Technology iPod Digital Music Player Turns Five October 23, 2006 • On this day five years ago, the iPod music player from Apple was introduced. It caught the attention of music lovers, both for what it could do -- allow them to fit much of their music in their pocket -- and for the way it looked. iPod Digital Music Player Turns Five Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6366659/6366660" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Art & Design Artist Kiki Smith: A Profile October 9, 2006 • Artist Kiki Smith is known for her use of female imagery and bold experimental sculptures. Laura Sydell visited the retrospective of Smith's work that is traveling the country, and offers this profile. Artist Kiki Smith: A Profile Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6225036/6225037" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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No Expense Spared at Google October 6, 2006 • I just was visiting Google, where they were in the midst of the company's three-day annual "Zeitgeist" forum: a gathering of high-level business and political leaders. Colin Powell and Al Gore were among the guests. But, I was surprised that everyone wasn't spending their time in the bathrooms. Google's free organic gourmet lunches are famous, but no one's mentioned the bathrooms. Each stall in the woman's room had heated seats (!) and an individual bidet, with its electronic controls on the wall. It was a chilly fall day and I didn't want to leave. Nonetheless, I went out into the cold to listen to Colin Powell speak. And I didn't want to miss my lunch with Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Unfortunately, I must report that lunch -- a cheesy lukewarm lasagna -- was much less spectacular than the bathroom.
Technology Privacy of IM Chats not Guaranteed October 5, 2006 • Rep. Mark Foley has been brought down not by e-mails, but transcripts of instant message (IM) "chats" his underage correspondents saved. Many people haven't thought much about where their IM messages go, and who can read them. Privacy of IM Chats not Guaranteed Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6200960/6200961" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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All Things Considered Tower Records May Fall Before a Deal Is Done October 3, 2006 • Tower Records, which has been for sale for three years, may go out of business. Tower was an oasis of what was known in the trade as "catalog" - a cornucopia of back titles, imports and hard-to-find classics. It all sounds quaint today, now that music fans have virtually every album ever made at their digital fingertips. Tower Records May Fall Before a Deal Is Done Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6189889/6189890" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Yahoo! Donation Prompts Fellowship Controversy September 29, 2006 • A recent decision by the Knight Fellowship at Stanford to take a million dollars from Yahoo! has resulted in arguments among alumni of the program. The fellowship is for journalists working in countries with censorship or other obstacles. But Yahoo's affiliate in China has offered up information to Chinese authorities that put at least two journalists in prison. Yahoo! Donation Prompts Fellowship Controversy Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6165657/6165658" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Plans for WTC Memorial Dogged by Controversy September 10, 2006 • In the years since the Sept. 11 attacks, controversy has marked the plans for a memorial at the World Trade Center site. With so much riding on this memorial -- history, the economic revitalization of lower Manhattan, the need for a mourning place -- ongoing struggles over its design seem likely. Plans for WTC Memorial Dogged by Controversy Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5784992/6041304" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology New Google Service Helps Dodge Traffic Jams September 7, 2006 • Google is beginning to roll out new software that allows cell phone users to get a heads-up on traffic jams, and also provide directions to avoid them. The software isn't compatible with all mobile devices just yet, but Laura Sydell takes the system on a test drive in San Francisco to see whether it lives up to the hype. New Google Service Helps Dodge Traffic Jams Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5781946/5781947" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Movies Israeli Director Deconstructs a Troubled House August 18, 2006 • House, the first significant film by Israeli director Amos Gitai, told the story of a Jerusalem home in Jewish hands that had once been owned by Palestinians. His latest movie, Free Zone,, stars Natalie Portman as an American caught up in Israeli-Palestinian quarrels. Gitai is Israel's most well-known movie director, but his movies are controversial because of the difficult questions he raises. Israeli Director Deconstructs a Troubled House Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5671741/5671742" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Internet Offers Twist on Fictional Motif of Disguise August 5, 2006 • Despite an atmosphere of increased security and monitoring technology, it's never been easier to assume another identity -- at least, for a little while. Filmmakers and writers are finding fodder in the ability to easily diguise oneself online. Internet Offers Twist on Fictional Motif of Disguise Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5617624/5617625" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Video Game Brainwaves Used to Fight ADD July 24, 2006 • Researchers studying Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) are lauding the development of video games that reward focus and concentration by using electrodes to monitor players' brainwaves. Many clinicians are embracing the technology as a useful treatment tool for young patients suffering from ADD. Video Game Brainwaves Used to Fight ADD Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5578292/5578293" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media NBC Plugs into YouTube's Viral Growth June 28, 2006 • YouTube, the wildly popular video-sharing Web site, was an underground phenomenon just a few months ago. Now, with millions of viewers and millions in venture capital, YouTube is entering into a deal with NBC to promote the network's programming on the site. NBC Plugs into YouTube's Viral Growth Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5516885/5516914" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Network Neutrality Issue Unites Political Foes June 8, 2006 • Once again, the old cliche "politics makes strange bedfellows" is proving itself true: The liberal advocacy group Moveon.org is fighting on the same side as the Christian Coalition. That may be the most headline-catching part of an issue with a notably dull name: Network Neutrality. Network Neutrality Issue Unites Political Foes Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5472141/5472142" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Bill Maher Hosts Online Interview Show for Amazon June 5, 2006 • Amazon.com is launching its own online TV show to sell books, music and movies. With comedian Bill Maher as the host, the Internet company's weekly Amazon Fishbowl hopes to make its mark in the late-night talk show landscape with interviews of artists and authors. Bill Maher Hosts Online Interview Show for Amazon Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5451105/5451106" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Future: A Tech Preview The Increasing Power of the Silicon Chip May 22, 2006 • While most consumers never see a silicon chip, they do see the results of their growing power: high-definition television sets, cell phones with cameras, faster and smarter computers. Ever-shrinking chips are not only giving consumers new products, but also helping the scientific community. The Increasing Power of the Silicon Chip Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5418208/5418213" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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