Technology
An app that identifies trees
The LeafSnap app allows users to take pictures of leaves and upload them in order to identify different species of trees.
Police facial-recognition scanners raise privacy concerns
Law enforcement outfitted with iPhones capable of scanning a person's face and matching it to a database of people with criminal records. ...
The future of medical record technology
Google announced last week that they would close the doors on Google Health, leaving an opening for a new player in the medical record tech industry. ...
Adding noise to electric cars
How to find just the right sound for electric cars, which are currently so quiet they pose a danger to pedestrians, cyclists and the blind....
Survey reveals startling facts about Tweens on Facebook
In spite of law banning children under 13 from opening social media accounts, millions of tweens, often with their parents' approval, are on Facebook....
Turkey to increase internet filtering, possible censorship
Turkey often presents itself as the leading democracy of the Middle East, but internet censorship there is about to get worse....
What your cell phone knows about you
Researchers are using cell phones to get a "god's eye" view of people, to predict everything from changes in the stock market or to when you are getting sick....
The Military's quest for a universal translator
The US military is working on a universal translator that would allow people to break down the language barrier and save lives. ...
Former Google Exec Wael Ghonim on Egypt, technology and changing the world
Wael Ghonim, a former Google executive who played a crucial role in the Egyptian protests, is receiving a Profile in Courage award from Caroline Kennedy....
Goal, end game for Libya and Gadhafi unclear
International forces have backed Moammar Gadhafi into a corner. Now it's not clear what the end game for Libya could be....
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PUdden N Tane (20 May, 2013 09:40:50)Take her crayons away then put her in the corner. How could anyone even 'think' they are doing right by the picture when they make ... -
Womprat (20 May, 2013 02:50:44)There were no swamp rats. There were Womprats, though.
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Jonathan (20 May, 2013 11:59:28)You're quite right. Sorry about that! Jonathan Kealing PRI.org
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My Other Car's the Tardis (20 May, 2013 11:37:03)I think you dropped a letter in the album's title: "Ela" is "she"--not "he"--in Portuguese.
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Jonathan (20 May, 2013 11:08:23)Hi Carl-- We can't think of such a solicitation coming from The World — and The World typically airs Monday through Friday. Is it possible you ...