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Soul-Searching Over Apple Exposé
The World’s environment editor Peter Thomson has been reading the news on Apple’s supply chain, and shares some thoughts on Apple, human rights, and us.
Apple, Human Rights, and Us
The concerns have been mounting for years, but suddenly, with last week’s blockbuster NY Times series on Apple’s supply chain, the question is on everyone’s lips: have the defining consumer products of our time been created at an intolerable human and environmental cost?
Congolese Plea for Conflict-Minerals-Free iPhone
A Congolese lawyer and activist is trying to get Apple to commit to making a conflict-free iPhone.
Remembering Steve Jobs – Apple’s Impact in Africa
The advertising barrage for Apple products on the African continent may not be comparable to what western consumers are used to but the influence of Apple is present there, too.
E-Trash and what Apple Gadgets Mean for the Environment
Where do the old computers and iPods go when there’s a new Apple product every year?
iPhone App Helps With Incomprehensible Dialect
The Geo Quiz visits a town only about 30 miles from Manchester, yet the local dialect can be pretty incomprehensible to the folks in Manchester.
Unlocked iPhones No Big Deal in Lebanon
In the Geo Quiz we’re looking for the name of the main street in Beirut where iPhones sell cheap.
Shooting on an iPhone in Afghanistan
I was slow to catch-on to phonecams. Until Teru Kuwayama asked me to join his Basetrack.org project in Afghanistan shooting on iPhones, in February 2011, I’d never taken a photo with a phonecam (with all the camera equipment I have, the last thing I thought I’d ever want was a telephone that took photographs) [...]
Basta targets Belgium’s customer service
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Belgium may get high marks for its beer, chocolate or waffles. But many Belgians will tell you that when it comes to customer service, the country ranks among the worst in Europe. From Brussels, The World’s Clark Boyd reports on a new TV program that’s trying to improve how customers are treated. Download MP3Video: Basta’s prank on a Belgian call center
Tech Podcast: New study on Tetris and trauma
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Can playing a visual video game like Tetris help ease the effects of trauma? Some researchers at the University of Oxford are trying to answer that question. You’ll hear from them in this week’s technology podcast.Download this episode (19:55)
Global Political Cartoons: October 16 – 22, 2010
The French are hardly retiring. They’re taking to the streets to keep the retirement age at 60. And ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’, come out of the closet, go back in the closet…the extremely muddy issue of repealing the ban on gays in the military.
Tech Podcast: The ‘Optigan’ returns
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They say that everything old is new again. But that doesn’t always ring true with tech. Betamax, anyone? Still, the Optical Organ, or Optigan, is once again catching the ears of practicing musicians. You can find out more about the instrument in this week’s podcast. We’ve also got a story on biometric data in Iraq, and we celebrate video-game hero Mario’s 25th birthday. (Photo: PMDrive1061)
Touch screen production proves toxic
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Touch screens on high-tech gadgets may be fun to use, but making them is another story. Kathleen McLaughlin is a reporter with Global Post based in China. She’s found that in at least one Chinese factory that produces touch screens, workers were exposed to a toxic solvent that violated local codes and was used without proper safety equipment. Host Jeb Sharp speaks with Kathleen McLaughlin. Download MP3 (Photo: Mikael Häggström)
Online mapping helps Haiti relief efforts
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When the earthquake struck Haiti last week, aid workers and geographers alike realized that there were no good maps of the country. A group of volunteers quickly sprang into action. Open Street Maps has been putting together a real-time view of what Haiti looks like on the ground. Aid organizations and rescue teams are actively using their maps to direct and coordinate relief efforts. The World’s Clark Boyd reports. Download MP3
EU Puts Hurt on Intel, Persian Bloggers on Saberi’s Release, Google Oceans Goes Deep, and SixthSense at MIT
This week, MIT’s SixthSense human-computer interface aims to the web, well, wherever you want it. Also, the European Union puts some financial hurt on chip-maker Intel. Persian bloggers weigh in on the release of journalist Roxana Saberi. And Google Oceans goes deep. Listen
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