Today's Show: Information Overload

By Andrew Walsh on Thursday, September 25, 2008.

Today on Word of Mouth, we clear out the clutter and try to stop the information overload. There’s so much data flying at us every day, the same companies that created our cell phones, Blackberries, and computer systems are now looking at ways to help us sift through all the noise. We’ll take stock of the situation, and we get a historical perspective. (Turns out, this issue may go back to the ice ages.)

This show originally aired June 30th, 2008. Click here to listen to the full show.

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