Taiwan's open data, the ADA's legacy, and a robo hair cut

In the first segment [1:50-12:55], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories:

• Taiwan's digital minister Audrey Tang leverages open data in the fight against Covid (Andrew Leonard, WIRED) https://bit.ly/39opznI / (Eric Jaffe, Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/39paL8p
• The most important bike technology is … street design (Eric Jaffe / Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/2CDgonE

In the second segment [13:15-21:55], the hosts talk to architect and accessibility consultant Karen Braitmayer about the state of accessible architecture 30 years after the passing of the ADA. (Michael Kimmelman, NYT) https://nyti.ms/32RaVEr

And in the final segment [22:00-24:30], the hosts share what made them smile this week.

• Real-Time Crowding Info Helps Boston's Bus Riders (Transit Center) https://bit.ly/2CYkjuV
• Engineer makes robot to cut his hair (Digg) https://bit.ly/3eWPdkA