Notes from the Electronic Cottage 2/16/17

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Think self-driving cars are examples of amazing technology? They are but there even more amazing examples of human-machine interaction on the horizon which suggest that we are entering a time when machines and people are going to interact more and more directly and deeply. What kind of world are we creating? Here are some early glimpses.

WERU Special 2/15/17: Refugees, education and child labor

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe

The program describes the dangerous and expensive journey of refugees fleeing the war-torn lands of Syria and Iraq. It introduces three refugees living and waiting in Athens, Greece, sharing the challenges they face and their hopes for the future. The program also shares the perspective of a child laborer in Kabul, who sells onions on the street to help earn money for his family.

Guests:
Nour Ahmad
Yasmin (pseudonym)
Ibrahim
and Shazad

Orange House (Zaatar NGO) Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/zaatarngo/