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Next-gen augmented reality will target human sensorium | Feb 15 2017 | Wayne MacPhail | When most of us think of augmented reality, thanks to Google, we think of dorky glasses. But what about the other senses? What if they were augmented and all those augmentations worked in concert?

Defending social movements against digital threats | Feb 8 2017 | Scott Neigh | Dmitri Vitaliev talks about eQualit.ie, a Montreal-based organization that works on digital security issues for social movements and human rights groups.

The social media fight against Trump is a modern battle of the presses | Feb 8 2017 | Wayne MacPhail | The most powerful battalions battling against Trump's frightening presidency -- fuelled by the hard work of the press -- are fighting it out on social media.

Corporations: For better or worse | Feb 8 2017 | Daryn Caister | New court decision against Monsanto building in California. Also a new breakthrough in flexible, printable solar cells could help bring cheap renewable energy to 1.3 billion people.

How community broadband can deliver faster, cheaper Internet for all Canadians | Feb 1 2017 | David Christopher, Digital Freedom Update | A landmark ruling from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has thrown the door open for communities across Canada to take their digital future into their own hands.

Lies, truth and alternative facts: Trump's bad weekend | Jan 25 2017 | Wayne MacPhail | Over the course of one weekend the press has realized the game has changed, social media killed it with savage, pointed satire and fact-checking of Trump's press secretary shredded his credibility.

How to resist Trump(ism) | Jan 23 2017 | Daryn Caister | We discuss ideas for how to resist the incoming Trump inauguration. Stefan shares some ideas sent in to us by listeners. Daryn also suggests some tempting options that you should absolutely NOT do.

The robots are coming... for our jobs | Jan 18 2017 | Wayne MacPhail | When we think about robots, we worry that, like Transformers, they will be hulking, dangerous machines. But what if they are more subtle? What if they just steal our jobs?

Top 10 ways you helped save the Internet in 2016 | Jan 14 2017 | David Christopher | As we face the challenges of 2017, let's all be inspired by these amazing examples of how you helped save the Internet last year

Notice and what? Explaining the copyright 'Notice Trio' | Jan 11 2017 | Ruth Coustick-Deal | Notice and…takedown? Staydown? Notice? We explain what these phrases mean and why they're vital to the fight for free expression in 2017.

Legislating against 'fake news' leads us down a path to censorship | Jan 10 2017 | Meghan Sali | The fake news phenomenon is taking over the airwaves. But what does "fake news" even mean? Is it possible to legislate against it without sending us down a censorship rabbit hole?

AirPods are not just earphones -- they're a metaphor of the future | Jan 4 2017 | Wayne MacPhail | If all you do is consider AirPods earphones, you limit your ability to think expansively about what they could be, and what they presage.

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