Technology

Amateur cook and writer Maureen Evans has perfected the art of tweeting a recipe in 140 characters or less.

Books

Tweet In The Holiday With Recipes On Twitter

4:54pm November 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

Test your ability to tweet a recipe in 140 characters or less. Amateur cook and writer Maureen Evans tells us how she manages to do that, and breaks down her code in her Twitter cookbook, Eat Tweet.

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Google's Material Design is designed to treat the space within your phone like a physical object.

Google's Lollipop Wants To Change The Way We Use Our Phones

3:47pm November 17, 2014

by Charles Pulliam-Moore

The latest update to Google's Android operating system is more than just a facelift. It's an introduction to the future of Google's Web.

Artist Dan Roosegaarde pays tribute to Vincent Van Gogh's painting Starry Night by creating this bike path in Van Gogh's hometown of Eindhoven.

World News

In A Dutch Town, A Glowing Bike Path Inspired By Van Gogh

3:24pm November 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

A modern artist installed a high-tech brick path that glows in the starry night, an homage to one of Van Gogh's most famous paintings.

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Isabelle Olsson, the lead designer of Google Glass, says she is encouraging more women to enter the tech industry — not just as designers, but in all capacities.

For Wearable Tech, One Size Does Not Fit All

2:36pm November 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

One big criticism of wearable technology: the teams behind these devices are not diverse enough. Some industry watchers say that can result in products designed only with men in mind.

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Books
Arts

Soldiers, Spies, Cyberwarriors: '@War' In The Internet Age

12:02pm November 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

"One if by land, two if by sea" wouldn't work these days — not when your adversary can knock out your power grid with an team of cyberforces. Today's armies have a new front to monitor.

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One of the four non-profits to benefit from the Google matching campaign is Doctors Without Borders, which held an Ebola training program last week in Amsterdam.

Google Asks Users To Help Fight Ebola — And They Answer With Cash

12:26pm November 16, 2014

by NPR Staff

For the first time ever, Google reached out to users in a matching campaign to help fund Ebola treatment and prevention. The company's philanthropic director explains why.

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A global positioning receiver on the top of a combine harvester at a farm in Warwick, Md., in June. The equipment uses sensors and computers to help drive the combine along the route where the crops were planted, judge the composition of a crop and genera

Science

Big Data Companies Agree: Farmers Should Own Their Information

6:28am November 16, 2014

by Dan Charles

Farmers depend on "Big Data" these days, but some worry the companies collecting information about their operations might misuse it. New privacy guidelines are supposed to protect farmers' interests.

Oh, what a tangled web. President Obama weighs in on regulating the Internet.

National

Tech Week That Was: Obama Rocks The Net Neutrality Debate

5:30am November 15, 2014

by Elise Hu

The president took a stand on net neutrality this week, saying the idea that traffic is treated equally should be protected like a public utility. Critics called it "Obamacare for the Internet."

Apps working with Digits, a new Twitter service, would simply ask for your phone number instead of a password.

Moving Past The Password, But At What Cost?

8:10pm November 14, 2014

by Charles Pulliam-Moore

Apps working with a new Twitter service would simply ask for your phone number instead of a password. In exchange, the company would get some of the most valuable information about you.

Rebecca Watson says she has been disappointed by the police response to online threats against her.

National

Victims Of Online Threats Say Perpetrators Aren't Being Caught

6:34pm November 14, 2014

by Laura Sydell

Women who turn to law enforcement for help are often frustrated that authorities aren't doing enough. Police say tracing the culprits can be a complicated and time-consuming process.

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