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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Business How Private Are Phone Records? May 19, 2006 • After reports that major phone companies had turned over their callers' records to the National Security Agency, many customers wonder who else could see their records. Last year, a group of companies managed to access cell-phone records for marketing purposes. It now appears that phone companies are getting better at keeping their records private. How Private Are Phone Records? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5417128/5417129" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology E3 2006: Who's Game? May 12, 2006 • The organizers of E3 -- the big trade show for the gaming industry -- tone down the "booth babes," scantily clad women who entice geeky guys to come play. Word is the industry wanted to make the show seem a bit more "family friendly" and open to women.
Media Adult-Film Industry Preps for Feature Downloads May 9, 2006 • The image of a potential moviegoer downloading full-length movies from the Internet and burning them to a DVD is one that gives many Hollywood studio chiefs fits. But for executives in the adult-movie industry, the process is the key to a new business model. Adult-Film Industry Preps for Feature Downloads Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5394081/5394082" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Future: A Tech Preview Chasing a Habitable 'Home of the Future' May 1, 2006 • People love to speculate on what the home of the future will look like -- remember the cartoon the Jetsons? But history is littered with the detritus of failed utopian homes. The latest efforts at high tech homes have to balance gadgetry with livability. Chasing a Habitable 'Home of the Future' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5360871/5370433" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Congress Votes Against Internet Neutrality Bill April 27, 2006 • Congress defeats legislation that would have required all Internet traffic to be treated equally as it moves across the network. Telephone and cable companies want to start charging higher rates for faster and preferential connections. Congress Votes Against Internet Neutrality Bill Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5365854/5365855" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Internet Debate: Preserving User Parity April 25, 2006 • Should the Internet be divided into fast and slow lanes? That's the question at the heart of the debate over "network neutrality." Broadband providers have clashed with Internet and software companies, who are concerned that giving some users preferential treatment for a price effectively shuts out competition. Internet Debate: Preserving User Parity Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5362403/5362404" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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100 Years After the San Francisco Quake Early Reenactment Captured Horror of 1906 Quake April 20, 2006 • Soon after the San Francisco earthquake and fires of 1906, actors in New York City recorded a dramatic reenactment of the disaster on wax cylinders. This "audio theater," called The Destruction of San Francisco, lasted just two minutes but captured the horrors of the catastrophe. Early Reenactment Captured Horror of 1906 Quake Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5352622/5352643" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology HD-DVD Format Makes Public Debut April 17, 2006 • The first High-Definition DVDs go on sale Tuesday. It is the first shot in an emerging format battle among next-generation DVD players. HD-DVD Format Makes Public Debut Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5345489/5345490" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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