WPR: To the Best of our Knowledge - Technology

WPR: To the Best of our Knowledge - Technology http://ttbook.org/book/interview-archives/topics/Technology To the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them. en Copyright 2011 by Wisconsin Public Radio Webmaster@wpr.org (Webmaster) Sun, 27 May 2012 17:13:16 -0500 http://wpr.org/podcasts/images/ttbook_300x300.jpg WPR: To the Best of our Knowledge - Technology http://ttbook.org Copyright 2011 by Wisconsin Public Radioknowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,flemingTechnologywebmaster@wpr.orgWisconsin Public RadioWisconsin Public Radionoknowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,flemingTo the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.To the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them. Nathan Myhrvold on Modernist Cuisine Myhrvold talks about inventing and his six-volume, 2400-page, 52 pound cookbook called Modernist Cuisine.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/Qk3LnPe1Mfc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/Qk3LnPe1Mfc/tbk120513A1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120513A1.mp3 Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noMyhrvold talks about inventing and his six-volume, 2400-page, 52 pound cookbook called Modernist Cuisine.Wisconsin Public RadioMyhrvold talks about inventing and his six-volume, 2400-page, 52 pound cookbook called Modernist Cuisine.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120513A1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120513A1.mp3 Anna Dietrich on the flying car Don't ask Anna Dietrich if she invented a car that can fly. No one can do that she says. She did, however, invent a plane that can drive. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/jt_Y5kc0o0g" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/jt_Y5kc0o0g/tbk120513A4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120513A4.mp3 Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noDon't ask Anna Dietrich if she invented a car that can fly. No one can do that she says. She did, however, invent a plane that can drive. Wisconsin Public RadioDon't ask Anna Dietrich if she invented a car that can fly. No one can do that she says. She did, however, invent a plane that can drive. knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120513A4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120513A4.mp3 Marcus Wohlsen on Biopunks Welcome to the 21st Centrury and the Biopunk Movement where biohacking and kitchen table biotech are the norm.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/lHq8zAMRcmw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/lHq8zAMRcmw/tbk120513A3.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120513A3.mp3 Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noWelcome to the 21st Centrury and the Biopunk Movement where biohacking and kitchen table biotech are the norm.Wisconsin Public RadioWelcome to the 21st Centrury and the Biopunk Movement where biohacking and kitchen table biotech are the norm.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120513A3.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120513A3.mp3 Darin Gibby on Why America has stopped inventing Why has America stopped inventing? Americans invent less than half of what we did a century ago. Half.  Why? Are we less creative then we were 100 years ago?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/zU7zNIaMtuE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/zU7zNIaMtuE/tbk120513A2.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120513A2.mp3 Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noWhy has America stopped inventing? Americans invent less than half of what we did a century ago. Half.  Why? Are we less creative then we were 100 years ago?Wisconsin Public RadioWhy has America stopped inventing? Americans invent less than half of what we did a century ago. Half.  Why? Are we less creative then we were 100 years ago?knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120513A2.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120513A2.mp3 Alain de Botton on "A Week at the Airport" Alain de Botton talks about "A Week at the Airport."<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/1p9EzBGDMJ8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/1p9EzBGDMJ8/tbk120506b1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506b1.mp3 Sun, 6 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noAlain de Botton talks about "A Week at the Airport."Wisconsin Public RadioAlain de Botton talks about "A Week at the Airport."knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506b1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506b1.mp3 Steve Paulson on Information and TTBOOK In this EXTENDED interview, Steve Paulson talks about his stacks of books, hunger for knowledge. He also explores the difference between data, information, knowledge and... wisdom! <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/muuhP8yB2hQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/muuhP8yB2hQ/tbkpaulson4tmi.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkpaulson4tmi.mp3 Tue, 3 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noIn this EXTENDED interview, Steve Paulson talks about his stacks of books, hunger for knowledge. He also explores the difference between data, information, knowledge and... wisdom! Wisconsin Public RadioIn this EXTENDED interview, Steve Paulson talks about his stacks of books, hunger for knowledge. He also explores the difference between data, information, knowledge and... wisdom! knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkpaulson4tmi.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkpaulson4tmi.mp3 David Weinberger on "Too Big to Know" Information, information everywhere... where's knowledge? David Weinberger from the Berkman Center for Internet and Society says knowledge lies in the links between data and info. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/oUo6U2lRJFY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/oUo6U2lRJFY/tbk040812a1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a1.mp3 Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noInformation, information everywhere... where's knowledge? David Weinberger from the Berkman Center for Internet and Society says knowledge lies in the links between data and info. Wisconsin Public RadioInformation, information everywhere... where's knowledge? David Weinberger from the Berkman Center for Internet and Society says knowledge lies in the links between data and info. knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a1.mp3 David Kobia on Ushahidi Any of us could land on the unplugged side of the digital divide, all it would take is a natural disaster or civil conflict. But one group is building tools that make a cell phone connection all you'd need to share information during a crisis.David Kobia is one of the founders of Ushahidi.