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Popular Mechanics
December 21, 2007
Matt Sullivan |
Ethanol Hype, Wiretapping Woes, eVoting and More: Podcast As President Bush signs the new energy bill into law, we crunch the numbers on corn-based fuels.   |
National Defense
February 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Military Report's New Take on Katrina Debacle A recent report by the U.S. Joint Forces Command says that after a disaster like Katrina, the government is judged by how the media tells the story and not by the actual chain of events that occurred. |
National Defense
January 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Coast Guard Reorganizes in Anticipation of Future Threats The Coast Guard is standing up a new disaster response command and is using lessons learned from 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina for guidance. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2006
Courtney E. Howard |
Coast Guard adopts F4W and Crystal Group solution for Hurricane Katrina relief effort The U.S. Coast Guard, just two days after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the South, called on telecom F4W to solve a critical communications problem at the Joint Naval Air Station in Belle Chase, La. |
Popular Mechanics
April 16, 2008
Matt Sullivan |
Building Smarter Bridges, Thinking Beyond Hybrids and Flying With Gadgets: Podcast High-tech solutions for the next generation of bridges... A plug-in car with an onboard micro-generator... In-flight Wi-Fi... A parachute tester who puts Point Break to shame... |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2008
Wilson & Kliger |
Learning From Katrina Hurricane Katrina can teach engineers a lot about the unintended impact of technology as well as what can be done to prepare for the next catastrophe. |
Popular Mechanics
April 28, 2008
Matt Sullivan |
Inside Lost's High-Tech Mythology, Iron Man's Flying Suit and Summer Blockbuster Rumors: Geeks Go to Hollywood PODCAST Modern revival for science fiction technology... Interview with Lost staff members regarding technology used for Season 4... The real origin of Iron Man's digital suit... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2006
Courtney E. Howard |
Coast Guard San Francisco Investigates Communications Systems for Crisis Events The U.S. Coast Guard Sector in San Francisco and other military agencies are investigating technologies to build ad-hoc emergency communications systems quickly in the wake of disasters like Hurricane Katrina that bring down commercial telephone, radio, and computer networks. |
Popular Mechanics
November 21, 2007
Matt Sullivan |
Airport Headaches, Clean Diesel, M.C. Hammer and More: Podcast Download this podcast on how iPhone can stop flight delays, why hybrids may have to watch their backs, and a behind the scenes look at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. |
Popular Mechanics
December 7, 2007
Matt Sullivan |
America's New Surveillance Society: Podcast Every day we're being watched a little bit more by our government. Here are some suggestions on how to watch back. |
National Defense
November 2009
Wright & Magnuson |
Coast Guard Testing Next Generation of Ice Rescue Boats Coast Guard personnel conducting ice rescues on the frozen rivers and lakes near Detroit will have a new specialized airboat to try out this winter. |
National Defense
December 2012
Valerie Insinna |
Hurricane Sandy Puts New National Guard Command Mechanism to Work As Hurricane Sandy moved toward the East Coast at the end of October, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and affected governors agreed to appoint dual status commanders who could direct federal and National Guard forces. |
Popular Mechanics
June 30, 2008
Matt Sullivan |
Top Gear Comes to America, Gaming Movies Turn Sour & Tom Green Warms Up to the Web: B-List Goes Bust PODCAST A sneak peak at NBC's adaptation of Top Gear... Director Uwe Boll and his bad video-game based movies... Comedian Tom Green gains popularity from the web... |
OCC Bulletin
June 15, 2006 |
Disaster Planning This bulletin transmits the booklet, "Lessons Learned From Hurricane Katrina: Preparing Your Institution for a Catastrophic Event," developed by the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council member agencies. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2008
Joanna Borns |
Cave Rescuer: This is My Job The 38-year-old has performed 80 rescues since 1985. When he's not saving lives he's running a company that sells caving equipment. |
Popular Mechanics
February 1, 2008
Matt Sullivan |
Space Invaders, Super Bowl Tech, the New Fountain of Youth and More: Podcast NASA questioning new moon plan... New presidential policies... New anti-aging drugs... Technology for football... etc. |
Geotimes
January 2006
Linda Rowan |
The Rise and Fall of FEMA With the threat of terrorism still high, more hurricanes expected in the near future, unpredictable earthquakes, and significant population growth in high-risk regions, federal disaster preparedness and response have never been more important. |
Popular Mechanics
January 5, 2008
Matt Sullivan |
CES & Detroit Auto Show Previews, Primary Polling Geeks & More On the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show, our gadget tester looks into his crystal ball to find the first Google Android phone, Intel pocket PCs and the end of the DVD format war on the very near horizon. |
Entrepreneur
July 2008
Chris Penttila |
Ready for Anything Make sure your business is fully prepared for when disaster strikes. In fact, having a disaster plan can actually help your business grow during good times. |
