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.
Apr 21, 2013 | 53:59Spark 214: Listen, Touch, Command AudioSpark 214: Listen, Touch, Command Apr 21, 2013 | 53:59Veronica Simmonds on sound online. Martin Howard, Bill Buxton, Stan Liebowitz, Philip Steadman and Jared Spool on the QWERTY keyboard. Jonty Sharples and Dan Vogel on gestural computing.
Apr 19, 2013 | 6:17Spark Sound On AudioSpark Sound On Apr 19, 2013 | 6:17Spark contributor Veronica Simmonds tells us how more and more print publications are using sound, not visuals, to compliment their online content.
Apr 19, 2013 | 13:48Spark Keyboarding 101 AudioSpark Keyboarding 101 Apr 19, 2013 | 13:48This episode is all about next generation ways of looking at how we interact with our computers. So we're going to stop and look wayyy back at a very old way of interacting – the deep, dark history of the QWERTY keyboard layout.
Apr 19, 2013 | 15:29Spark Gestural Computing AudioSpark Gestural Computing Apr 19, 2013 | 15:29User experience designer Jonty Sharples argues in favour of gesture commands since voice command technology is annoying. Artist and computer scientist Daniel Vogel ponders how we can design gestural computing so it's not totally goofy
Apr 19, 2013 | 11:48Spark Museum Tech AudioSpark Museum Tech Apr 19, 2013 | 11:48Larry Friedlander with a look at how museums can maintain their special authority in the digital age, now that the rare has become more commonplace.
Apr 18, 2013 | 8:05Spark Jay Frank on Twitter #music AudioSpark Jay Frank on Twitter #music Apr 18, 2013 | 8:05Earlier today, Twitter launched its new #music service, which aims to help you find and listen to music, based on artists you follow, and what other Twitter users are listening to. Music writer and record company CEO Jay Frank weighs in.
Apr 14, 2013 | 53:59Spark 213: Longevity, Integration, Disposal AudioSpark 213: Longevity, Integration, Disposal Apr 14, 2013 | 53:59Cliff Hacking on e-waste disposal in Canada. David Fleming on real estate and virtual staging. Julia Pagel on the Integrative Thinking technique in schools. Phil Gyford, Jason Scott, and Meg Ambrose on data longevity and web ephemerality.
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