Technology

Cosmo Wenman generated this 3-D model of the Ares Borghese, based on hundreds of photos, from the Basel Sculpture Hall. Wenman publishes the scans online, so that anyone can use them to 3-D print a replica of the masterpiece.

Arts

3-D Printing A Masterwork For Your Living Room

12:22pm October 11, 2013

by Laura Sydell

It's now possible to create an impressive copy of Michelangelo's David or Rodin's The Thinker with a 3-D printer. Rather than object, some museum curators see this high-tech replication as a way to bring near-real versions of classic works to the masses.

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The Wright Brothers Flyer lifts off in Kitty Hawk, N.C., on Dec. 17, 1903. Now 110 years later, a thriving aviation industry is looking to fill jobs in high-tech manufacturing.

Wanted: A New Generation Of High-Tech Aviation Workers

10:53am October 07, 2013

by Jeff Tiberii

Millions of U.S. factory jobs have been lost in the past decade. Now, in North Carolina, high school students are being encouraged to think about taking manufacturing jobs. But this isn't the furniture-making or textile labor of generations past — it's a new kind of highly technical work in aviation.

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Composer Ben Prunty creates soundtracks and sound effects for video games.

Arts

Composing Game Soundtracks That Move 'Faster Than Light'

5:06pm October 06, 2013

by NPR Staff

Sound designer Ben Prunty integrates audio into some of the most popular independent video games. He figures out how to make sounds that match the feel of the game and build tension at the perfect moments in action-packed adventures.

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Private attorneys are easily getting access to defendants' emails and texts. All it takes is a subpoena, which any attorney can do.

Your Digital Trail: Data Fuels Political And Legal Agendas

11:38am October 04, 2013

by Daniel Zwerdling

Former Nixon administration attorney John Dean and a North Carolina divorce lawyer warn that if you think you have nothing to hide, think again.

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The Bill of Rights as seen at The National Archives in Washington, D.C.

Your Digital Trail: Does The Fourth Amendment Protect Us?

7:56pm October 02, 2013

by Daniel Zwerdling

Could government agents really get access to all your private data in less than a minute? Experts say no but warn we are moving in that direction.

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A screen shot of the Boston Marathon bombing video that Storyful helped verify.

Social Media Detectives: Is That Viral Video For Real?

7:56pm October 02, 2013

by Sami Yenigun

After the Boston Marathon bombing, Storyful helped journalists verify that a popular YouTube video was actually an eyewitness account. But it doesn't stop there — the company also hopes to change the "Wild West" model of news organizations using citizen journalists' uploaded content free.

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Private companies are collecting your personal data.

Your Digital Trail: Private Company Access

3:21pm October 02, 2013

by Daniel Zwerdling

Data we voluntarily provide online — such as on dating websites — may not stay with that site. While not always obvious, websites commonly allow other companies to track user behavior.

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Send Us Your Cellphone Stories

5:43pm October 01, 2013

Part of the mission of All Tech Considered is to pay attention to how modern gadgets affect us as humans. We want you to help us understand this. So tell us: When did you realize your mobile phone was indispensable? Or, if you prefer, turn it around and tell us about a moment you wished you did not even have one. Click here to tell us your cellphone story. Please put "Phone Story" in the subject line. Please send us no more than 100 words.

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Who's peering through your digital data?

Your Digital Trail, And How It Can Be Used Against You

4:43pm October 01, 2013

NPR and the Center for Investigative Reporting are documenting just how vivid the typical person's digital picture has become — and how easy it can be for others to see it.

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Phantom Vibration Syndrome: That phenomenon where you think your phone is vibrating when it's not.

National

Phantom Phone Vibrations: So Common They've Changed Our Brains?

10:09pm September 30, 2013

by Elise Hu

The feeling that your phone is vibrating when it isn't has been around long enough to warrant scientific research. One psychologist recommends taking regular breaks from our phones to keep anxiety down.

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