Tech Nation w/Moira Gunn
IT Conversations: 'technation'
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Phil Zimmermann - The Zfone Project
Moira speaks with Phil Zimmermann, the creator of PGP, Pretty Good Privacy, the most-widely used email encryption software in the world. In his latest effort, the Zfone Project, Phil enables any two individuals to carry our a secure telephone call over the Internet.
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Episode 62 - StackOverflow
Joel and Jeff discuss software updates, the power of APIs and plugins, and leading by example.
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Dion Almaer, Ben Galbraith, Scott Lemon - Browser Wars Revisited
Ben Galbraith and Dion Almaer of Mozilla discuss the status of browser development, particularly as it relates to Firefox. They review a number of current open development tools as well as the specifications for HTML 5, particularly as they relate to video. They also talk about Google Chrome, both a …
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Mary Ann Cotter - Cooking Capsules and the New Digital Lifestyle
Android is the new player in the smartphone segment and the Android Developer Challenge gave its winners cash and exposure from the launch of the platform. In this talk from 2009 Emerging Communications Conference, Mary Ann Cotter, founder of one of the top 20 applications, Cooking Capsules, descri …
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Mike Douglass, Steven Lees - XML iCalendar
Theres a new effort to define an XML representation for iCalendar, the venerable standard for exchanging calendar information. In this interview, host Jon Udell talks with the authors of the proposed specification -- Mike Douglass and Steven Lees -- about why its needed, what kinds of problems it wi …
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Mike Fisher, Tony Cass - Nanotechnology
Moira Gunn discusses nanotechnology with Dr. Mike Fisher of Bio Nano Consulting and Tony Cass, professor of chemical biology at the Imperial College, London. They review both its reality and its potential.
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James Lovelock - The Gaia Theory
Moira speaks with author and scientist James Lovelock, the creator of the Gaia Theory. Once controversial, it has reached mainstream acceptance, and he has more predictions now.
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Episode 61 - StackOverflow
Joel and Jeff sit down with Miguel de Icaza of the Mono project to discuss Mono, Silverlight / Moonlight, and the pros and cons of open sourcing your code.
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Michael DeHaan - Cobbler
Michael DeHaan discusses Cobbler, a Linux server that can be used to set up networks quickly. He gives the background of the project and reviews how it is installed and used. He talks about developing software in an open source environment. Michael also discusses where he wants to go with the projec …
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Rich Wolski - EUCALYPTUS - Elastic Utility Computing Architecture for Linking Your Programs To Usef …
Cloud computing can be a powerful tool in academic research but the costs associated with commercial implementations and the established hardware available at most universities has left a gap in the development of solutions for academic environments. Join Rich Wolski, a Professor of Computer Science …
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Dara O'Rourke - GoodGuide.com
Moira speaks with UC Berkeley professor Dara ORourke, founder of GoodGuide.com. He tells us what it takes to understand the impact of everything we use, requiring the tracking of the global supply chain.
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Jay Keasling - Managing Malaria
Dr. Moira Gunn interviews Jay Keasling, Professor of Chemical Engineering and BioEngineering at UC Berkeley and first recipient of the Biotech Humanitarian Award. They discuss the growing worldwide challenge of malaria and a completely new approach which may make it manageable.
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Peter O'Toole - Electronic Medical Records
Can electronic medical records really help us deliver better care at lower cost? Maybe, says Peter OToole, but itll require plenty of clueful cooperation between software and medical professionals. In this conversation with host Jon Udell, he discusses expert systems, knowledge representation, data …
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Jim Greenwood, Steve Sherwin - BIO 2009
In these two interviews, Dr. Moira Gunn reviews the recently concluded International Biotechnology Conference (BIO 2009). She first talks with former Congressman Jim Greenwood, the President of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, sponsor of the conference. She then speaks with Dr. Steve Sherwin …
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David Ewing Duncan - BIO 2009 Review
Dr. Moira Gunn reviews the recently concluded International Biotechnology Conference (BIO 2009) with David Ewing Duncan, chief correspondent of Biotech Nation.
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Monty Widenius, Brian Aker - Open source cultures, the Sun/MySQL acquisition
In the conversation with Tim OReilly at the 2008 OReilly Open Source Convention, Monty Widenius and Brian Aker discuss the integration of MySQL into Sun Microsystems. Some of the biggest surprises have come from watching the ways that MySQLs open source culture has spread throughout Suns workforce, …
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Jonathan Taylor - Tropo
Jonathan Taylors company, Voxeo, was started so that anyone could create applications for the phone. In this short program, Taylor introduces his companys new API, Tropo. With Tropo, developers will not be limited to XML based telephony but will be offered a core API that allows application develope …
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Daniel Goleman - Ecological Intelligence
Moira interviews Daniel Goleman about his new book, Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything. His book discusses the hidden environmental consequences of what we make and buy, and how with that knowledge we can drive the essential changes we all mu …
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Tony Coles - One Drug Pharmaceutical Companies
Moira Gunn interviews Dr. Tony Coles, President and CEO of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, about the challenges to a company that depends on a single drug for business success.
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David Helvarg - The U.S. Coast Guard
Moira talks to author David Helvarg about his book, Rescue Warriors: The U.S. Coast Guard, Americas Forgotten Heroes. He tells the story of the Coast Guard and how their missions range from saving fishermen in the icy waters off Alaska to rescuing thousands in the wake of Katrina.

Tech Nation w/Moira Gunn