SciFri Radio: Online Culture

SciFri Radio: Connected
How can your friends -- and your friends' friends -- affect you?

SciFri Radio: Who's Doing What Online?
A new report looks at use of social media and online communities among US computer users.

SciFri Radio: Who Owns Your Digital Data?
From the E-book on your reader to the mp3s on your iPod to your musings on Facebook and Twitter - who owns the bits of data that make up your...

SciFri Radio: Some Projects to Try on Your Summer Vacation (Or Perhaps Not)
We'll give you some ideas for safe -- and not so safe -- science experiments that you may be tempted to try at home.

SciFri Radio: What's Next In Web Searching
Developers are set to unveil WolframAlpha, a new type of search engine - and Google is responding with new tricks of its own. We'll look at what's...

SciFri Radio: Tweets from Frolleagues
Cowpooling? Frolleagues? Wired magazine's "Jargon Watch" columnist runs down the top tech jargon terms of 2008.

SciFri Radio: 2008 In Social Media
In this segment, Ira talks with with tech guru Tim O'Reilly about the year in social media -- and what comes next.

SciFri Radio: Computing Consumer Preferences
From stores to online radio stations, giving you suggestions for what you MIGHT like based on what you DO like is big business. We'll talk with...

SciFri Radio: Smiling In Groups
Smile, smile, smile. Happiness may be catching.

SciFri Radio: Ig Nobel Awards
In this hour, it's our post-Thanksgiving selection of highlights from the 18th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, recognizing the strange,...

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SciFri Videos: Online Culture

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Video: Virtual Worlds
While Ira was on the air chatting about virtual worlds, his avatar made a visit to Second Life to meet listeners. More than 100 avatars turned out...


SciFri Newsbriefs: Online Culture

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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