Nora Young has a love hate relationship with technology, culture, and armchair sociology, which she pursues on CBC Radio, on television, in print, and online.
Nora started with CBC as the founding host and a producer of Definitely Not the Opera, where she was a frequent commenter on technology and popular culture. She creates miniseries and documentaries for shows such as Ideas , and is the technology columnist for CBC Radio afternoon shows.
February 8th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Two outstanding recent interviews – Change Camp and the game for PS3 "Flower." Both reflect values I believe are vital to human survival.
Thanks
David
David Thorn
Calgary, AB
February 10th, 2009 at 9:26 am
[...] in my overgrown playlist, and serendipity showed its face. Spark episode 64 came up, and the great Nora Young (CBC again, sorry ) was interviewing Ben Terrett, one of the guys behind this: Photo by Flickr [...]
February 11th, 2009 at 11:03 am
[...] to more about how technology affects our lives and the way we live? Listen to Nora Young’s show. She’s the host of CBC Radio’s Spark, co-produced with Elizabeth Bowie and [...]
February 14th, 2009 at 12:10 am
Hi Nora…Great segment on "Twitter" that you participated in with Fred Langdon on NewsWorld this Friday (Feb.13, 2009). Fred pointed out that Twitter just may be a complete waste of time. After several discussions about the internet, I am convinced that there is a distinct generational gap between those who view internet-based communications as important and those who think its a waste of time. It reminds me of the condescending giggle some of my elderly relatives give me when I send emails from my Apple MacBook. They are not sold on the need for cell phones let alone emails. Every generation has its tools of choice.
February 28th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
[...] gave the second keynote presentation at Northern Voice 2009 (following a great presentation by Nora Young, who delivered a live-performance radio show that wonderfully got the conference [...]
March 11th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
[...] started off with CBC’s Nora Young, who delivered a brilliant keynote address that focused on the ways in which technology affects the [...]
March 15th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
[...] in just a few words is hard so I’ll pretend I’m on Twitter and give you the highlights: Nora Young’s keynote was awesome and I’m slightly embarrassed that I haven’t been following [...]
March 16th, 2009 at 9:35 am
[...] Wednesday, Feb. 18, a couple of friends and I had the opportunity to interview the CBC’s Nora Young. We were on assignment for our Online PR class with the intention of creating a podcast on the [...]
March 25th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
[...] can learn more about Nora on her Spark [...]
March 26th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
[...] Social Circle will be moderated by Nora Young of CBC Radio’s Spark and [...]
March 31st, 2009 at 12:49 pm
[...] also be participating on a panel called “The Social Circle” which will be moderated by Nora Young of CBC Radio’s Spark and [...]
March 31st, 2009 at 1:22 pm
[...] also be participating on a panel called “The Social Circle” which will be moderated by Nora Young of CBC Radio’s Spark and [...]
June 12th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Yup. Beautiful… Amazing. And the show's pretty good too.
June 12th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
[...] Nora Young, host of CBC’s Spark and keynote speaker extraordinaire, spoke to us about ethics in the quickly changing landscape of communication technology. She compared the cultural shift occasioned by web 2.0 technology to the advent of direct-dial phone calls. Just as pioneer phonecallers once had to give some serious thought about how they would announce themselves to the person answering their call—should I say hello or ahoy?—Nora argues that we as pioneering web 2.0 users are having to think hard about how we use and communicate information on the web. While the internet signals the end of information scarcity (at least for those of us with access to it), she asks us, what is the quality of that information? How carefully do we evaluate it’s accuracy? And to what extent are we exposed to information that challenges our assumptions when we gravitate to the news and views we want to read? Nora challenged to us to participate in creating online relationships and content that allow readers see the inner workings of content creation and to contribute themselves—the very essence of web 2.0. Yet, and perhaps more importantly, she also challenges us to strive in this work for “balanced collaboration complemented by an individual depth of research.” The lure of surveying only the most appealing or readily available sources is strong, but deeper and more extensive research is crucial for making the internet a reliable and flexible source of information. Although information is no longer scarce, it is still suspect. Facts may no longer be fixed and true; they may instead be “fluid and true for now,” but this means that we must be more vigilant about the accuracy and relevance of the information we create, disseminate, and accept as true, not less so. And so, Nora argues, like those phone-dialing pioneers of yore, we too are choosing how it is that we announce ourselves online: “Hello or Ahoy?” Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Question to writers and editors, Natural Language or Second Language?WWW and LanguageGmail adds email translation features: Is this helpful?Hangman, Spare that Word: The English Purge Their Language [...]
June 16th, 2009 at 7:40 am
She's absolutely awesome. Can't we just get more technology-interested women like her on TV? Please…
June 28th, 2009 at 9:14 am
[...] Nora Young is host of Spark. Spark is a CBC show, a blog and a community of sorts. Check it out at cbc.ca/spark. [...]
September 20th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Nora Young has the best voice for radio I have ever heard! Her voice has the qualities of an exquisite wine with a rich seductiveness, but also resonates confidence and authority. I could listen to her say anything, even reading the back of a shampoo bottle.
Spark is a wonderful show. I am so glad to be able to hear Nora's dulcet tones on a regular basis once more.