NPD Party activists hold up German flags in the Hellersdorf-Marzahn district of Berlin last month, as they protest a new home for asylum seekers. Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Cranky, Meet Pants: Peter Riegert and Martin Mull play the fathers of Seth Green and Giovanni Ribisi in Dads. It's only the most problematic of several new fall shows involving crotchety old folks. Jennifer Clasen/Fox Broadcasting Co. hide caption

Differences in brain chemistry can affect an individual's likelihood of weight gain. Katherine Streeter for NPR hide caption

The final countdown: It's time to figure out how insurance through the health exchanges will work for you. Katherine Streeter for NPR hide caption

Apple's fingerprint technology is an effort to combat smartphone theft. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption

A 60-foot section of pipe is lowered into a trench during construction of the Gulf Coast Pipeline in Prague, Okla., in March. The Gulf Coast Pipeline, a 485-mile crude oil line, is part of the Keystone XL project and will run from Cushing, Okla. to Nederland, Texas. Although this southern stretch of the pipeline is nearly finished, the northern stretch is still under study. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

Carlos Mesquita (left) and Filipe Preto invented Vem aí a Troika (Here Comes the Troika), a satirical card game that pokes fun at Portugal's economic crisis and its creditors. Lauren Frayer hide caption