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On this week’s podcast, we’ll hear about how Malaysia is using sniffer dogs to root out DVD pirates. Also, Norway thinks long-terms about the disappearance of the world’s plant life. Then, a look at how all of America’s dirty cast-offs find their way to the developing world, via the internet. We’ll also hear about how Wikiscanner is causing a political ruckus in Australia, and just what goes into an out-of-body experience. Good fun.