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/dZ18TjzCi7I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/dZ18TjzCi7I/tbk040812a5.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a5.mp3 Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noAny of us could land on the unplugged side of the digital divide, all it would take is a natural disaster or civil conflict. But one group is building tools that make a cell phone connection all you'd need to share information during a crisis.David KoWisconsin Public RadioAny of us could land on the unplugged side of the digital divide, all it would take is a natural disaster or civil conflict. But one group is building tools that make a cell phone connection all you'd need to share information during a crisis.David Kobia is one of the founders of Ushahidi.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a5.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a5.mp3 Aleph Molinari on the Knowledge Divide Aleph Molinari says approximately 70 percent of the global population does not have access to digital technology. And that digital divide means billions of people are being left out of education, employment, and global dialogues.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/dWrGmJo3OLc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/dWrGmJo3OLc/tbk040812a4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a4.mp3 Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noAleph Molinari says approximately 70 percent of the global population does not have access to digital technology. And that digital divide means billions of people are being left out of education, employment, and global dialogues.Wisconsin Public RadioAleph Molinari says approximately 70 percent of the global population does not have access to digital technology. And that digital divide means billions of people are being left out of education, employment, and global dialogues.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a4.mp3 Steve Paulson on Knowledge Steve Paulson loves the idea of personal library. For all the digital data out there, Paulson says there's nothing quite like a book. He tells producer Sara Nics about data, knowledge, and To the Best of Our Knowledge.Looking for the EXTENDED conversation? Find it here.And more photos? Check them out on Facebook.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/Xc9dGj88ZqY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/Xc9dGj88ZqY/tbk040812a2.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a2.mp3 Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noSteve Paulson loves the idea of personal library. For all the digital data out there, Paulson says there's nothing quite like a book. He tells producer Sara Nics about data, knowledge, and To the Best of Our Knowledge.Looking for the EXTENDED conversaWisconsin Public RadioSteve Paulson loves the idea of personal library. For all the digital data out there, Paulson says there's nothing quite like a book. He tells producer Sara Nics about data, knowledge, and To the Best of Our Knowledge.Looking for the EXTENDED conversation? Find it here.And more photos? Check them out on Facebook.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a2.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a2.mp3 David Siegel on Personal Data Lockers Megabyte, terabyte, gigabyte... web-watcher David Siegel says the web's just too data heavy. The answer is to stop duplicating and make all that data - particularly our personal data - more meaningful. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/SPXqyR1Gx48" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/SPXqyR1Gx48/tbk040812a3.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a3.mp3 Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noMegabyte, terabyte, gigabyte... web-watcher David Siegel says the web's just too data heavy. The answer is to stop duplicating and make all that data - particularly our personal data - more meaningful. Wisconsin Public RadioMegabyte, terabyte, gigabyte... web-watcher David Siegel says the web's just too data heavy. The answer is to stop duplicating and make all that data - particularly our personal data - more meaningful. knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a3.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a3.mp3 David McCandless on Beautiful Information With digital data streaming online, how do you make sense of it all? Data journalist David McCandless says, make it beautiful.Want to see some of McCandless's visualizations? Take a look!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/C5X-CKWttBQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/C5X-CKWttBQ/tbk040812a6.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a6.mp3 Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noWith digital data streaming online, how do you make sense of it all? Data journalist David McCandless says, make it beautiful.Want to see some of McCandless's visualizations? Take a look!Wisconsin Public RadioWith digital data streaming online, how do you make sense of it all? Data journalist David McCandless says, make it beautiful.Want to see some of McCandless's visualizations? Take a look!knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a6.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk040812a6.mp3 Umberto Rossi on "The Twisted Worlds of Philip K. Dick" Literary critic Umberto Rossi talks about how Philip K. Dick explores the question of "What is reality?" throughout his novels.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/prIqv42K05g" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/prIqv42K05g/tbk120304a1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120304a1.mp3 Sun, 4 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noLiterary critic Umberto Rossi talks about how Philip K. Dick explores the question of "What is reality?" throughout his novels.Wisconsin Public RadioLiterary critic Umberto Rossi talks about how Philip K. Dick explores the question of "What is reality?" throughout his novels.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120304a1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120304a1.mp3 Ward Cunningham on "The Wiki Way" Before there was Wikileaks, before there was Wikipedia… Before there was Facebook and Twitter and blogs… there was a computer programmer named Ward Cunningham.  He’s the guy who, back in 1995, invented the wiki.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/XaOyjtlu3nA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/XaOyjtlu3nA/tbk111120a2.