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Challenges Accessing Broadband Service Highlight of Congressional Hearing
Story air date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
People living in a city may take broadband Internet service for granted. But in many rural areas, broadband service is hard or even impossible to obtain. The problem was a topic of a recent congressional field hearing in Springfield, Ill. Illinois Public Media’s Jim Meadows reports.
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business • economy • government • United States • technology • internetBrooke Gladstone on the Media
Story air date: Friday, June 10, 2011
Brooke Gladstone, co-host of NPR's "On the Media," is out with a media manifesto in comic book form where she plays the lead character. The book is titled “The Influencing Machine." In it, Gladstone attempts to educate people on how to become smarter consumers and shapers of the media. She spoke with Illinois Public Media's Sean Powers.
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media • people • technology • internetDigital World Re-Shapes Learning in Chicago
Story air date: Friday, April 08, 2011
Digital technology and video games have a big impact on many kids’ lives—and some believe they could play a bigger role in education. As Illinois Public Radio's Linda Lutton reports, Chicago is getting a new school that some think might be a window into the future of learning.
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education • technology • internetNational Center for Supercomputing Applications Turns 25
Story air date: Tuesday, March 01, 2011
The foundation for many of the world’s most powerful computers is housed at the University of Illinois. The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) started 25 years ago using computer systems like the Cray X-MP/24. Back then it was an industry standard, but it doesn’t even come close to the processing speeds of today’s models. The center set another world standard by releasing Mosaic, a pre-cursor to the web browser. The NCSA marks its 25th anniversary this year, and Illinois Public Media’s Sean Powers spoke to the center’s director Thom Dunning about the organization’s contributions to science and technology.
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economy • history • technology • internet • University of IllinoisBeatles Course Popular on iTunes U
Story air date: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
A longtime instructor of a course on The Beatles has greatly boosted his student base… and popularity… via the web. University of Illinois at Springfield Communication and Liberal Studies professor Michael Cheney has taken his love for the Fab Four and condensed it into a series of on-line lectures. Illinois Public Media’s Jeff Bossert talked with Cheney about his Beatles course, and a podcast that’s drawing fans worldwide.
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