Science & Technology Archives - The World from PRX Podcast
1) Lessons from the world’s most thriving megacity
Forty years ago, Shenzhen, China, was little more than a cluster of villages, home to a few hundred thousand people. Today, it holds roughly 20 million residents and ranks among the world’s fastest-gr...Show More
2) Saving the Uyghur internet
Sean Powers, from the "Click Here" podcast, reports on the lone coder trying to bring back the Uyghur web. The post Saving the Uyghur internet appeared first on The World from PRX.
3) The disappearance of Ekpar Asat
Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the “Click Here” podcast, reports on the erasure of Ekpar Asat, who wanted to build a digital space for his Uyghur community. The post The disappearance of Ekpar Asat a...Show More
4) The curious case of UyghurEdit++
Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the “Click Here” podcast, reports on the shift in China's surveillance tactics of its Uyghur population. The post The curious case of UyghurEdit++ appeared first on The...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Nobel laureates sound the alarm over artificial superintelligence
Last week, several Nobel laureates and high-profile celebrities cautioned that the threat of artificial intelligence is real, particularly regarding what’s known as artificial superintelligence. Max T...Show More
6) Europe wants to attract American scientists
In the wake of federal funding cuts that threaten scientists’ jobs in the US, programs have emerged across Europe to attract those worried American scientists. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from a ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) These YouTube streamers have turned the stress of travel into a game
Especially these days, traveling can be chaotic. Now, a trio of American YouTubers has devised a fun way to make it all less stressful through a video series that turns travel chaos into a competition...Show More
8) An AI that speaks the languages of Latin America
Latam-GPT, a Chilean-led artificial intelligence project, promises to center Latin American languages and cultures. The post An AI that speaks the languages of Latin America appeared first on The Wor...Show More
9) Meet the ‘Kyles’ — North Korea’s secret IT warriors
Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the "Click Here" podcast from Recorded Future News and PRX, reports on North Korean workers applying for remote IT jobs around the world. The post Meet the ‘Kyles...Show More
10) How Brazil became one of the epicenters of cybercrime
Almost 1 in 4 Brazilians have been victims of cybercrime, making the country number one in the world for phishing via WhatsApp. The post How Brazil became one of the epicenters of cybercrime appeared ...Show More