Aired on Monday, December 15: On today’s show, Saadia Muzaffar, tech entrepreneur and CEO of TechGirls Canada, talks about diversity in tech (or the perceived lack thereof). And if you haven’t heard, California is experiencing a serious drought. It’s also the home of that cradle of innovation, We look at what the tech sector is doing to attack the drought.

First up, Jonathan Zittrain of Harvard Law School talks about the implications behind Google News shutting down operations in Spain. And Tony Gallippi, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of BitPay, explains why Bitcoin may become more mainstream … especially now that Microsoft has started accepting it. Plus, how well have you kept up with the week in tech news? It’s time for Silicon Tally. This week, host Ben Johnson takes on Paul Kedrosky, partner at SK Ventures.

First up, host Ben Johnson talks to Marketplace’s Adriene Hill about the Hour of Code and adopting coding in classrooms. And Katharyn White, VP of IBM Global Business Services, talks about the Passenger + app as part of a partnership with Apple. Plus, Mike Isaac, technology reporter at the New York Times, on claims that Uber’s background check policies are not as rigorous as Uber claims they are.

First up, NYT tech columnist Molly Wood talks about a new feature on YouTube that’ll tell content creators what would happen to their video if it contains copyrighted music. Then, Robin Feldman, Director of the Institute for Innovation Law at the University of California Hastings, discusses the implications behind Swedish police’s raid of Pirate Bay’s servers. We’ll also talk to the BBC’s Dave Lee about old laptop batteries powering slums in India.

On today’s show, CNET editor-in-chief Lindsey Turrentine talks about the Samsung Gear and the future of virtual reality consumer products. Then, Lee Rainie, Director of Internet, Science, and Technology Research at Pew Research Center, explains results of a recent study that says Americans feel more well-informed thanks to the Internet. Plus, Airbnb is re-branding itself with a new logo and a print magazine. This is part of a larger effort on the part of the company to increase brand recognition.

First up, Roger Kay, founder and President of Endpoint Technologies Associates, Inc., joins us to talk about how foreign hackers—like, ostensibly, the hackers who took down Sony’s network—might leave digital fingerprints in their wake. And Will Oremus, senior technology writer at Slate.com, talks about how Facebook’s algorithms push news stories to users’ News Feeds … even if the stories being pushed are fake.

Jonathan Zittrain, law professor and co-founder of Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, talks about body-worn cameras and how technology might change the relationship between police officers and communities. And how well have you kept up with the week in tech news? This week, host Ben Johnson takes on with Rusty Foster, who writes the Today in Tabs newsletter for Silicon Tally.

First up on today’s show, NASA is set to launch an unmanned test flight later this week of a craft designed to carry humans. It’s a reminder that the U.S. space program has no way to get astronauts to and from the International Space Station. The preferred option right now is to hitch a ride, often on Russian spacecraft, at a cost of $72 million. Plus, Jeremy Tomlinson, from Kansas City, joins us to talk about his 8 year-old daughter Chloe, who used Made With Code’s tools to program the lights for the White House Christmas tree. And BBC technology reporter Dave Lee talks about startup funerals; events where founders mourn the death of their company and learn from their failures.

Billboard releases the first streaming numbers after deciding to incorporate them into its charts. What will the results mean for music companies and musicians? Plus, Lama Nachman, senior staff researcher in Intel Labs Interaction and Experience Research, joins us to talk about Intel’s approach to designing accessibility technology. And we look at how renewable energy costs compare to fossil fuel costs – and why they’re going down.