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Generation #DigitalDisruptor
Matt Berger Nov 17, 2011
Over the past 30 years, digital technologies have up-ended all corners of business and industry, making some obsolete and inventing new ones all together. Here's the view from those of us who grew up digital.
No Internet, no grade
John Moe Nov 7, 2011
Idaho just became the first state to require that all high school students must earn at least two credits from online courses. The new rule, which...
The Internet weighs as much as a strawberry
Marc Sanchez Nov 1, 2011
On today's show, we told you about how a fully loaded Kindle weighs a bit more than one with no books on it. How much more? A billionth OF a...
The power to run the Internet
Adriene Hill Oct 27, 2011
Efficiency efforts to bring down global computing power consumption may be better pointed elsewhere.
Freakonomics: Why crime continues to fall during a bad economy
Stephen Dubner Nov 10, 2011
Conventional wisdom says a bad economy leads to increased crime. But Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt tell us why that's not true.
Two students on the drawbacks to social networking
Sep 30, 2011
College junior Asha Richardson and high school student Bianca Brooks discuss online privacy and whether they would ever leave social networking sites.
Facebook is tracking you whether you're logged on, logged off, or not even a Facebook user
John Moe Nov 16, 2011
Facebook is all about sharing. The new version of the site will spill the beans on the music you listen to and the articles you read. Meanwhile, the company is collecting more information on you than you may have realized.
Net neut rules hit the books today
Larissa Anderson Sep 23, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission's rules on net neutrality are finally official. The rules state that Internet Service Providers can't prefer...
Solving Problems, One Song at a Time
Adriene Hill Sep 22, 2011
Need to unload? Or want to help out the emo boy on the bus? Emotional Bag Check is a website that lets strangers suggest songs to cheer other...
Chinese counterfeiters churn out fake U.S. IDs
Tony Arnold Sep 22, 2011
High-quality printing plants have been making knock-off cigarettes and over-the-counter drugs for years, and are now getting into state drivers licenses. Customs officials have seized thousands.
