The Digital Divide

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Rabia Yeaman
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Every 2nd Friday of the month, from 11:00am to 12:00pm (noon).

Analyzing how to use science, medicine & technology to benefit society and keep it from harming us.

How do the latest technologies affect our communities? How can we use science to benefit society and how do we keep it from harming us?

KBOO's The Digital Divide attempts to answer these questions and ask a few of our own through interviews, recordings, and commentary. The show touches upon such issues as open source, privacy, transparency, intellectual property, free speech, accessibility, hacking, net neutrality, file sharing, piracy, social networking, pollution, bioethics and more.

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Philip N. Howard on The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy

Airs at: Wed, 02/16/2011 at 12:00am
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Philip N. Howard on The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy Rabia Yeaman speaks with Philip N. Howard, an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Washington about his new book, THE DIGITAL ORIGINS OF DICTATORSHIP AND DEMOCRACY: Information Techno... Read more

The Digital Divide on 01/14/11

Airs at: Fri, 01/14/2011 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Tune in Friday, January 14th at 11 AM to hear an interview with Robert Meeropol, attorney and the son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. We'll discuss the governments attempts to stifle Wikileaks and the rights of American citizens to be informed. Dave DeAngelis interviews bi... Read more

Dave DeAngelis interviews biologist Christopher Wills about his new book “The Darwinian Tourist, on the Digital Divide

Airs at: Fri, 01/14/2011 at 12:00am
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Dave DeAngelis interviews biologist Christopher Wills about his new book “The Darwinian Tourist: Viewing the World Through Evolutionary Eyes.” Wills discusses some of his adventures as a globe-trotting scientist, and describes how our understanding of the living world can b... Read more

Digital Divide interview with Robert Meeropol regarding WikiLeaks and our right to information- January 2010

Airs at: Fri, 01/14/2011 at 12:00am
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Rabia Yeaman interviews Robert Meeropol, attorney and the son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. We'll discuss the governments attempts to stifle Wikileaks and the rights of American citizens to be informed. Read more

Kevin Kelly: "What Technology Wants"

Airs at: Fri, 12/10/2010 at 12:00am
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Dave DeAngelis interviews Wired magazine co-founder Kevin Kelly about his new book “What Technology Wants.” Kelly argues that our whole world of manufactured technology—automobiles, electrical systems, factories, gadgets, and the Internet—is so complex and interdependent th... Read more

Is Google making us stupid? Nicholas Carr author of The Shallows

Airs at: Fri, 11/12/2010 at 12:00am
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Is Google making us stupid? When Nicholas Carr posed that question in a celebrated Atlantic essay, he tapped into a well of anxiety about how the Internet is changing us. He also crystallized one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the Net’s bounties, are... Read more

The Science of Bed Bug Sniffing Dogs

Airs at: Fri, 11/12/2010 at 12:00am
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Bed bugs are a growing problem not only in Portland, but in every city in the country. Getting an inspection as soon as bed bugs are suspected is critical to keeping a small infestation from growing. Bed bug sniffing dogs are the newest tool in the war against bed bugs. Abl... Read more

Digital Divide September 2010 - Open Source & Democracy Lab

Airs at: Mon, 09/20/2010 at 12:00am
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This month on the Digital Divide, Dave DeAngelis speaks with two guests about how open source technology can be used to improve education. First, Bryant Patten of the National Center for Open Source and Education discusses how  to provide students with better technology edu... Read more

The Digital Divide - September 2010 - Howard Rhinegold, Social Media and Journalism

Airs at: Mon, 09/20/2010 at 12:00am
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Rabia Yeaman talks with Howard Rheingold, author of smart Mobs, and teaches Participatory Media/Collective Action at UC Berkeley's School of Information, and Digital Journalism and VirtualCommunity/Social Media at Stanford University. They discuss where social media is head... Read more

The Digital Divide on 09/10/10

Airs at: Fri, 09/10/2010 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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This month on the Digital Divide, Dave DeAngelis speaks with two guests about how open source technology can be used to improve education. First, Bryant Patten of the National Center for Open Source and Education discusses how to provide students with better technology ... Read more