For Speaking Her Mind Online, A Woman In India Can Face Threats
Threats of rape and death are common. And the response from the police might be, well, you shouldn't have posted online in the first place.
Technology
The Spin Room Goes Mobile As Campaigns Capitalize On Debate 'Moments'
You can expect to be plastered with promoted posts and ads before, during and after Wednesday's second GOP debate.
Amazon's Bezos Plans To Build, Launch Rockets From Florida
In announcing a new expansion of commercial efforts to launch earthlings into space, Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos says the launch pads at Cape Canaveral have been dormant for too long.
Presidential Candidates Use Social Media To Repackage Campaign Moments
When Republican candidates take the debate stage later this week, their social media teams will also be tweeting up a storm. NPR looks at social media on the trail.
'Dancing Baby' Wins Copyright Case
In Lenz v. Universal, about a YouTube video of a baby dancing to a Prince song, judges ruled that copyright holders must weigh whether use of material is fair use before issuing a warning.
Smartphones Bring Happiness And Headaches To Myanmar
There were half a million mobile subscribers five years ago. Now there are 22 million. And so the Burmese are getting a course in the pluses and minuses of technology.
Nintendo's Super Mario Turns 30
The game's concept and graphics were simple. The gameplay was habit-forming. And Nintendo's mustachioed, overalls-wearing plumber Mario became a global icon.
In 'Gamelife,' A Portrait Of The Writer As A Young Role-Player
Michael W. Clune spent much of his childhood alone — just him and his 8-bit computer. But, as he writes in his new memoir, playing text adventures and role-playing games helped prepare him for life.
The Powerful Photos That Rocked Getty Images' First Instagram Grant
For many photojournalists, Instagram has become a "modern-day Polaroid camera" used to take quick snapshots of important issues — and visual media giants have taken notice.
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Are Our Devices Turning Us Into A New Kind Of Human?
Anthropologist Amber Case says our technology is changing us into cyborgs. She argues we have become a screen-staring, button-clicking new version of Homo sapiens.