The nurse left work at five o’clock. Having written the sentence on the chalk board, Mr. Treadwell turns to his students. “What’s the meter here? Anyone?”
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Although the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist says working in an office is his idea of hell, he admits loving fictional portrayals of the workplace. He talks with Steve Inskeep about some of favorite literary takes on office life.
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William Safire, the New York Times columnist and wordsmith who cut his teeth as a speechwriter in the Nixon White House, died Sunday at age 79. He had pancreatic cancer and had been staying at a hospice in Rockville, Md. Host Guy Raz traces the career of a man who spent more than four decades at the center of the political world.
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The New York Times columnist and political spitfire, who died Sept. 27 of pancreatic cancer, left behind an indelible legacy in speechwriting and political reporting. We remember Safire with a conversation from the Fresh Air archives.
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No More Whining, that’s our motto. This week: we meet a history teacher who is letting his students fully embrace the tech that they are carrying around. Also, we revisit the British steam car team trying to break a 100 plus year old record. We have an interview with Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales on new editing guidelines, and we hear about the trade in conflict minerals in Congo. We end, of course, with artificial trees.
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No one’s listening anyway, so let’s have some fun. We talk about attempts to get international law to catch up with botnets. Also, a study details last year’s cyberspat between Russia and Georgia. We hear about a seriously fast steam-powered car, and also about a flamenco and hip-hop mash-up that’s got a real creative commons feel about it. We end with zombies. How much more do you want? Oh yeah, Dan Deacon and Quincy Jones provide light entertainment.
WTP 257: Recreating Pre-War Nagasaki in 3D, Ars Electronica 2009, and A Brief History of GPS Drawing
Great show this week. Find out how students in Japan are using 3D technology and people’s memories to recreate pre-war Nagasaki. Also, we take you to Linz, Austria for the Ars Electronica 2009 festival. We hear about a wind-up vibrator. Yes, you read that correctly. And we’ll explore a way to turn your urine into fertilizer. We end with a tech podcast listener who imparts some serious knowledge about GPS drawing on your host.
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Vertigo is now gone, so back to your regularly scheduled technology podcast. We’ve got a great story on the computers used 40 years ago on the Apollo 11 mission. Also, a series of fiber-optic cables go live in Africa, bringing hope that affordable high-speed Internet access will be coming soon. And also, a Zambian company starts to export its bamboo bicycles.
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Actor Tony Danza, known for his roles on the sitcoms Taxi and Who’s the Boss?, is now playing to a much smaller venue. He’s teaching English to 26 sophomores at a Philadelphia high school for a reality show to air next year on A&E.
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The nurse left work at five o’clock, still wearing her jade kimono. She boarded a crowded shuttle bus and, despite heavy traffic, arrived at the marriage counselor’s office on time. Her husband was late.
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