Spark from CBC Radio show

Spark from CBC Radio

Summary: Spark on CBC Radio One Nora Young helps you navigate your digital life by connecting you to fresh ideas in surprising ways.

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 Spark Guide to Life: Google for Education Encore | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:48

On this special episode of Spark, we're looking at how Google for Education is being used in by students and teachers across Canada.

 Spark Guide to Life: Big Picture Ideas | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:23

Reimagining the university for the 21st century. The future of trades in a changing world. Mapping the sounds of protest. How machines, platforms and the crowd are rearranging the world.

 Spark Guide to Life: Jobs Jobs Jobs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:24

Time to get rid of the job interview. What romance writers can teach us about the digital economy.

 Spark Guide to Life: Being a Better Human in A Digital World | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:23

We need a survival guide for thinking because we're bad at it. What Confucius, The Buddha, and Aristotle can teach us about technology. Online is the loneliest number.

 Spark Guide to Life: Libraries and Museums | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:48

New technology allows Holocaust survivors to answer the questions of future generations. Breaking down the walls of the traditional museum. When it comes to books, size matters. Modern libraries innovate to better serve their communities.

 Spark Guide to Life: AI and our Freaky Future | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:48

Blade Runner and what it means to be human in the age of AI. AI's problem with disability and diversity. Exercise app shows why anonymous data can still be dangerous. Optical illusions for computers. Google's fun 'match your selfie with art' app points to the scary future of facial recognition.

 Spark Guide to Life: Getting Better at Your Online Life | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:48

Want to look at this guy's website? Go offline. Would you let a robot answer your emails? Notifications stress me out. How I cut them down to improve my well-being. 'Loudly Crying Face': Your cute emojis are spoiling social media for blind users. Is podcast listening good for you?

 Spark Guide to Life: Protecting Yourself in the Digital World | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:48

Your photos can be used in 'catfishing' romance scams. The real cost of our love of tech: the environment. Do you really "own" your smart devices? When moral outrage goes viral.

 Spark Guide to Life: Social Media | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:48

If you're worried your social life is less exciting than others', it's not. Twitter isn't the voice of the people, and media shouldn't pretend it is. Your data plays a vital role in academic research. Social media beyond the numbers. How does your social media use stack up against other Canadians?

 Spark Guide to Life: Canadian Perspectives | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:48

Die With Me connects people before their phones die. Never mind Netflix, watch this live stream of a rock instead. Short story vending machine lands in Edmonton airport. Restaurants open doors during the day to become coworking spaces.

 403: The wave of media mergers signals a major shift in the TV landscape | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:48

Wave of media mergers signals major shift in TV landscape. Turning citizen science into a captivating video game. How you use your phone can tell Uber if you're drunk. Being a social media manager can be bad for mental health. How internet access to porn is helping women and sexual minorities in India.

 402: Is there room for philosophy in tech? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:48

What Confucius, The Buddha, and Aristotle can teach us about technology. From Bible apps to kosher phones, how digital tech is changing religion. What happens to your digital legacy when you die? Why some people are planning on sending their ashes into space.

 401: As Google for Education tools enter classrooms across Canada, some parents are asking to opt-out | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:48

On this special episode of Spark, we're looking at how Google for Education is being used in by students and teachers across Canada.

 400: From QR codes to Facebook's early days | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:48

Looking back at the stories Spark has covered over 400 episodes. FBI warns of malware on routers. Designing new rituals. Liberating our attention.

 399: Monopolies have been broken up before. Is it time to do the same with Facebook? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:42

Do giant tech companies like Facebook need to be broken up? Why mission statements actually matter. Vast majority of twitter users retweet rumours without question. Why the "information age" is now the "reputation age". Science weighs in on how to end a sentence. The surprising carbon footprint of a Google search.

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