he wants to show how we can do that happily and ethically.

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Jun 16, 2013 | 53:59Spark 221: The Future of Work. Workplace Science. Rethinking Recruiting and the Resume. The Automated Workforce. Live/work Homestead Design. The Information Economy. Audio

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Jun 14, 2013 | 12:24Spark Workforce Science Audio

Spark Workforce Science Jun 14, 2013 | 12:24Vivienne Ming on the new field of workforce science, and using big data in place of traditional hiring methods to shape the future of job recruiting.

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Spark The New Resume Jun 14, 2013 | 6:04Christopher Kennedy thinks the traditional resume is no longer an effective tool for showing off who you are and the work you do, now that work is increasingly freelance and project based.

Jun 14, 2013 | 11:00Spark The Automated Workforce Audio

Spark The Automated Workforce Jun 14, 2013 | 11:00Martin Ford with a look at how the free market would function in a future where automation and computers replace a significant fraction of the workforce.

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Spark Who Owns the Future? Jun 14, 2013 | 10:33Jaron Lanier believes that our digital economy is stamping out middle class jobs, and he has solutions for a new information economy that will help stabilize it.

Jun 14, 2013 | 17:46Spark The Modern-day Homestead Audio

Spark The Modern-day Homestead Jun 14, 2013 | 17:46Ben Falk on modern-day homesteading – planning self-sustaining plots of land to both live and work on.

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Spark Rural Futures Jun 14, 2013 | 9:17Ben Falk on modern-day homesteading – planning self-sustaining plots of land to both live and work on.

Jun 13, 2013 | 22:46Spark The Automated Workforce Audio

Spark The Automated Workforce Jun 13, 2013 | 22:46Nora Young interviews Martin Ford, author of The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future.

Jun 9, 2013 | 53:59Spark 220: Aphorism, Fragment and Tweet. Internet Linguistics. Visual Effects and Perception. Tom Green Versus the Web. Service Design. Audio

Spark 220: Aphorism, Fragment and Tweet. Internet Linguistics. Visual Effects and Perception. Tom Green Versus the Web. Service Design. Jun 9, 2013 | 53:59Simon Reader on aphorism and tweeting. David Crystal on internet linguistics. Jesse Wente and Mohan Matthen on visual effects. Denis Grignon on Tom Green. Lavrans Lovlie on service design.

Jun 7, 2013 | 8:54Spark Aphorism, Fragment, Tweet Audio

Spark Aphorism, Fragment, Tweet Jun 7, 2013 | 8:54This summer at the University of Toronto, Simon Reader is delivering a course that looks at historical uses of aphorism to combat the bias that quick and pithy communication via social media equals lack of intelligence.

Jun 7, 2013 | 11:47Spark Internet Linguistics Audio

Spark Internet Linguistics Jun 7, 2013 | 11:47World-renowned author and linguist David Crystal on taking a linguistics approach to understanding how we use language online.

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Spark Visual Effects and Perception Jun 7, 2013 | 10:59When it comes to special effects in movies, what once looked terrifying or realistic, now looks cartoonish, and almost funny. Film aficionado Jesse Wente, and philosopher of perception Mohan Matthen, on how perception of visual effects changes with time.

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Spark Tom Green Jun 7, 2013 | 7:05Spark contributor and comedian Denis Grignon caught up with comedian Tom Green. Tom was a pioneer in using the internet to build a fan base, but now it's a love-hate relationship.

Jun 7, 2013 | 8:10Spark Service Design Audio

Spark Service Design Jun 7, 2013 | 8:10Sometimes a product is a pleasure to use. But more often than not, when we use services, the experience is less than magical. Service designer Lavrans Lovlie with a look at how to design services that are effective as much as efficient to use.

Jun 2, 2013 | 53:59Spark 219: Data Harvesting and Social Games, The Battle for Cyberspace, Cooking and Science, Employees Eating Together, Molecules and Wine Audio

Spark 219: Data Harvesting and Social Games, The Battle for Cyberspace, Cooking and Science, Employees Eating Together, Molecules and Wine Jun 2, 2013 | 53:59Florence Chee on data harvesting and social games. Ron Deibert on Black Code: Inside the Battle for Cyberspace. Joel Spolsky on Eating Together. Francois Chartier on Molecules and Wine. Kenji Lopez-Alt on Cooking and Science.

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