Recent Episodes
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Spark 172 – February 12 & 15, 2012
10 February 2012 2:55 PM | 14 Comments -
Spark 171 – February 5 & 8, 2012
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Spark 170 – January 29 & February 1, 2012
27 January 2012 5:34 PM | 10 Comments
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- Google's $12.5B Motorola bid cleared by U.S. and EU
- Canada dropping the ozone ball, scientists warn
- CBC digital music service launched
Audio Archive
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Spark 172 – February 12 & 15, 2012
Posted on February 10, 2012 | 14 CommentsThis week on Spark - What do computers, knitting, and 18th century China have in common? For mathematician and technology historian, Kristen Haring, the answer is in the beauty of binary systems. Plus the urban-rural tech divide is getting smaller. And how’d you like to live in a city with no people? -
Full Interview: Limor Fried on Open Source Hardware
Posted on February 9, 2012 | 5 CommentsPhoto by Fumi Making wearable computers? A booster for your iPhone made out of a mint box? It doesn’t get more DIY than this. Limor Fried is the founder an... -
Spark 171 – February 5 & 8, 2012
Posted on February 3, 2012 | 4 CommentsThis week on Spark - Get out your history books! We’ll find out why the internet may be ready for its Magna Carta moment. How to deal with the convergence of public freedom and private governance online, and what we need to do to protect the internet as a positive force. -
Full Interview: Don Tapscott on the Future of Crowdsourcing
Posted on February 2, 2012 | 3 CommentsPhoto by Kris Krug We recently heard about a new initiative called the “Cool Japan” project. Run by the Japanese government, the idea is to have leading creative lights in... -
Full Interview: Rebecca MacKinnon on Consent of the Networked
Posted on February 1, 2012 | 1 CommentInternet researcher, Rebecca MacKinnon argues that the Internet has reached its Magna Carta moment, and that governments and corporations need the 'consent of the networked'