SciFri Radio: Communications

SciFri Radio: Listening In On The Brain To Decode Speech
A study in PLoS Biology details how researchers decoded the brain’s electrical activity to reconstruct speech.

SciFri Radio: A Mobile Wallet: Cash, Credit, Or... Cell Phone?
Google already offers a way to buy lunch with a phone; cell providers and banks aren’t far behind.

SciFri Radio: Making A Computer From Bubbles
By directing bubbles through etched pathways, bubbles can act as bits and be used to solve computations.

SciFri Radio: The Beauty and Brains Behind ‘Hedy’s Folly’
A new book looks at the life of the beautiful and brainy movie star Hedy Lamarr.

SciFri Radio: ‘Steve Jobs’: Profiling An Ingenious Perfectionist
Walter Isaacson discusses ‘Steve Jobs,’ the biography he wrote at the Apple leader’s request.

SciFri Radio: A Researcher Asks: Are Dolphins Self-Aware?
Psychologist Diana Reiss discusses communication and cognition in dolphins.

SciFri Radio: Remembering Steve Jobs
Author Steven Levy remembers the life and contributions of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

SciFri Radio: How Google Grew Into An Online Goliath
A new book by Steven Levy considers the way Google’s founders think, and how they steer the company.

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: Google Enters The Smartphone Business, Maybe
Tech writer Glenn Fleishman discusses what the Motorola deal means for the smartphone industry.

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Newsbrief: Better Medicine Through Cell Phones
Answer that call—your ultrasound results are on the line.