First, a feature interview with Steven Johnson, author of Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation. Then, Nora's interview with Barbara van Schewick, Stanford law prof and computer scientist, and author of Internet Architecture and Innovation. Show note:...

James Boyle and David Fewer on copyright reform. Jon Kalish on online DIY genealogy. Penelope Trunk on why there are so few women founding venture-backed tech start-ups. Vivek Wadhwa on how male and female entrepreneurs are really no different. And Wendy Powely on the dearth of women in...

<a href="http://www.makezine.tv">Make: television</a> encourages everyone to invent, revent, recycle, upcycle, and act up. Meet CCRMA, a group of musical makers who stretch the sonic boundaries by turning personal computers into an electronic symphony. In the Workshop, John...

<a href="http://www.makezine.tv">Make: television</a> encourages everyone to invent, revent, recycle, upcycle, and act up. Meet CCRMA, a group of musical makers who stretch the sonic boundaries by turning personal computers into an electronic symphony. In the Workshop, John...

After Bad Bob shoots the TV set, the gang are ordered to go on exciting adventures by the man who runs Television.

Anand Giridharadas on on the new credibility hubs and our return, after many years of seeking the truth for ourselves, to authority for information. Dr. Gary Small on FOMO and social media and how it is re-wiring our brains. Jon Kalish on hackerspaces and a return to a DIY ethic. Aimee Morrison,...

Ethan Zuckerman on personal media monitoring and Ian Kerr on life-logging. Isabel Pedersen on reality-shifting interfaces. Sean Prpick on the advent of robotic farming. Max Drucker on hiring using social media intelligence. And Valdis Krebs on network analysis and intelligence in the...

Megawhat’s top ten from the Consumer Electronics Show 2008 in Las Vegas, from the future of television, to wheelchair tanks, plus the usual array to tips trips and much more.

Computer programming legend Brian Kernighan on why we all need to understand the basics of computers. John Gruber, Todd Sieling, Tris Hussey, Jono Xai, and Jenna McWilliams on why computers are so hard. John Freeman and Ilana Gershon on the trouble with email formalities and etiquette. Einar...

Dan Misener and Paul Anderson on the fact we are running out of IP addresses, and how the new IPV6 will help. Vanessa Grant on workplace social media guidelines. Helen Nissenbaum on contextual integrity and privacy online. Andrea Chiu on why the internet is so crucial to LGBT youth. William...