First Mention: Computer Scientists Develop 'Virtual Reality'
Our First Mention feature finds the phrase "virtual reality" on All Things Considered on Aug. 8, 1989.
Digital Life
What Happens When The Online Bully Is A Child With Special Needs
A bullying counselor argues that too often, adults expect kids to navigate the Web with wisdom but without much guidance. For a child with special needs, it can be a powerful yet frightening space.
'I Think That I Shall Never See, A Poem As Lovely As ... One On ATC'
For National Poetry Month, All Things Considered asked listeners to tweet poems of their own — including the rhyme that tops this story. The plot thickened when a high school English class jumped in.
How Can Text Messaging Save Lives?
Activist Nancy Lublin explains how Crisis Text Line, the first 24/7 text line of its kind, has helped millions of people by providing direct support as well as anonymous data about people in crisis.
FCC Votes To Propose New Privacy Rules For Internet Service Providers
The vote, however, was delayed for several hours as regulators negotiated a budget deal on another issue: the expansion of a phone subsidy to begin covering Internet access.
IRS Commissioner Details Growing Problem Of Taxpayer Identity Theft
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with IRS Commissioner John Koskinen about the state of e-tax hacks.
To Catch Someone On Tinder, Stretch Your Arms Wide
How people sit or where their arms and legs are in the images they share loom large in potential daters' calculations, according to experiments involving speed dating and an online dating app.
Apple, Google Ordered To Unlock Smartphones Since At Least 2008
New court records obtained by the ACLU show how the fight between Apple and the FBI in San Bernardino is one of many cases in which the government has asked tech companies to help unlock cellphones.
When You Become The Person You Hate On The Internet
Author Sarah Hepola has complained for years about the random hatred of the Internet. Then, with one careless post, she became part of the problem.
Apple Vs. The FBI: The Unanswered Questions And Unsettled Issues
The FBI isn't saying if it can reuse its mystery digital crowbar to unlock other iPhones. The standoff is likely to be replayed as new technologies become a growing element of criminal investigations.