May 2012

Full Interview: Justin Cranshaw on "Livehoods"

You can think of a neighbourhood as a fixed boundary of streets, but for many of us, what we...

Repeat of Spark 157 - May 27 & 30, 2012

This week on Spark's regular, over-the-air radio broadcast, you'll hear Spark 157: Sensors, Predictors, Recognition Software - oh my!...

Spark 183 - May 20 & 23, 2012

On this episode of Spark: Phone Fonts, POV video, and Long-distance Love Tech. Click below to listen to the whole...

Point-of-View Video Glasses

On this week's show, writer and Spark contributor, Cathi Bond brought us the story of Pivothead "video recording eyewear":...

Full Interview: Steve Matteson on Designing Fonts for Mobile Tech

These days we spend a lot of time reading text on computer screens and small mobile devices. Steve Matteson...

Full Interview: David Fewer on Canadian Copyright Reform

This week, Bill C-11, the copyright reform bill, came out of committee and now awaits third reading. We thought...

Spark 182 - May 13 & 16, 2012

On this episode of Spark: Descriptive Cameras, Bio-hacking, and Forgiving Bad Design. Click below to listen to the whole show,...

Book Giveaway! The Virtual Self by Nora Young

You know, Nora Young has a new book out now called The Virtual Self: How Our Digital Lives Are...

Full Interview: Sanjay Arora on Million Short

                            Photo by Michael David Petersen...

Spark 181 - May 6 & 9, 2012

On this episode of Spark: Robot Comedians, Safety Apps, and Social Learning. Click below to listen to the whole show,...