SciFri Radio: Communications

SciFri Radio: The Future of 3D
Blockbuster films use 3D, and 3D televisions are entering the market. But where is the technology headed?

SciFri Radio: Communicating Science
With newspapers and cable news slashing budgets for science reporting, where can you go to get accurate, unbiased science news? We'll look at how...

SciFri Radio: Facial Recognition
Photo management programs such as Picasa and iPhoto can pick out a snapshot of your cousin Dave from a stack of party pictures -- but what about...

SciFri Radio: Texting Aid Dollars
Much of the financial support for earthquake-stricken Haiti has a high-tech source -- the text message.

SciFri Radio: Looking Back on the Laser
Optical scientists are celebrating 2010 as the 50th anniversary of the laser.

SciFri Radio: Our Daily Diet of Data
How much data does the average American consume in an ordinary day? 34 gigabytes of data and 100,500 words, according to a recent study.

SciFri Radio: Data Mining in the Mobile World
We'll talk about the potential benefits offered by real-time mobile data mining, and about the risks to privacy.

SciFri Radio: Top Tech Gadgets
We'll talk about the best -- and worst -- geeky gadgets on the technology market this holiday season.

SciFri Radio: DARPA Balloon Hunt Challenge
The challenge: find the geographic coordinates of 10 red weather balloons scattered across the country, as quickly as possible. We'll talk with...

SciFri Radio: Arpanet Anniversary
Forty years ago this week, the first information was transmitted across the ARPANET -- a computer network that would one day evolve into the Internet.

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SciFri Videos: Communications

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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...

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Video: Math Doesn't Suck
Ira discusses math education with Danica McKellar--aka Winnie Cooper on the the television series "The Wonder Years." McKellar, who graduated from...

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Video: The Farnsworth Invention
The Farnsworth Invention, a play written by Aaron Sorkin, looks at the history of television. Who should be credited with its invention:...


SciFri Newsbriefs: Communications

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

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