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147. Mic Drop: The problem with the Nigerian economy has nothing to do with crypto
Before Nigerian authorities detained two mid-level Binance executives back in February, they were telling anyone who would listen that the cryptocurr…
2 years, 2 months ago
146. SPECIAL FEATURE: 'Modi's India' from Understood
In the latest season of Understood from CBC, Mumbai-based journalist Salimah Shivji examines how Modi went from being barred from the US, to becoming…
2 years, 2 months ago
145. Mic Drop: Could an analysis of sound help save the Jaguar in Costa Rica?
From an encore episode of Mic Drop. Everyone is talking about the power of Al in conservation, but a professor at Arizona State University has found …
2 years, 2 months ago
144. Generative AI: Is it creative or just copying the rest of us?
In an encore episode, we look at the tension between AI and the work of humans from which it learns. Media companies like the New York Times and a ro…
2 years, 2 months ago
143. Mic Drop: Bellingcat’s Eliot Higgins wants to change the relationship you have with information.
Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins has been working with young people not just to show them how to sort fact from fiction, but to give them a reason to…
2 years, 2 months ago
142. Meet Antibot4Navalny: the mysterious researchers exposing Russia’s war on truth.
Antibot4Navalny is a small but mighty group of anonymous researchers calling out Russian disinformation — and punching way above their weight.
Learn …2 years, 3 months ago
141. Legislative solutions for deepfake abuse finally begin to take shape
Omny Miranda Martone has been working with a handful of Washington lawmakers for more than a year on legislation that would put an end to the impunit…
2 years, 3 months ago
140. Are solutions to deepfake abuse finally coming into focus?
After years of shouting into the wind about deepfakes and deepfake porn, we take a look at some possible solutions that offer not just deterrence but…
2 years, 3 months ago
139. Mic Drop: GhostSec’s quest for redemption: their leader claims their life of crime is over.
The GhostSec hacktivist group used to be known for its cyberattacks against terrorist groups like ISIS. Then, last year, the group took an unexpected…
2 years, 3 months ago
138. Almost every cyber attack begins with a key ingredient: an Infostealer
Infostealers commit close to the perfect crime. They sneak into your computer, grab your logins, passwords, and anything of value, and then delete th…
2 years, 3 months ago