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April 2015

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  • What Google Is Doing to Solve Its Gender Problem April 29, 2015

    Three useful tips for any working woman, or anyone who employs women, from Laszlo Bock, Google&rsquo;s head of Human Resources. (episode)

  • Help us Rename New Tech City April 27, 2015

    We know&nbsp;"New Tech City" sounds like a show&nbsp;about infrastructure, subways, and&nbsp;start-ups. Help us come up with a better, more meaningful fit.&nbsp; (article)

  • Apple Knows You're Sick of Your Phone April 22, 2015

    As the Apple Watch begins to ship, we stop to ask the question: Can more tech decrease our addiction to tech? Hear a conversation with tech writer Farhad Manjoo of the New York Times. (episode)

  • Listeners: So Many Ways to Cook an Avocado April 20, 2015

    Last week, IBM's Watson computing system&nbsp;instructed Manoush and the Sporkful's Dan Pashman&nbsp;to cook an avocado. It was delicious. We wanted more.Thank goodness for our listeners.&nbsp; (article)

  • Here’s What Watson Actually Does (And: Cooked Avocado?) April 15, 2015

    IBM's Watson won&nbsp;Jeopardy. Now, it wants to win your trust&nbsp;in the kitchen&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;and beyond. This week, we test out the premise of cognitive computing. And cook&nbsp;an avocado. (episode)

  • Growing Up Digital: 3 Truths for the Adults April 8, 2015

    We spent weeks talking with teachers, parents, kids and education technology experts all over the country. Here's what we've learned about learning today.&nbsp; (episode)

  • ClassDojo: Do I Want it in My Kid's Class? April 1, 2015

    What data security and privacy&nbsp;obligations do&nbsp;techies have to today's&nbsp;kids? Legally speaking, for the most part, it's what they set for themselves. (episode)