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Archive for May, 2009
Google Book Search, World Digital Library, E-books, Psiphon, and Yahoo Purple Pedals
This week, we get positively bookish. We’ll hear the latest on with Google’s Book Search project, which wants to, well, scan and make available just about every book on the planet. But Google’s not the only dog in that hunt. UNESCO has launched what it calls the World Digital Library, and it’s got a lot more than just books. Then, we take an in-depth look at all manner of e-books and e-readers. Is paper doomed? Also, we hear about a piece of internet filtering circumvention technology called Psiphon. And Yahoo puts webcams on some purple bikes and lets them loose in the world. Listen
Training aid workers
The World’s Katy Clark reported on a program that aims to prepare future aid workers for the harsh realities of humanitarian work by exposing them to a simulated refugee crisis. Watch them learn how to build a latrine. View the audio slideshow
Swine Flu: What precautions, if any, are you taking?
What questions do you have about swine flu that aren’t being answered? Do you have a swine-flu related experience you’d like to share? We’d like to hear from you. Post your questions and experiences here. What precautions are you taking against swine flu? What do you think the US government should be doing to control [...]
‘The Photographer’
Western doctors sneaked into Afghanistan to treat war victims in the 1980s. A photographer came along and took thousands of photos. Now his images, and his memories, have become a graphic novel. View the audio slideshow
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