Clark Boyd
Visiting Music Mania Records in Ghent
What are Belgians listening to?
Slideshow: A Cycle Race at a Snail’s Pace
After the slow food movement, it is now turn of the slow bike movement.
Europeans Hope Their Low Frequency Array Will Complement US SETI
Scientists in Europe have begun an effort to search for signs of intelligent life in outer space.
Greece on the Brink of Economic Meltdown
Europe’s banks and politicians are at odds over measures to stop Greece’s crisis from affecting the entire Eurozone.
Forum: Searching the Skies for Alien Intelligence
Can this new kind of radio telescope help us tune in to signals from an alien civilization? Some in Europe think so. The World’s Clark Boyd as this report on the Low Frequency Array. And you can join our discussion on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence in our World Science Forum.
Politics Affects Belgium’s Music Scene
How the language and culture divide is playing out for the musicians in Belgium?
Playmancer Game Helps Heal
A video game designed to help patients with physical and mental health issues.
Compensation for E.Coli Affected Farmers
EU ministers propose $200 million compensation to farmers affected by the E.coli outbreak in Germany.
Tech Week in Review: May 20, 2011
Amazon has announced that e-books are outselling paper books on its website for the first time ever. But does that mean you can get rid of your bookshelves? That’s just one of the stories in Clark Boyd’s roundup of great global tech stories you might have missed this week.
Do you ‘plank?’ Why the Internet Trend is Gaining Popularity
What is this woman doing? “Planking,” of course. It’s a new global craze that involves, well, lying face down and then sharing a photo of the event on various social networks. Find out where its popular, and more importantly why on the latest edition of our weekly Technology Podcast.
Solar Powered Plane Takes Flight
A special podcast with André Borschberg, pilot of the world’s first completely solar-powered airplane. We caught up with Borschberg about 12,000 feet up as he was making his way from Switzerland to Brussels.
Tech Week in Review
The first of our newly minted “Global Tech: Week in Review” posts, offering links to the top stories from the past week. We’ll post it every Friday. This week, we take flight with the world’s first completely solar-powered aircraft!
Microsoft to Buy Skype
Computer giant Microsoft says it will buy Internet calling company Skype for $8.5 billion dollars. Tens of millions of Skype users across the globe might be affected by the deal. The World’s Clark Boyd has a round-up of online news, analysis and reactions.
Digital Forensics and Osama Bin Laden
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In this episode of The World’s Technology Podcast, we look at the kinds of tools and techniques might the US military be using to get intelligence data from the computer hard drives and disks gathered during the raid on Osama Bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan. Also, we’ll step back in time and revisit the Enigma Machine from World War II. (Photo: Matthew Field) Download MP3 (33:32)
Tech Podcast: ‘Inspire Japan’
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On this episode of our weekly technology podcast, we revisit the PechaKucha phenomenon. It’s short, regular brainstorming sessions hosted the world over by architects, designers and other creative types. Find out what they’re doing for Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami. Download MP3 (35:27)
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