The strange and wonderful way art has helped us navigate our digital lives over the past 15 seasons of Spark.

Many of the things we once "owned" have become a subscription or a service. Does that mean the whole idea of "ownership" is changing? Will we even *own* anything in a few decades?

A new crop of innovators are using digital platforms to address housing equity, from improving mortgage terms to providing homelessness resources. But do technical answers work for social questions?

This week, a look at the evolution of search engines - and whether alternatives to all-powerful Google may take hold, or at least force it to adapt to growing privacy concerns.

What will "work" look like in 30 years? Will robots do most of our jobs? What will the rest of us do? Will there be physical offices or will we work entirely in the metaverse? Will we even need money?

Understanding the long term trajectory of disruption: how it's changed—and continues to change— society and the way we interact with technology. (This episode first aired in January 2021, and has been updated to reflect that.)

In recent weeks, there have been several cyber attacks on Canadian healthcare institutions. What makes them such a target and what can we do to better protect vital health data?

A look at the boom in mental health tech and the limits to fixing mental health gaps. And, how we can design mental health tech tools that work for underserved and marginalized populations?

How will we experience music in the year 2050? Will we have speakers permanently implanted in our ears? Will we even need ears? Three experts—a musician, an engineer and a historian—offer their thoughts.

A look at the impact of noise on our mental and physical well-being, and how to tackle it. And, how our brains create meaning from the sounds we hear.