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- Newly discovered malware most lethal cyberweapon to date
- Call them May flies, not June bugs, biologist says
- Facebook shares fall below $30 US
- Social media websites ignoring privacy laws, watchdog says
- 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
- Ottawa commits $17M to stop Asian carp invasion
- New Facebook phone reports spark online speculation
From the Spark Blog
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Full Interview: Chris Parker on Human Robot Interaction
Posted on April 30, 2012 | 3 CommentsChris Parker argues we need to design robots so they communicate their physical actions and states so humans can understand them. -
Help Us Out! Terms of Service Agreements
Posted on April 27, 2012 | 8 CommentsRecently there’s been lots of talk about the Terms of Service agreements for Google Drive, Google’s new online storage service, and Pinterest, a social site for sharing photos and images.... -
Spark 180 – April 29 & May 1, 2012
Posted on April 27, 2012 | 5 CommentsThis week on Spark - Bringing geek chic to bureaucracy. If there's more apathy than ever about politics, can a "Peace Corp for Geeks" fix what ails the political system? Also, why comedians are taking to podcasts, high-tech hunters on the tundra, and your browser history as theatre. -
Full Interview: Jennifer Pahlka on Code for America
Posted on April 23, 2012 | 1 CommentJennifer Pahlka is the founder and executive director of Code for America, which she describes as a “Peace Corps for Geeks”. Fellows spend a year working with city governments to... -
Spark 179 – April 22 & 25, 2012
Posted on April 20, 2012 | 4 CommentsThis week on Spark – How to harness the willpower to resist the temptations of digital technology, and ways we can combine today's tech sensibility with the practice of meditation. Also, niche social networks, the algorithmic economy, and what if your artificial heart could Tweet?