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City Visions: Driverless Cars in California

City Visions — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:10:57 +0000

Google's self driving cars have been seen all over Bay Area roads for several years, but now that California has passed SB 1298, autonomous vehicles could become a reality here much faster than many people have predicted. Will these 'driverless' cars prevent some of the 5 million motor accidents in the United States by eliminating human error and distraction? How will manufacturers resolve the safety and liability issues related to autonomous vehicles? What about the privacy concerns about the data that self driving cars will collect?

Beware of Googlecare?

Michelle Miller — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:58:01 +0000

One of the most interesting side effects of the Obamacare debate has been the reporting on the history of health insurance in America, and how it came to be so predominately employer-based.

Digital Queers

David Latulippe — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:48:40 +0000

Thursday at 7pm, Marilyn Pittman visits with digital pioneer Karen Wickre, who is currently the Editorial Director for Twitter and a former Google content strategist. She co-founded "Digital Queers" in the early 1990s, helping connect gay rights groups with technology and each other, and was a site manager for the world's largest LGBT site, planetout.com.

[After broadcast date, you can listen here to a soundfile of the program.]

Diagnosing Yourself With Dr. Google? Get A Second Opinion

Robyn Gee — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Women are twice as likely to consult Google for a health diagnosis as opposed to a real doctor — but apparently one in four women end up misdiagnosing themselves from the information they get on the Internet.

Connecting the Dots: Top news stories for Monday, March 12, 2012

Lisa Ratner — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:12:45 +0000

The Federal Transit Administration has committed $900 million to the Bart Silicon Valley project. This extends the existing Bart system 16 miles south to San Jose. Construction can begin, and if all goes as planned, the extension could be running four years from now...