Behavior : All Tech Considered Tracking how technology — from the simplest tools like pencils, to the most advanced artificial intelligence — is affecting and changing our individual habits, but also group behavior and society.
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Should texting be allowed at some movie screenings? Brand New Images/Getty Images hide caption
Clash Of The Screens: Should Movie Theaters Allow Texting? AMC Says Maybe
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A Real-Life Tax Scam: This Is What IRS Phone Fraud Sounds Like
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Children with special needs often feel targeted by peers at school. Social media can be a powerful tool to fight back. Martin Dimitrov/Getty Images hide caption
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Justin Worst, Marlo Webber and Jes Waldrip show off an LED light implant. Grindhouse Wetware calls it the Northstar. Courtesy of Ryan O'Shea hide caption
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Some researchers say we're losing our critical thinking and memory skills by relying on search engines. Stuart Kinlough/Ikon Images/Getty Images hide caption
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The Yik Yak app allows users to post anonymous messages, and to read anonymous messages posted in their current location. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption
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IBM's Watson analyzes a Twitter account of an unnamed user, breaking down needs, values and five personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism (aka emotional range). IBM hide caption
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Dr. Thomas Furness (left) in one of the labs stretched throughout a nondescript house in Seattle that's home to his RATLab. Gil Aegerter/KUOW hide caption
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There are a lot of ways to donate to a cause online. While using social media may help in promotion, it may not be the most effective way to get people to actually give. Tomacco/Getty Images hide caption
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Monitored by researchers and cameras, a study participant drives while using hands-free technology. New AAA research found that these technologies are distracting even after they're used. Dan Campbell/American Automobile Association hide caption
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A cable box on top of a television in Philadelphia. One analyst finds that economics is the key driver behind the growing phenomenon of "cord-nevers," people who never subscribed to cable or satellite TV. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
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The rise of ad blockers threatens the business model that drives much of the Internet economy. Danae Munoz/Ikon Images/Getty Images hide caption
With Ad Blocking Use On The Rise, What Happens To Online Publishers?
Wednesday
That little red "message" light may not be as ubiquitous in offices as it used to be. Photo illustration: Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption
Businesses Are Hanging Up On Voice Mail To Dial In Productivity
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In the face-to-face interview process, research shows that managers tend to hire applicants who are similar to them on paper. Bjorn Rune Lie/Getty Images/Ikon Images hide caption