Financial Advisor
October 2005
Evan Simonoff |
Editor's Note - When It Rains, It Pours The New Orleans debacle spawned a natural but unseemly wave of recriminations from a public that was suddenly ashamed of what happened, and divided the country. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2009
Chris Hill |
A Conversation With Jonah Lehrer Check out our latest podcast, featuring the author of "How We Decide." He focuses on the psychology of investing. |
National Defense
November 2005
Lawrence P. Farrell |
Preparation Is Key to Disaster Response Amidst the outrage and finger-pointing that followed Katrina, several lawmakers and homeland security experts called for the federal government to make the Defense Department the lead agency for disaster response. |
Popular Mechanics
November 9, 2007
Matt Sullivan |
The Android Effect, Robot Cars, Recycling 2.0 and More: Podcast Self-driving vehicles, future cellphone designs, and dealing with your garbage are discussed on a streaming audio file. |
Popular Mechanics
January 20, 2010
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Lessons for U.S. Preparedness From Haiti Relief Efforts: Analysis Nobody cares more about helping you and your family in time of disaster than, well, you. So it makes sense for you to be prepared to take care of yourself. |
Searcher
June 2006
Piper & Ramos |
A Failure to Communicate: Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina The Katrina disaster was exacerbated by poor communications. Some help was provided by the Internet, but it was also a breeding round for Katrina-related scams. |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 28, 2006 |
BS&T Blogosphere The Tech Vendor Landscape: More or Less... Outsourcing Gaining Ground... Patience Is Still a Virtue... Job Hunting... Hurricane Lessons Learned?... etc. |
Reason
December 2005
Matt Welch |
They Shoot Helicopters, Don't They? How journalists spread rumors during Katrina: Reporters failed to exercise enough skepticism in passing along secondhand testimony from victims (who often just parroted what they picked up from the rumor mill), and they were far too eager to broadcast as fact apocalyptic statements from government officials. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Paula J. Kelly |
Meeting the Needs When two devastating hurricanes struck the Gulf Coast in less than a month, it was clear that the response from the philanthropic community would need to be as unprecedented as the disaster. |
Managed Care
October 2005
Michael S. Victoroff |
What Katrina Teaches Us About Rules & Structures A defining canon of managed care is "Getting the right treatment to the right person at the right time." Katrina demonstrated how fragile this proposition is under conditions of extreme social disorganization. |
Energize
September 2005
Susan J. Ellis |
The Silver Lining of Disaster Despite all the mismanagement in the Gulf Coast rescue and relief effort, the bright spots of news reporting are what people are doing to help one another. In the long term, volunteer work in response to this crisis may bring our country together in ways we can't imagine. |
Popular Mechanics
January 17, 2008
Matt Sullivan |
MacWorld Fallout, Robot Watch, Chinese Invasions and More: Podcast Apple's next brilliant design... The good, bad, and ugly of recent robot news... China joins the automotive industry... The Army's top jet-fighter test pilot... |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2006 |
Unprepared for Disaster Last year, the U.S. was hit by a record 28 hurricanes and, with the first anniversary of Katrina coming up next month, financial advisors who sell insurance might want to take a good look at the small business market. |
CRM
November 1, 2005
Marshall lager |
When Disaster Strikes Emergency services operate like any other business; those with weak communication and slow response to customer needs fail while good CRM practices can greatly improve an organization's ability to take care of its customers and improve the bottom line. In this case, the bottom line is lives saved. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2009
Chris Hill |
A Conversation With Author James Fallows What's new on The Motley Fool weekly podcast. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 12, 2005 |
Readers Respond: What are the Lessons of New Orleans? I believe the major difference between a public and private sector response to a crisis is... The Katrina disaster offers many lessons and opportunities... As I see it there were two disasters, one natural and the other bureaucratic... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
April 1, 2008
Matt Sullivan |
Next-Gen Inventions, CIA Gadget Building, Baseball Science and More: Podcast Inventions that you can use at home... Spy technology... A look at micro-cars... The science behind steroids... etc. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2005
Roy Lewis |
Deadlines Extended for Katrina Victims For affected taxpayers, Sept. 15 filings are now due Oct. 31. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2008
Wilson & Keliger |
Flood or Hurricane Protection?: The New Orleans Levee System and Hurricane Katrina Why was the New Orleans levee system so vulnerable to failure in Hurricane Katrina? |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Your Own Personal Hurricane The unexpected happens. Whether it's a natural disaster, a financial one, or some other kind, you'd do well to be prepared. As many Hurricane Katrina victims are realizing now, insurance can be critical. |
