WBEZ's Tech Shift

Chicago Public Media

WBEZ’s way of helping you navigate the fast-changing world of technology and our digital lives (until the robots take over).

Episodes

Twitter restricts access to lawmakers’ deleted tweets

Unlocking the secrets of the bombardier beetle

Exploratory research into the microbiology of human space travel

Thousands to take part in National Day of Civic Hacking

Tech Shift Week in Review: Subsidized internet, new Google gadgetry and supercomputing

Summer STEM resources for Chicago’s kids

Tech Shift: How to select the best summer tech program at the best price

Summer tech program will introduce South and West Side kids to coding

Week in review: Everpurse, tech efforts in healthcare, and the Apple Watch

The ‘Robot Revolution’ begins in Chicago

Israeli organization uses emergency ‘ambucycles’ to cut through traffic

The origins of Bitcoin with Nathaniel Popper

How to upset the downward trend of women in tech

Week in Review: Privacy and Security, Reddit harassment and the Chip computer

Virtual reality meets medicine

Facebook launches “instant articles”

UI Labs opens its hub for advanced manufacturing

What Evanston is learning a month after launching its open data portal

Tech Shift: Uber makes moves, Mayor Emanuel pushes for Chicago taxi app, and unicorns!

Tech Shift: What thunder looks like