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The Internet Bug

Like a lot of teenagers, Yesica has spent hours and hours online, mostly chatting to her friends, some of whom lived only blocks away. Sometimes she found she couldn't stop herself from logging on,...

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'The Man Who Invented The Computer'

In her new book, "The Man Who Invented the Computer," Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jane Smiley introduces us to John Vincent Atanasoff, a physicist and mathematician who, in 1937, invented much of...

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Researchers Try to Build 19th Century Computer

Charles Babbage, the 19th century British mathematician, philosopher, and engineer, has been called the "father of computing" for the powerful calculating machine he devised in the 1830s: the Babbage...

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Bored? There's A Music App For That

As the French author Jules Renard once wrote, "Being bored is an insult to oneself." And he didn't even have a smartphone! In today's digital environment, there's really no reason to ever find yourself...

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Turing's Machines

Alan Turing's mental leaps about machines and computers were some of the most innovative ideas of the 20th century. But the world wasn't kind to him. Turing was a math genius, a hero of World War II,...

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The SimCity of Tomorrow

SimCity is a rarity among video games.  It’s one of the longest lasting franchises in the business, and there’s nothing to blow up.  In SimCity, you play the role of mayor-cum-urban planner. You create...

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Reading, math and ... Javascript? Coding is now mandatory in English schools

This month, England launched one of the most ambitious computer education programs in the world. Every child from 5 to 16 will now learn computer programming, and advocates say it's not only vital but...

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IBM's Watson: Sure, He's Smart. But Can He Make Dinner?

Many of us came to know IBM's artificially intelligent computer system, Watson, after he appeared on Jeopardy. Defeating Jeopardy's winningest players, Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings, Watson won $1...

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De Blasio Says NYC Policies Support More Diverse Schools

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday he would review options to improve diversity in the public schools but would not commit to one proposal over another at this time.Appearing on WNYC's...

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Your Car is a Computer. Is That a Good or a Bad Thing?

Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.Volkswagen's acknowledgment that it lied about its emission technology has raised new concerns about regulation in the age of digitized...

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Your Password Solution, Courtesy of an 11-Year-Old With Her Own Start-Up

Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.How many passwords do you have? Five? Ten? More? Think about it: you have your home computer, your work computer, your phone, multiple email...

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Your Future in an Automated Society

Technology, information, and education; what the future looked like…in 1965. In this edition of Main Currents, host Lee Graham conducts a roundtable discussion with five representatives of the...

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Apple turns 40 today. It almost didn’t make it to 20

In 1996, Paul explored the rivalry between Apple and Microsoft. Today, on Apple’s 40th birthday, we share it with you again.Twenty years ago, Apple was rotting. Its stock price hovered around $1 per...

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The Unlikely Pioneers Who Founded Compaq and Transformed Tech

In 1981, Rod Canion and two friends met in a Houston diner and created a tech company that set out to build a portable PC to rival IBM. The film “Silicon Cowboys,” directed by Jason Cohen, explores the...

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How Code Runs Our Lives

It’s impossible to imagine the modern world without code. But according to Philip Auerswald, we might all be coders - without even realizing it.

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Lisa Brennan-Jobs and Her Memoir, “Small Fry”

Lisa Brennan-Jobs’s memoir, “Small Fry,” shares a common theme with many memoirs: the absent parent and the mark left by that absence in the adult writer. But the parent, in this case, is a figure who...

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Snap #1004 - The Border Hacker

A computer hacker tries to make his way home through two countries, a dense jungle and a seemingly endless string of technical challenges.

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26 - Sound

We couldn’t make podcasts without the science of sound. There’s a lot of technology involved in capturing the vibrations we’re making with our vocal folds so that we can share them with the whole...

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Bit Flip

Back in 2003, Belgium was holding a national election. One of their first where the votes would be cast and counted on computers. Thousands of hours of preparation went into making it unhackable. And...

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Self-Made Man

The mysterious founder and CEO of a tech company is about to tell the world the secret of his latest product… and his past. Written by Luke Burns Performed by Richie Moriarty, Josh Perilo, Jon Cook,...

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The Wubi Effect

When we think of China today, we think of a technological superpower. From Huawei and 5G to TikTok and viral social media, China is stride for stride with the United States in the world of computing....

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Bedste usb lydkort i test

Underer du dig over, hvad et usb lydkort er, og hvorfor du skal købe et? Eller mangler du et nyt, og søger inspiration til de bedste usb lydkort på markedet, så skal du læse med her, hvor du finder en...

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The Border Hacker

A computer hacker tries to make his way home through two countries, a dense jungle and a seemingly endless string of technical challenges. Season 10 Episode 4

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Self-Made Man

The mysterious founder and CEO of a tech company is about to tell the world the secret of his latest product… and his past. Written by Luke Burns Performed by Richie Moriarty, Josh Perilo, Jon Cook,...

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When The ‘Personal’ Computer Turned 30

When Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple Macintosh in January of 1984, the visual user interface, all-in-one design, and mouse-controlled navigation were revolutionary. Design team member Andy Hertzfeld and...

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Is Each Fingerprint On Your Hand Unique? | In This Computer Component, Data...

A new study uses artificial intelligence to show that each of our ten fingerprints are remarkably similar to one another. Plus, honey could be the secret ingredient in building a more eco-friendly...

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