As promised, this week's Technology Podcast is devoid of any news, or non-news as the case may be, related to Michael Jackson. Instead, WTP 250 (Right click here to download and take it with you) has a heavenly host of stories we hope you'll find intriguing. At right is a picture of a page from one of the oldest Christian bibles in the world. It's called the Codex Sinaiticus, and it was written in the 4th century AD. After it was found in a monastery in the Sinai, it's various pages and fragments were scattered to collections across the world. Now, those fragments and pages have been reunited online. I blogged about this a while back, but now, we'll hear an update. It's an interview with the British Library's Head of Collection Care, Helen Shenton. The British Library is one of the partner institutions involved in putting the Codex online. We'll also have updates on two stories we've been following closely in recent weeks. First, the violence in post-election Iran continues, and technology continues to play a critical role. Reporter Cyrus Farivar will update us on the global geeks who are trying to keep the information flowing into and out of the country. We follow that with a look at the violence that has flared in western China, and assess the ways and means that the Chinese government is using to control the way that violence is portrayed. We speak with Xiao Qiang, founder and co-editor of the China Digitial Times. And then we end the podcast with a lovely little story of musical collaboration. The members of Hal and the Big 5 have never actually jammed together. Instead, they've traded music tracks in cyberspace, and then mixed it all together. Too cool.
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