PRI's The World: Technology from BBC/PRI/WGBH

PRI's The World: Technology from BBC/PRI/WGBH

The World's weekly Technology Podcast brings you all the latest and greatest news from the fields of global technology and science. The World is a US-based international news and analysis program co-produced by the BBC World Service, Public Radio International, and WGBH Public Radio in Boston.

Wed Dec 31 11:00:00 EST 2008

In honor of the leap second being added to the end of 2008, we bring you this special podcast. It's been a pleasure bring... more

Fri Dec 19 14:30:00 EST 2008

The final 'cast...of 2008. We have news from North Korea, where a 3G cell phone network has just been launched. We also t... more

Fri Dec 12 15:30:00 EST 2008

A full show again this week. We hear about Internet addiction in South Korea, and about how Egypt's military has a beef w... more

Fri Dec 05 14:30:00 EST 2008

Another very full show this week. We start in Zagreb, Croatia where we hear about how opposition activists got arrested a... more

Wed Nov 26 14:00:00 EST 2008

WTP will never quit Cold Turkey, especially at this time of year. We've got A Very Worthy Thanksgiving Podcast for you. W... more

Fri Nov 21 15:00:00 EST 2008

An incredibly full show this week folks. We start with a discussion of coltan, a substance you can find in your cell phon... more

Tue Nov 18 14:00:00 EST 2008

Hi folks. We need your help. You may have read about President-Elect Barack Obama's love of his BlackBerry. We're looking... more

Fri Nov 14 15:00:00 EST 2008

An audio extravaganza this week, folks. We hear about Google-backed efforts to track flu outbreaks in the United States, ... more

Fri Nov 07 12:45:00 EST 2008

Right, last show about the elections, I promise. We start with news that both the Obama and the McCain websites suffered ... more

Wed Nov 05 01:17:26 EST 2008

Finally, more than two years after it began, the campaign for the US presidency is near an end. Well, unless some chads d... more

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