May 5, 2013 | 53:59Spark 216: Texting, Over-the-top Messaging, Race and Online Dating, Preserving Virtual Worlds, Emulation and Preservation of Video Games AudioSpark 216: Texting, Over-the-top Messaging, Race and Online Dating, Preserving Virtual Worlds, Emulation and Preservation of Video Games May 5, 2013 | 53:59Dan Misener on texting and over-the-top messaging. Kaj Hasselriis and Christian Grov on racism and online dating. Patrick Moran on the history of video games. Jason Scott on video game emulation. Jerome McDonough on preserving virtual worlds.
May 3, 2013 | 8:40Spark Arithmetech AudioSpark Arithmetech May 3, 2013 | 8:40Dan Misener brings us the week's news highlights, through a numerical lens. With an emphasis on how the number of over-the-top messages (through free texting apps) we send, has now surpassed traditional SMS texting.
May 3, 2013 | 9:10Spark Race and Online Dating - 1 AudioSpark Race and Online Dating - 1 May 3, 2013 | 9:10Back in February, we dedicated an entire Spark episode to dating in the digital age, including a story by Kaj Hasselriis, all about Grindr, a geo-social dating app for gay men. Kaj is back to talk about another, and ugly, side to online dating – racism.
May 3, 2013 | 9:01Spark Game On 2.0 AudioSpark Game On 2.0 May 3, 2013 | 9:01Patrick Moran takes Nora on a chronological and nostalgic tour of video games at the Ontario Science Centre's Game On 2.0 exhibit.
May 3, 2013 | 6:59Spark Lost in Emulation AudioSpark Lost in Emulation May 3, 2013 | 6:59Your shiny new laptop can pretend to be a vintage Commodore 64, but what is lost in the emulation? Jason Scott on re-creating the experience of a game on new piece of hardware.
Apr 28, 2013 | 53:59Spark 215: Limits of Crowdsourcing, E-Library Letdown, The Story of Noise, What Modern Noise Annoys You? AudioSpark 215: Limits of Crowdsourcing, E-Library Letdown, The Story of Noise, What Modern Noise Annoys You? Apr 28, 2013 | 53:59Zeynep Tufekci on the limits of crowdsourcing. Peter Rukavina, Jane Pyper, Carolyn Wood, and David O’Brien on the challenges of e-book lending. Michelle Parise on what noise annoys listeners most. Mike Goldsmith on his book Discord: The Story of Noise.
Apr 28, 2013 | 53:59Spark 215: Limits of Crowdsourcing, E-Library Letdown, The Story of Noise, What Modern Noise Annoys You? AudioSpark 215: Limits of Crowdsourcing, E-Library Letdown, The Story of Noise, What Modern Noise Annoys You? Apr 28, 2013 | 53:59Zeynep Tufekci on the limits of crowdsourcing. Peter Rukavina, Jane Pyper, Carolyn Wood, and David O'Brien on the challenges of e-book lending. Michelle Parise on what noise annoys listeners most. Mike Goldsmith on his book Discord: The Story of Noise.
Apr 26, 2013 | 24:02Spark E-Library Letdown AudioSpark E-Library Letdown Apr 26, 2013 | 24:02A story about the frustration of borrowing an e-book from the public library, has us take look at the lessons of digital adaptation with a panel of book, library, and policy experts.
Apr 26, 2013 | 4:31Spark We Asked the Question: Noise AudioSpark We Asked the Question: Noise Apr 26, 2013 | 4:31From inane cellphone conversations to headphone bleed, there's a lot of noise around us! So we drew up a funny diagram depicting noise and rage levels, posted it to the web, and asked the question: What noise, thanks to modern
Apr 26, 2013 | 10:12Spark The Story of Noise AudioSpark The Story of Noise Apr 26, 2013 | 10:12Mike Goldsmith, on his book Discord: The Story of Noise. In it he paints a picture of the history of noise and how much it’s connected to the history of technology and progress!
Apr 26, 2013 | 10:28Spark The Limits of Crowdsourcing AudioSpark The Limits of Crowdsourcing Apr 26, 2013 | 10:28Reddit has formally apologized for its role in crowdsourcing that resulted in falsely identifying innocent people in the search for the Boston bombing suspects. Zeynep Tufekci talks about the limits of crowdsourcing, and how we can improve it.
Apr 25, 2013 | 16:54Spark Mike Goldsmith on the History of Noise AudioSpark Mike Goldsmith on the History of Noise Apr 25, 2013 | 16:54Mike Goldsmith, in his book "Discord: The Story of Noise", paints an historical picture of how and why external noise annoys us so MUCH. Mike argues that noise has been tied to technology and also to class because it’s tied up with ideas about progress.
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