Recent Episodes
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Repeat of Spark 157 – May 27 & 30, 2012
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Spark 183 – May 20 & 23, 2012
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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
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- Facebook shares fall below $30 US
- Social media websites ignoring privacy laws, watchdog says
- Snake-like robots making surgery, search and rescue easier
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- 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
design Archive
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Full Interview: Mark Coleran on Fantasy User Interfaces
Posted on January 26, 2010 | 7 CommentsI just interviewed Mark Coleran. Mark is a visual and interface designer. Part of his work has been in designing “fantasy user interfaces”: the computer interfaces that you see in... -
Episode 77 – May 13 & 16, 2009
Posted on May 12, 2009 | 15 CommentsQWERTY, Objectified, and Last Year's Model. Click to listen: [audio:http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/spark_20090513_15533.mp3|width=160] -
Full Interview: Gary Hustwit on Objectified
Posted on May 5, 2009 | 4 CommentsYesterday, Nora interviewed documentary filmmaker Gary Hustwit, whose latest film is Objectified: Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who... -
Full Interview: Allan Chochinov on Greener Gadgets and Sustainable Design
Posted on March 2, 2009 | 4 CommentsLast Friday was the big day for the Greener Gadgets conference in New York City. It’s where the consumer electronic people, the designers and the entrepreneurs get together to talk... -
Episode 67 – February 25 & 28, 2009
Posted on February 24, 2009 | 20 CommentsTwittering Grandma, Digital Legacy, and Ageism in Design. Click to listen: [audio:http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/spark_20090225_12370.mp3|width=160]