Economy 'Green' Projects Get Serious; So Does the Money December 29, 2006 • Only a few years ago, the backers of renewable energy projects were known for their idealism rather than their business savvy. No more. Serious venture capital money -- in the billions of dollars -- has poured into alternative energy projects since oil prices started climbing. 'Green' Projects Get Serious; So Does the Money Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6697353/6697354" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Visiting the 'Second Life' World: Virtual Hype? December 26, 2006 • Recently, Federal Judge Richard Posner made an appearance in Second Life, the online community with its own economy. Other visitors to Second Life have included Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig and musician Ben Folds. But is Second Life really that big a deal? Visiting the 'Second Life' World: Virtual Hype? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6682433/6682434" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Religion 'Left Behind' Video Game Draws Fire December 24, 2006 • A video game based on the popular "Left Behind" series of Christian novels draw criticism. The game allows players to be tempted by the forces of evil, convert others to Christianity... or even kill them. 'Left Behind' Video Game Draws Fire Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6669946/6669947" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Art & Design 'Sleeper Cell' Draws Fire for Soft Take on Terrorists December 3, 2006 • The second season of the Showtime series Sleeper Cell"premieres next Sunday. The principle character is a black Muslim FBI agent determined to bring down a terrorist cell in Los Angeles. The show has drawn a range of critics who say it is too sympathetic to the terrorist motivations of Sleeper Cell's characters. 'Sleeper Cell' Draws Fire for Soft Take on Terrorists Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6573786/6573787" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business The Evolving World of Online Classifieds December 3, 2006 • Craig's List, the community-oriented classifieds site, remains one of the most popular places on the Web to search for an apartment, a bicycle, or a kitchen table. Experts estimate there are tens of thousands of sites on the Web for job seekers, house hunters, and every other kind of seeker. The Evolving World of Online Classifieds Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6572661/6572662" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Microsoft's Zune Bids for Piece of iPod's Turf November 14, 2006 • After watching Apple dominate the portable mp3 player market, Microsoft offers its challenge to the iPod: the Zune, which is being released today. In addition to its built-in radio, the Zune offers the ability to share songs with other Zune owners wirelessly. Microsoft's Zune Bids for Piece of iPod's Turf Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6487340/6487341" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education Video Game Programs Look for New Ways to Use Games November 14, 2006 • This year, the University of Southern California enrolled its first class of undergraduate students who will major in video-game development. The school is not the first major university to have a program in video games. But the curriculum is not all about car races and shootouts. Video Game Programs Look for New Ways to Use Games Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6484624/6484625" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Sony, Nintendo Stake Different Video Game Bets November 13, 2006 • Sony and Nintendo are introducing their new game console platforms within a week of each other. The PlayStation 3 and the Wii represent different strategies for achieving big holiday sales. The stakes are especially high for Sony, whose PlayStation Portable was trounced by the Nintendo DS during the last round of format wars. Sony, Nintendo Stake Different Video Game Bets Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6479565/6479566" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Google Raises the Stakes for Amateur Videos November 4, 2006 • Google and other Web sites have begun paying for amateur videos. The impetus was a popular film showing the explosive relationship between Mentos and Diet Coke. Google Raises the Stakes for Amateur Videos Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6433980/6433981" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Microsoft to Work with Novell's Linux November 3, 2006 • Microsoft and Novell have been, and still are, bitter business rivals. However, they have reached an agreement that will allow Windows to work with the open source Linux system used by rival Novell. Microsoft to Work with Novell's Linux Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6427409/6427410" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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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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