There was a first in medicine today. French surgeons operated on a person in zero gravity conditions. The World's technology correspondent Jason Margolis has more.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with The World's technology correspondent Jason Margolis about the army's new online recruiter. Its name is Sergeant Star and the sergeant is an avatar. That's what computer people call an online graphic that depicts a person. The Army created Sergeant Star after failing to meet recruitment goals last year.

The World's Jason Margolis reports on a new project from scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that aims to map traffic congestion around the world.

The World's Technology Correspondent Clark Boyd visits a university in Scotland that's the home of a competition to design the latest video games.

Dare to Be Digital

Host Marco Werman speaks with Wired Magazine's Brett Forest about the mysterious death of one of Russia's new rich elite. Vardan Kushnir was known as the "spam king." He made his fortune sending more 25 millions emails a day. He was recently found murdered.

Russia's Spam King

Germany's new Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has plunged into the cutting edge of communications with the launch of regular video podcasts. That move has unintentionally launched a new image for the leader. Correspondent Frank Hessenland explains.

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Video-Podcast "Angela Merkel - die Kanzlerin direkt"
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Reporter Lindsay Wise reports on how some Egyptians are going into cyberspace to get around the government's latest limits on press freedom.

Egyptian Blogs
Manal and Alaa's Bit Bucket
Salma Said
Malek Mustafa
Beheyya: Egypt Analysis and Whimsy
Amr Ezzat
The Arabist

Host Marco Werman speaks with Sharon Weinberger, author of the new book, "Imaginary Weapons: A Journey through the Pentagon's Scientific Underworld". Weinberger researched weapons-development projects funded by the Pentagon and found that some sound more like science fiction than reality.

The World's technology correspondent Clark Boyd looks at the current state of America's missile-defense program.

The World's technology correspondent Clark Boyd reports on another soccer competition happening in Germany this summer. Robots of all shapes, sizes, and nationalities are squaring off in the 10th annual RoboCup.