Sunday, May 06, 2007

My new thing...

I recently discovered podcasts. According to Wikipedia, a podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers.

They have proven to be a very efficient way for me to keep up to date with the news. They range in length and content, from 5 to more than an hour. Among my favorites are:

* NPR: Wait Wait... Don't tell me (weekly)
* New York Times Front Page (every weekday)
* CNN: Anderson Cooper (every weekday)
* AAAS: The Science Podcast
* BBC: Documentary Archive
* The Onion Radio News

And there are others...

There is a good summary of the report of published by the National Academies Press, Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering.

Well, all I can say now is... ENJOY! :)