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The Spark Guide to Civilization

Each episode in this 10-part series is a deep dive into a single issue in society and how we've managed it over the course of civilization, through technological innovation and design.

CBC Radio · Posted: Jun 28, 2021 9:49 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 19, 2021

Dwindling attention spans, nostalgic pangs, poor sleep habits, and more! (Michelle Parise/CBC)

In this 10-part series from 2020/2021, Spark host Nora Young takes a single issue in society and explores how we've managed it over the course of civilization, through technological innovation and design.

CIVILIZATION
Planning the future of transportation? Think sustainability, social equity, experts say

CIVILIZATION
How the pandemic put building design and ventilation back into the public health conversation

CIVILIZATION
Why we became more nostalgic during the pandemic

CIVILIZATION
It wasn't just you - the pandemic really did make it hard to focus on anything

CIVILIZATION
Individual privacy is a relatively recent idea in human history

CIVILIZATION
We're trapped in an upgrade cycle whether we like it or not

CIVILIZATION
Fifty years of email, the correspondence we love to hate

CIVILIZATION
Waking up in the middle of the night? Thank your pre-industrial ancestors

CIVILIZATION
Computer chips that mimic the brain may be the next big thing in computing

CIVILIZATION
How the invention of the lens helped us see the world more clearly

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