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A Dubious Award for the Squeezed Middle

By Patrick Cox ⋅ November 28, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript
More squeezed every day?

‘Squeezed middle’ beats out ‘occupy’, ‘Arab Spring’ and ‘tiger mother’ to win the OED’s word of the year

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Cheating scandal in the chess world

By The World ⋅ March 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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A cheating scandal has rocked the world of grandmaster chess. It involves accomplices and text messaging. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out the details from Henry Samuel, a reporter for The Daily Telegraph in Paris. Download MP3

French Chess Federation Accuses Its Own Players of Cheating

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Tech Podcast: What the Internet does to your brain

By Clark Boyd ⋅ September 7, 2010 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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On this week’s technology podcast, we take a look at how spending time online might be altering our brain circuitry. We’ll bring in a real neuroscientist to help sort out fact from fiction. Also, we’ll hear about solar power in Tanzania, things that can speak for themselves, and the world’s fastest texter.

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Haitian connects survivors to aid groups via SMS

By The World ⋅ January 25, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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The Haiti earthquake killed at least 150,000 people. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians are without shelter. Few safe buildings survived the quake. So “tent cities” are springing up. Kurt Jean-Charles runs Solutions, a tech company in Port-au-Prince. Since the earthquake, he’s helped to connect aid providers to the tent camps via text messaging. Download MP3

Text donations aid Haitian relief efforts

By The World ⋅ January 15, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments ⋅ Transcript

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One thing that the ongoing relief effort in Haiti requires is money. And lots of it. US aid groups like the American Red Cross are asking folks to reach into their pockets to help. But they’re not necessarily asking them to reach for their wallets. Instead, they’re offering a service where mobile phone users can simply send a text message to make their donations. The World’s Clark Boyd has more. Download MP3

Russia’s reckless drivers

By The World ⋅ August 14, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments ⋅ Transcript

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carphone2Last year, an estimated 35,000 people died on Russian roads. Eleven hundred of those people were killed on the streets of the capital, Moscow. So, what is it that makes getting into a car in the former Soviet Union such a gamble? Cell phones? Texting while driving? Drinking? The answer might surprise you. Jessica Golloher reports. >>> What’s the worst place you’ve ever driven? Post a comment.

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