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New Ideas Through Your Headphones. Listener-supported audio programs,
interviews and important events. Their IT Conversations Series includes:
Tech Nation
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Ori & Rom Brafman - Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
Thu, Aug 7, 2008
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Ori and Rom Brafman, authors of "Sway," in which they discuss when and why people make irrational decisions.

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Alan Lewis - Nanotech Diabetes Treatments
Thu, Aug 7, 2008
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Alan Lewis, CEO of Novocell, about yet another innovative new approach to treating diabetes: delivering insulin producing cells using a fine nano particle mesh.
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Tim Panton - Providing Online Social Networks With a Voice
Tue, Aug 5, 2008
In this talk from the Emerging Communications Conference, Tim Panton of PhoneFromHere.com describes how social networks can be improved by appropriate integration of telephone services. His company makes it easy for users to embed phone services in web pages without any additional setup, and he shares some of his experiences on how to best do that.
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Dale Dougherty - The Beauty of Print in a Digital Era
Mon, Aug 4, 2008
Dale Dougherty, General Manager of the Maker Media Division of O'Reilly Media tells why he looked past the web and chose a printed format as the most compelling one through which to communicate to tech-savvy builders. His ventures, Make and Craft magazines, then formed a springboard for blogs, the Make website, and annual Maker Faires. In this talk he "sings the praises of print", reminding us not to make the mistake of focusing on the new while ignoring old technology, which often gives us a far more compelling and immediate experience.
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Kaliya Hamlin, Reid Hoffman, John Clippinger - Do You Know Where Your Identity Is?
Sat, Aug 2, 2008
As our lives increasingly straddle the physical and the virtual worlds, the management of identity becomes increasingly crucial from both a business and a social standpoint. John Clippinger, Kaliya Hamlin, and Reid Hoffman examine how online identity can foster relationships and deepen value creation. They discuss OpenID, including how America Online has chosen to adopt it, and answer questions related to such issues as anonymity and restricting information.
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Andrew Fife - LinuxWorld Installfest for Schools
Fri, Aug 1, 2008
More than 1000 used computers will gain new life at Installfest at LinuxWorld, where volunteers will install new Linux and open source software over four days. The refurbished computers are donated to needy schools. Andrew Fife explains how it works, and how you can help this effort.
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Dr. Joshua Boger - Rational Drug Design
Thu, Jul 31, 2008
Dr. Moira Gunn checks in with Dr. Joshua Boger, from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, who has made progress with rational drug design: how Vertex re-engineered their HIV/AIDS drug into one for Hepatitis C.
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Dr. Paul Swain - Capsule Cameras
Thu, Jul 31, 2008
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Paul Swain, the inventor of the capsule you swallow; with a tiny little camera inside.
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Episode Sixteen - StackOverflow
Wed, Jul 30, 2008
Joel and Jeff discuss the perils of programmer design, the purpose of a private beta, the importance of quality chairs for programmers, and the mysterious cone of uncertainty on software projects.
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Rich Wolski - Eucalyptus
Tue, Jul 29, 2008
Eucalyptus (Elastic Utility Computing Architecture for Linking Your Programs To Useful Systems) is an open-source software infrastructure for implementing "cloud computing" on clusters. Rich Wolski, the director of the project, joins Phil to discuss it. He talks about how Eucalyptus is compatible with Amazon's EC2 interface, as well as the difference between grid and cloud computing and the steps involved in installing and using it.
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Mark Rolston - Defining the New Singularity
Mon, Jul 28, 2008
Mark Rolston of Frog Design describes how technology is changing products from a single idea to a platform for other ideas. The most prominent example of this is the telephone, which has changed from being only about talking, into a multimedia tool and element of personal identity. From the O'Reilly Media Emerging Communications Conference,
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Neil Jacobstein - Innovative Applications of Early Stage AI
Sat, Jul 26, 2008
Despite misconceptions to the contrary, early state AI systems are working in the real world and creating a lot of value for the companies that use them. Neil Jacobstein discusses practical uses of AI in many diverse industries and tasks. He compares the technology around early AI systems with the modern ones being developed today, and tells what has and hasn't worked based on 50 years of perspective.
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Joshua Tauberer - Tracking the US Congress
Fri, Jul 25, 2008
Joshua Tauberer is the creator and operator of govtrack.us, a website that helps people track the activities of the U.S. Congress. In this conversation with host Jon Udell he discusses his ongoing efforts to acquire official information from various sources, provide useful tracking and analytical services, and encourage citizen participation.
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Dr. Marco Iacoboni - Mirroring People
Thu, Jul 24, 2008
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with UCLA's Dr. Marco Iacoboni about mirror neurons: the cells in our brains which enable us to comprehend how others are feeling.
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Paul Goldstein - A Patent Lie
Thu, Jul 24, 2008
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Stanford Law School's Lillick Professor Paul Goldstein, about his latest legal thriller: "A Patent Lie."
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Dr. Colin Garner - Reducing Animal Testing
Thu, Jul 24, 2008
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Colin Garner, CEO at Xceleron, about new technologies which would reduce the need for animal testing.
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Episode Fifteen - StackOverflow
Wed, Jul 23, 2008
It's the special listener question show! Joel and Jeff answer questions from the audience on making the transition from developer to manager, how to Get Things Done, the hidden value of in-person code reviews, and more.
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Robert Scoble - Apple iPhone 3G
Tue, Jul 22, 2008
A year ago, Apple released the iPhone to both critical and consumer acclaim. On July 11, 2008, the company came out with an upgraded version that promised faster speeds as well as third party applications. Tech geek and blogger Robert Scoble joins Phil and Scott to discuss both the device itself, as well as the social phenomenon that has people lining up for a second year in a row.
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Vocal Joysticks, Shock Therapy & Mad Kayakers - IEEE Spectrum Radio
Mon, Jul 21, 2008
On this episode of IEEE Spectrum, learn about controlling a computer mouse by voice, a better alternative to electroshock therapy, and citizen clean water activism. A new software program designed to compliment voice recognition software lets users control a mouse by making vowel sounds and clicks. Also, magnetic seizure therapy has been as effective as electroshock therapy in patients who don't respond to medication, but without the threat of amnesia.
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Lada Adamic - A Closer Look at Online Social Activity.
Sat, Jul 19, 2008
Lada Adamic, assistant professor at the University of Michigan, discusses the psychological impact of online social communication on individual behavior. She relates how information flow and information diffusion through the channels of online blogs, question and answer forums, and email communication on the Web can influence the choices we make.
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