Topic: History
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Jacqueline Winspear, the author of "Maisie Dobbs" and "Pardonable Lies." They discuss the social impact of The Great War on Britain, and medical breakthroughs which shaped a generation. [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations]
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with John Warfield Simpson, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Natural Resources, Ohio State University, and the author of 'Dam! -- Water, Power, Politics, and Preservation in Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite National Park.' He relates the technical -- and political -- tale which enabled the tiny city of San Francisco to dam an entire mountain valley some 200 miles away, a sister valley to the famous Yosemite -- all in the name of progress. [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations]
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with James Powerll, Executive Director, National Physical Science Consortium, and the author of "Grand Canyon -- Solving Earth's Grandest Puzzle." He tells us about the controversy around the beginnings of the Grand Canyon, and the present and future of its now-aging Glen Canyon dam. [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations]
Dr. Moira Gunn interviews Dr. Daniel Liebowitz, author of "The Last Expedition: Stanley's Mad Journey through the Congo." He talks about Henry Stanley, famous for his line "Dr. Livingston, I presume," and relates the story of Stanley's Last and Questionable Expedition to Africa, what he calls his Mad Journey through the Congo. [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations]
What do historical maps show and what do they hide? How were the cartographers over the centuries biased? How can these old maps be used, superimposed and blended with current maps to show the changes in topography over the centuries? How can old maps be "remixed" with current information to reveal interesting information about cities? David Rumsey talks about the evolution of maps over the centuries and how they can be used to reveal interesting information. [Where 2.0 audio from IT Conversations]
"I wish I could've predicted more," says the father of the Internet, Vint Cerf. He didn't think about the worries parents would face ten or fifteen years later of their children seeing pornography, or becoming prey to Internet predators. He didn't think of the thousands of companies who would try to make money by sending unwanted e-mails, or the hackers who would illegally share movies, music and software. Larry Magid speaks to Vint Cerf about these issues and new developments in the Internet Protocol, IPv6. [Larry's World audio from IT Conversations]
