WBEZ's Tech Shift Podcast
1) Twitter restricts access to lawmakers’ deleted tweets
The nonprofit organization Sunlight Foundation has been keeping track of the tweets politicians didn’t want you to see anymore. The site, called Politwoops, saved the tweets deleted by lawmakers. For ...Show More
2) Unlocking the secrets of the bombardier beetle
The tiny bombardier beetle is explosive. Literally. To fight off predators, it creates explosions inside its abdomen that allows it spray a stream of chemicals at its foes. Now scientists are studying...Show More
3) Exploratory research into the microbiology of human space travel
In 2014 microbes collected from our favorite Chicago dinosaur, that would be the Field Museum’s Sue the T-Rex , were launched into space. It was part of an effort to send microbes from all kinds of ea...Show More
4) Thousands to take part in National Day of Civic Hacking
Thousands of people across the country are taking part in the third annual National Day of Civic Hacking. Groups in more than 100 cities will meet to design apps, websites and services to try to solve...Show More
5) Tech Shift Week in Review: Subsidized internet, new Google gadgetry and supercomputing
The FCC proposes subsidizing broadband access for the poor; Google introduces some pretty fantastic technology; and the latest supercomputing news. Those are just a few stories we explore on our Tech ...Show More
6) Summer STEM resources for Chicago’s kids
All week on Tech Shift we’re talking about opportunities for kids to boost their STEM skills over the summer. WBEZ digital producer and co-host of the Nerdette podcast, Tricia Bobeda, joins us in stu...Show More
7) Tech Shift: How to select the best summer tech program at the best price
All this week on Tech Shift we’re looking at summer camp options for kids that focus on science, math or technology. With dozens of camps out there - and some with tuition that costs about $1,000 a we...Show More
8) Summer tech program will introduce South and West Side kids to coding
Now that the Memorial Day weekend is over, students around Chicago are counting down to the end of the school year. And for some, that means coding camp is right around the corner. All this week on Te...Show More
9) Week in review: Everpurse, tech efforts in healthcare, and the Apple Watch
Questions about 1871’s success - a big win for local company Everpurse - and Washington’s working on helping modernize health care technology. It’s Tech Shift Week in review.
Week in review: Everpurse, tech efforts in healthcare, and the Apple Watch
11:14 | May 22nd, 2015
10) The ‘Robot Revolution’ begins in Chicago
It’s a Robot revolution! At least at the Museum of Science and Industry. We took a field trip to the museum to see the exhibit aimed at introducing the public to the future of robotics. “Robot Revolut...Show More