SciFri Radio: Online Culture

SciFri Radio: Can Science Be Done Without Secrecy?
Physicist Michael Nielsen discusses his book Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science.

SciFri Radio: Talking Science With Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington discusses The Huffington Post’s new science section.

SciFri Radio: Technology Aids Free Speech--And Its Suppression
Cellphones and the Internet have democratized free speech, but what if governments shut off service?

SciFri Radio: Can Google Plus Compete With Facebook And Twitter?
Search engine guru Danny Sullivan discusses how Google Plus compares to other social network titans.

SciFri Radio: James Gleick On The History Of Information
Gleick writes of information sharing through the ages, from African drum languages to the internet.

SciFri Radio: Can Social Networking Move Beyond Facebook?
Can other social networks make users unfriend Facebook?

SciFri Radio: Connecting Science and Art
Cormac McCarthy, Werner Herzog, and Lawrence Krauss discuss science as inspiration for art.

SciFri Radio: Have We Grown Too Fond Of Technology?
Sherry Turkle discusses Alone Together, and whether our devices detract from human relationships.

SciFri Radio: Could Gaming Be Good For You?
Jane McGonigal, author of Reality is Broken, explains how to make real life more ‘gameful.’

SciFri Radio: Defining a Data Deluge
Researchers attempt to measure the amount of information humanity can store and transmit.

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Newsbrief: Ask Ira: Science of Wiretapping
A new law extends the government's authority to wiretap without a warrant. We look at the technology of tapping.

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