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Voicebox takes takes a look at the power and pervasiveness of the human voice in shaping our everyday world. Hosted by Ezra Zaid, Voicebox examines the impact of this uniquely human instrument and the role it plays in making and breaking the bonds between us.

This week, Intel's Lama Nachman explains how developing Stephen Hawking's new speech system resulted in the creation of a remarkable open-source project that allows Intel to work with researchers and  how it can help bridge the gap between assistive technologies and the general public.

 Mattel has rolled out a new line of diverse Barbies with different skin tones, eye colours, and body shapes. We consider if this is a positive move for children’s body image, and speak to three new mothers at the station about whether they are fans of the new dolls.

Join us as we spin you our weekly collection of jazz music, sweeping across multiple sub-genres, comprising of both contemporary & classic compositions.

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0:00 - The Bad Plus & Joshua Redman - As The Moment Slips Away

8:06 - Derrick Hodge & Common - Live Today

12:13 - Kenny Dope - Get On Down

15:55 - Submotion Orchestra - Kimono

21:24 - BADBADNOTGOOD - Speaking Gently

25:26 - Tennyson - Fault Line

30:13 - Robert Glasper Trio - Alone Toghether

40:40 - Marcus Stickland's Twi Life - Lilt

49:12 - Patrick Cornelius - Maybe Steps

There are about 50 different types of lysosomal storage diseases (LSD). LSDs are life-threatening and the average lifespan of patients does not exceed 20 years. Enzyme replacement therapy is now available for seven types of LSDs but each individual ERT cost averages about RM1 million a year. Hear all about lysosomal diseases, why treatment is so costly and how everyone can help.

Everywhere in the world people are living longer, and an ageing population is bound to change our society in many ways. Is Malaysia prepared to cope with the needs of her elders? We speak to Professor Nathan Vytialingam, an Advisor and past President of the Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society, and who also sits on the advisory panel of the Global Coalition on Aging, to explore how we should address the changing attitudes towards older people and their needs and to discuss what makes an age-friendly city.

Last November, Terengganu made headlines when it became the first state in Malaysia to issue a fatwa prohibiting the illegal hunting of wildlife. A five-minute film called ‘Harimau Selamanya’, was made to highlight the need to protect our environment in the context of Islam, with a special focus on the plight of the Malayan tiger. We discuss the film and wildcat conservation efforts with Dr. Reuben Clements, the co-founder of the non-profit research group Rimba, who is also and the lead researcher of Project Harimau Selamanya, and Harun Rahman, the producer and Director of the ‘Harimau Selamanya’ short film.

Majority of businesses today have an online presence but sadly not many think about safeguarding their information from automated bots. Apart from business impact, bot traffic can reduce site performance for users and increase IT costs for the company. We speak to John Ellis, Chief Strategies Cyber Security for Akamai Technologies about a recently announced service called Akamai Bot Manager.

We get you out of bed, to your first cup of coffee or to your first destination of your day with thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping all our lives.

What makes a person join, stay or leave a company? We explore the mechanics of dissecting employee engagement with Dr. J M Sampath the Managing Director of Arpitha Associates, a company that develops solutions and systems to understand individual and organizational development. 

Waze is an Israel-based mapping and navigation company, which was acquired by Google in 2013 for over $1 billion.

Malaysia is the biggest Waze markets in the region, with over 2.5 million monthly active users in KL alone. So why has Waze done so well in Malaysia? Amir Mirzaee, Business Development Lead for APAC, EU & US for Waze, joins us on the Breakfast Grille to discuss the reasons.