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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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The First Time We Covered ...
AI, social media, and virtual work pretty much dominate the cultural conversation around technology and our lives. Is it 2007 or 2024? Join host Nora Young as she revisits and reflects on the first time we covered those topics starting 17 years ago!
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Being Human Now 9 - Wellness
There's been an explosion of mental health content on social media, both by licensed professionals and influencers. Is that a welcome step in destigmatizing mental illness, or is it fostering a culture of misinformed self-diagnosis?
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Success, optimization, and the relentless drive toward productivity
Digital tech allows us to track the stats of our daily activity and optimize our lives in the name of self-improvement. But it's also changed how we evaluate success and what success even means. In a world where quantification is king, what becomes of success that can't be reduced to data?
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Speaking in code online is reshaping the way we speak
The technologies we use have long changed how we communicate. But on today's social media platforms, where content moderation is automated, people have taken to speaking in code to elude algorithmic censors. And it's changing the way we speak.
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Hitting the AI wall
We've long talked about the data-driven turn in AI and how a Deep Learning approach has given us everything from image recognition, to ChatGPT. But what about the ongoing ethical questions about the kinds of data machines are learning on? And beyond that, what if we're starting to…run out of data?
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Spark presents What On Earth: "Can Earth Day be badass again?"
The climate is changing. So are we. On What On Earth, you’ll explore a world of solutions with host Laura Lynch and our team of journalists. In 1970, 20 million people showed up to fight for the environment on the first Earth Day. More than five decades later, is it time for this much tamer global event to return to its radical roots?
OG organizer Denis Hayes recounts how – amidst other counterculture movements at the time – his team persuaded roughly one in ten Americans to take to the streets. As he approaches 80, Denis offers his singular piece of advice to the next generation of climate leaders. Then, environmental warriors Maria Blancas and Axcelle Campana share ideas on what a reinspired Earth Day could look like – including making it a public holiday.
More episodes of What On Earth are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/fHfXfjAJ
We love to hear from our listeners and regularly feature them on the show. Have a question or idea? Email Earth@cbc.ca
Customer Reviews
Amazing
This show helps me comprehend the big wide world of tech and technology, asking meaningful questions on our role. It’s as much sociological as it is practical. I’m sad to learn it’s ending this year of 2024. Thank you Nora Young and all your brilliant guests.
One of the best shows about new tech and innovation
I’m always learning new things - and leave with a book recommendation or two. Nora Young is one of the best interviewers. Just a great show.
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Great listen always😄