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk111120a2.mp3 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noBefore there was Wikileaks, before there was Wikipedia… Before there was Facebook and Twitter and blogs… there was a computer programmer named Ward Cunningham.  He’s the guy who, back in 1995, invented the wiki.Wisconsin Public RadioBefore there was Wikileaks, before there was Wikipedia… Before there was Facebook and Twitter and blogs… there was a computer programmer named Ward Cunningham.  He’s the guy who, back in 1995, invented the wiki.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk111120a2.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk111120a2.mp3 Quentin Schultze on "Habits of the High Tech Heart" Quentin Schultze is the author of “Habits of the High Tech Heart.”  He says that we should resist “informationism” and try to develop wisdom.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/-ovnVgKK7YI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/-ovnVgKK7YI/tbk031026a2.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk031026a2.mp3 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noQuentin Schultze is the author of “Habits of the High Tech Heart.”  He says that we should resist “informationism” and try to develop wisdom.Wisconsin Public RadioQuentin Schultze is the author of “Habits of the High Tech Heart.”  He says that we should resist “informationism” and try to develop wisdom.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk031026a2.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk031026a2.mp3 Nicholas Carr on Internet and the Brain Nicholas Carr believes the Internet is rewiring the human brain with its instant access to all sorts of information.  Are we losing our ability to focus on one thing for any length of time?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/Jd57szNznck" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/Jd57szNznck/tbk110904a3.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk110904a3.mp3 Sun, 4 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noNicholas Carr believes the Internet is rewiring the human brain with its instant access to all sorts of information.  Are we losing our ability to focus on one thing for any length of time?Wisconsin Public RadioNicholas Carr believes the Internet is rewiring the human brain with its instant access to all sorts of information.  Are we losing our ability to focus on one thing for any length of time?knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk110904a3.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk110904a3.mp3 James Gleick on the History of Information James Gleick's "The Information" is a sweeping history of information, going back to the invention of writing and the African tradition of talking drums.  He tells Steve Paulson that the invention of information technologies has changed the very nature of consciousness.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/IGuPA7wvNb0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/IGuPA7wvNb0/tbk110904a1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk110904a1.mp3 Sun, 4 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noJames Gleick's "The Information" is a sweeping history of information, going back to the invention of writing and the African tradition of talking drums.  He tells Steve Paulson that the invention of information technologies has changedWisconsin Public RadioJames Gleick's "The Information" is a sweeping history of information, going back to the invention of writing and the African tradition of talking drums.  He tells Steve Paulson that the invention of information technologies has changed the very nature of consciousness.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk110904a1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk110904a1.mp3 Ann Blair on Information Overload Information overload seems to be the quintessential 21st century problem.  Actually, people have worried about this for centuries, going back to the ancient Romans.  Ann Blair provides a short history of information-gathering.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/d9-6HOo5y5g" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/d9-6HOo5y5g/tbk110904a4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk110904a4.mp3 Sun, 4 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noInformation overload seems to be the quintessential 21st century problem.  Actually, people have worried about this for centuries, going back to the ancient Romans.  Ann Blair provides a short history of information-gathering.Wisconsin Public RadioInformation overload seems to be the quintessential 21st century problem.  Actually, people have worried about this for centuries, going back to the ancient Romans.  Ann Blair provides a short history of information-gathering.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk110904a4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk110904a4.mp3 Shannon O'Malley on Apocalypse Cakes Feeling hopeless? How about cake recipes for the Apocalypse? Shannon O'Malley offers a few of her favorite recipes.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/gsuwe4g8tYU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/gsuwe4g8tYU/tbk110807a2.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk110807a2.mp3 Sun, 7 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noFeeling hopeless? How about cake recipes for the Apocalypse? Shannon O'Malley offers a few of her favorite recipes.Wisconsin Public RadioFeeling hopeless? How about cake recipes for the Apocalypse? Shannon O'Malley offers a few of her favorite recipes.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk110807a2.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk110807a2.mp3 Douglas Rushkoff on "Program or Be Programmed" Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff says the writing's on the wall: in the future, you can either make the software... or you can BE the software.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~4/lpf4HUhDeGM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Technology/~3/lpf4HUhDeGM/tbk110213a6.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk110213a6.mp3 Fri, 8 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noMedia theorist Douglas Rushkoff says the writing's on the wall: in the future, you can either make the software... or you can BE the software.Wisconsin Public RadioMedia theorist Douglas Rushkoff says the writing's on the wall: in the future, you can either make the software... or you can BE the software.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,technology,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk110213a6.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk110213a6.mp3 Wisconsin Public Radiononadult