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What does it mean to be human in this particular, technological moment?
In this 10-part series, host Nora Young looks at facets of human existence that we once took to be distinctly ours, and how they're changing in today's technological moment.
Radio Spark June 27
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Three reasons to be hopeful about the future of tech
Radio Spark June 21
TikTok has been called the therapist's couch of Gen Z. But not all the #mentalhealth info checks out
Brandie Weikle
Radio Spark June 22
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Is the control digital culture promises us all just an illusion?
Radio Spark June 14
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From the 2024 Olympics to borders: How to balance safety, security and privacy amidst rise of AI surveillance
Radio Spark June 7
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For teens, everything old is cool again
Radio Spark May 31

A look back at the first time Spark covered the stories dominating tech today

Radio Spark May 24

Weighing the benefits and risks of therapy-speak and mental health content on social media

Radio Spark May 17

What the history of self-improvement LPs teaches us about the culture of productivity and optimization

Radio Spark May 15

How digital culture changed what success means

Radio Spark May 10

Thanks to machines, humans are trained to change the way we speak

Radio Spark May 6, 2022

Hitting the data wall: How experts are rethinking how we train A.I. systems

Radio Spark April 26

Is the distinctively human talent for music no longer ours alone?

Radio Spark April 19

Should robots work for us or with us?

Radio Spark April 12

How more responsive, AI-driven infrastructure could help meet future needs

Radio Spark April 5

How yeast and bacteria could be key to future fashion design

Samraweet Yohannes

Radio Spark March 28

'Society has created this almost stigma around adult play,' says recreation and leisure researcher

Radio Spark March 22

In age of misinformation and generative AI, can we put a watermark on reality?

Radio Spark March 15

Could the next superstar radio host be an AI? Maybe not soon, but it is coming: experts

Radio Spark March 9

From Formula 1 to cardiology: How digital twins can help predict problems before they happen

Radio Spark March 8

Confronting the human cost of automation and artificial intelligence in the workplace

Radio Spark March 1

The dangerous myth of neutrality in tech, and how to fix it

Radio Spark February 23

From virtual care apps to AI algorithms: the trouble with data collection in healthcare

McKenna Hadley-Burke

Radio Spark February 23

How 'compassionate ageism' made its way into design of new technology

Samraweet Yohannes

Radio Spark February 16

How to set our imagination free to build the technological futures we want

Radio Spark February 2

How digital tech is altering the way we retain and remember things

Radio Spark January 26

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