Naked Scientists Podcast -5th Aug 2012 - Publishing early in recognition of the arrival on the red planet of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity Rover, this week we talk to members of the mission team, revisit some previous successful planetary explorations and hear how UK engineers have made it possible for Rovers to think for themselves. Plus, news of why planets orbit in a plane and whether elephants purr, or just hum…
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No infrastructure, no electricity. No electricity, no cable lines. No cable lines, no coaxial Internet connection. No coaxial Internet connection, no problem, because this is how, on the continent of Africa, Android and cell phones become the solution, according to Claire Hunsaker. Her mission is to cultivate consumer market within poverty-stricken areas of Kenya by focusing on access to practical data, developing payment systems, and efficient networking utilizing Google’s Android operating system.
The guests tackle recent London news, including the Barack Obama visit, the Mayor’s track record, living conditions in the city, urban gardening, the Chelsea Flower Show, wild pigs in Holland Park, LSE’s tuition fees, library closures, David Cameron’s book shelf and whether Tower Hamlets should be a city. Adrian Morris and Bill Beadle of the Whitechapel Society discuss the Battle of Cable Street. Folk musician Nigel of Bermondsey sings a beautiful ballad about the lore of the London sewers, and the legend of One Eye Grey.
Cars 2 (Disney), directed (like several great Pixar films of the last two decades) by John Lasseter, finds itself in the unlucky position of the not-so-bright kid in a brilliant family. No matter if his performance in school is comfortably average; he’ll a
One screen - the whole Internet, plus all the shows and movies. We catch up with web TV. Guests: John Moe, host of American Public Media’s Marketplace Tech Report; Sam Rosen, senior analyst of the digital home for ABI Research; Jim Barthold, editor of Fiercecable.com.