The importance of resilient connectivity in a seemingly superconnected world

Hanna and Amanda talk to the coordinators of the Taiwan x Arctic Youth Connection project, Hsiang Hsiang Wang and Chiayo Kuo, to learn more about Taiwanese and Norwegian students' experiments with shortwave. On the subject of alternatives to typical internet connections, they also talk about SpaceX's Starlink, and the kinds of spaces these types of communication occupy in today's world. Referenced articles: "Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia," Reuter's reporting from July 2025, and "Musk says steps to stop Russia from using Starlink seem to have worked," their story from February 1 Rti's reporting on the Taiwan x Arctic Youth Connection project can be found right here.