Recent Episodes
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Repeat of Spark 157 – May 27 & 30, 2012
25 May 2012 11:47 AM | No Comments -
Spark 183 – May 20 & 23, 2012
18 May 2012 4:24 PM | 6 Comments -
Spark 182 – May 13 & 16, 2012
11 May 2012 10:37 AM | 4 Comments
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Tech Headlines from cbc.ca- Fisheries Act changes questioned by former ministers
- RIM shares drop on warning of operating loss
- Social media websites ignoring privacy laws, watchdog says
- Facebook shares fall below $30 US
- Call them mayflies, not June bugs, biologist says
- Newly discovered malware most lethal cyberweapon to date
- Snake-like robots making surgery, search and rescue easier
- Waterbeds, chiropractic care make for more productive cows
- Narwhal tusk exportation case adjourned again
- Major RIM layoffs expected
Archive for February, 2009
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Full Interview: William Deresiewicz on “The End of Solitude”
Posted on February 19, 2009 | 20 CommentsLast week, I wrote about William Deresiewicz’s article The End of Solitude. In it, William argues that with Facebook, texting, Twitter, and other ways to stay connected, we’ve lost our... -
Repeat: 27 Ideas in 27 Minutes
Posted on February 18, 2009 | 3 CommentsOriginally broadcast December 31, 2008. Click to listen: [audio:http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/spark_20081231_10284.mp3|width=160] -
Full Interview: Glen Hougan on designing for seniors
Posted on February 17, 2009 | 5 CommentsGlen Hougan is doing some really interesting work at NSCAD, the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, in Halifax. Glen is thinking a lot about designing products for an... -
What the CBC should know about Twitter
Posted on February 17, 2009 | 9 CommentsThe Twitterverse has spoken. Last week, Nora, Elizabeth and I did a presentation for our CBC colleagues called “What the heck is Twitter and why would I want to... -
Are social networks destroying solitude?
Posted on February 13, 2009 | 23 CommentsVia Clive Thompson’s tumblelog, an essay by William Deresiewicz called The End of Solitude. With Facebook, texting, Twitter, and other ways to stay connected, Deresiewicz argues that we’re never alone,...