Sunday September 13, 2015

Listen to Full Episode 53:59 Listen 12:19

Here's why your phone can't understand your accent

Exploring the problem of voice recognition and accents. More Sep 11, 4:24 PM ET read comments

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  In the future everything you say will be searchable

  I didn't say that. Oh yes you did. More Sep 11, 5:15 PM ET read comments

  Listen 9:11
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  Can a child's voice in your GPS make you a better driver?

  A GPS that switches to a child's voice aims to make the roads safer. More Sep 11, 4:25 PM ET read comments

  Listen 6:33
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  Why I spent my summer rescuing thousands of vintage manuals

  One man's quest to save a warehouse full of paper manuals. More Sep 11, 4:25 PM ET read comments

  Listen 13:32
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  This artist wants to sell you white noise on a vinyl record

  Move over Rihanna. More Sep 11, 4:25 PM ET read comments

  Listen 6:01