Why Can't 911 Find You If Lyft Can?

Humans started domesticating edible gourds thousands of years ago, but one of today's most popular varieties has been around for less than a century. Learn about the history and science behind butternut squash (plus how big the heaviest on record was) in today's episode of BrainS ...  Show more

In London in the summer of 1858, a Great Stink settled over the city. The sewage from its growing population was baking in the streets -- and infiltrating the city's water supply. Learn how this smelly situation led to some incredible sewer engineering still in use today (plus a ...  Show more

In world where privacy is difficult to come by, how much can you actually trust the apps on your phone? Ex-Hacker and Brand Ambassador for CTRL Group Bastien Treptel talks with Simon Harmaan, the CEO of the Loki Project, a Melbourne-based privacy software foundation about why we ...  Show more

Getting to hospital in a medical emergency, in countries without a centralised ambulance service, can be critically slow. In rapidly urbanising Kenya, Vivienne Nunis meets Caitlin Dolkart – cofounder of Flare; a company which created a technology platform to dispatch ambulances a ...  Show more

Josh and Chuck delve into the world of 911 in today's episode. 

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In recent months, both Apple and Google have made changes to their software that incorporates technology from a company called RapidSOS. Now, when you dial 911 from an iPhone running iOS 12+ and Android 4+, your precise location data will be made available to dispatch operators. ...  Show more