Technology does most of the basic education that young children need and it doesn’t stop at that. Technology also helps adults learn a lot of
things that may have gone unnoticed in high school.
Podcasts are one of the best ways of learning in this digital age, and I believe that anyone, young or old, should start up a habit of listening to podcasts. So today, we talk about the radios of the modern age and how these shows can teach us more than we could imagine. If you want to use your computer to listen to some podcasts, my recommendation would be to use Zune Player’s Marketplace. But if you don’t have access to the marketplace, Sony’s GO Player would make an excellent replacement. If you plan to listen to podcasts on your Android Phone or Tablet, a handy app called BeyondPod would be the ideal option. For Apple iPhone and iPod users, iTunes has it all.
All of these podcasts are offered free of cost.
Educate yourself. With the introduction of the Internet, knowledge is now more easily accessible than ever, and following podcasts is just one part of it.
Explore the Internet and learn.
WNYC’s RadioLab
Hosted by JadAbumrad and Robert Krulwich, RadioLab is a show about curiosity where the hosts spiral you down a world of bizarre events that incidentally have a scientific reasoning to them. Abumrad and Krulwich are excellent hosts who present their shows in a way that makes it easier even for the non-scientific listeners to easily understand what they are talking about. Well-mixed, the show provides a brilliant audio experience with audio effects and sound bites. Listening to RadioLab is definitely going to introduce one to bizarre things that are taking place in this world, and it will try to explain them. One of my favorite shows, RabioLab is a must-listen.99% Invisible
99% Invisible is a show about design, and how the world around us is not just random but that it is designed. Hosted by Roman Mars, 99% Invisible, staying true to its namesake, is a show about the invisible design that inhabits everything and how this design helps in the working of these things. Mars talks about the almost invisible design that many of us don’t think about and tells us how these design processes are important to the overall working of, for example, forensic science. Mars does an impeccable job with his show and educates us on the unsung elements of designs that drive our lives and our worlds forward.
Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Should Know, hosted by two senior editors at HowStuffWorks.com, Josh Clark and Charles Chuck, is a show about the inner working of different things. It answers small trivial questions like “Do Zombies exist?” “Why do men have nipples?” or “How Vampires work?” Stuff You Should Know scientifically explores these questions and provides you with answers. This podcast is a show about intrigue and will impart information on how things that we have taken as a part of pop culture actually functions, with an in-depth analyses. Stuff You Should Know tackles more important questions as well, like Should We Design Our Kids? Or What Will Happen When We Reach the Singularity?
TED Talks
Probably the most famous of all the podcasts talked about, TED is a visual podcast that works under the slogan “Ideas worth spreading.” TED is a global set of conferences held annually in Long Beach but has been subject to many independently organized events like TEDx Kathmandu. In a world full of ideas, TED is the source where people from different fields and aspects of life come to share ideas with people. They talk about their passion or they explain an idea. TED may not be found on many podcast applications because of its nature, but TED has an application of its own on the Play Store, and for computer viewing, all of its episodes are available for free downloading at ted.com
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