Admiral Shovel and the Toilet Roll - James Burke - dConstruct Audio Archive

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It begins to look as if we might have been wrong. All those predictions driving us forward throughout history have brought us finally to the unexpected realisation that the future is, suddenly, no longer what it used to be. Oops.

http://archive.dconstruct.org/2012/admiralshovel

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Science Historian and Television Personality James Burke

James Burke is a science historian, author, and television producer best known for his BBC documentary series Connections, Connections2, and Connections3, which focus on the history of science and technology leavened with a sense of humor. Burke was BBC television’s science anchor and chief reporter on the Project Apollo missions, including being the main host on the coverage of the first moon landings in 1969. He has been a regular contributor for Scientific American and Time magazines, and served as a consultant to the SETI project. He is the leading figure of the KnowledgeWeb Project, a digital incarnation of his books and television programs that allows users to move through history and create their own connective paths. Owen Johnson hosts.

http://indianapublicmedia.org/profiles/science-historian-television-personality-james-burke/

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Four Thought: James Bridle

James Bridle asks how computer networks will affect cultural memories.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/fourthought

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Science Friday - Connected

"Connected (broadcast Friday, September 25th, 2009) How can your friends — and your friends’ friends — affect you? We’ll talk with Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler, two researchers exploring social networks and how they affect our health and behavior. In their new book ‘Connected,’ the pair describe research into how social networks tie into obesity, smoking, voting behavior, happiness, and more. "
http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/200909255

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