Recent Episodes
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Spark 172 – February 12 & 15, 2012
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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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Authors Archive
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Full Interview: Siva Vaidhyanathan on the Googlization of Everything
Posted on May 2, 2011 | 3 CommentsNora Young interviews Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of The Googlization of Everything: (And Why We Should Worry). -
Full Interview: Robert J. Sawyer on his WWW trilogy
Posted on April 27, 2011 | 4 CommentsNora Young talks to award-winning Canadian science fiction author Robert J. Sawyer about his new trilogy, called WWW, and speculates about a possible world in which the web develops consciousness. -
Full Interview: Andrew Gregson on online dynamic pricing
Posted on March 25, 2011 | No CommentsPhoto by luz Right now, we’re putting together a special “hot deals” episode of Spark, focusing on the intersection of technology and shopping. As part of it, we’ll look at... -
![Innovation special with Steven Johnson and Barbara van Schewick. Click to listen:
[audio:http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/spark_20110102_43037.mp3|width=160]](http://www.cbc.ca/spark/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/stevenjohnson.jpg "Spark 132 – January 2 & 5, 2011")
Spark 132 – January 2 & 5, 2011
Posted on January 1, 2011 | 8 CommentsInnovation special with Steven Johnson and Barbara van Schewick. Click to listen: [audio:http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/spark_20110102_43037.mp3|width=160] -
Full Interview: Barbara van Schewick on Internet Architecture and Innovation
Posted on December 16, 2010 | 14 CommentsNora Young interviews Stanford Law professor Barbara van Schewick about why the internet has been so good at fostering good ideas, and why online innovation is at risk.