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Can science fiction predict our economic future?
by
Caitlan Reeg
Apr 12, 2018
Companies take a deep dive into the stacks of a sci-fi library to find out how we might react to new tech.
In spite of data privacy issues, Facebook remains an important tool for Native Americans
by
Nate Hegyi
Apr 11, 2018
Facebook is facing increasing scrutiny over the amount of user data it both collects and shares with third parties. But despite the concerns around data privacy, social media platforms like Facebook are vital to Native Americans for a number of reasons. Facebook has helped people on reservations keep track of dangerous water shortages, road-closing blizzards, […]
California wineries are keeping an eye on China's tariffs
by
Eliza Mills
Apr 6, 2018
How a 15 percent tariff will affect California's foothold in a rapidly expanding market.
What it's like to be a cookbook writer
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Apr 3, 2018
Jessica Battilana talks about her career as a recipe developer.
Meat consumption expected to hit a new record this year in the U.S.
by
Peggy Lowe
Mar 28, 2018
Demand for “clean” protein, a “pork craze” and cheap prices are fueling high meat consumption in 2018.
How "Murphy Brown" paved the way for women in television
by
Kai Ryssdal
Mar 26, 2018
Writer Joy Press explains how the show changed TV history at a time when "there were very limited ways to be a woman on television."
How to be a lighting designer
by
Eliza Mills
Mar 23, 2018
Steve Lieberman has designed light displays for Coachella, Lollapalooza and Electric Daisy Carnival. Here's what it takes to do the job.
For public good, not for profit.
TV writer Nell Scovell says men need to "make room"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 22, 2018
It's not a pipeline problem, she says, but a "broken doorbell problem."
How to be a toymaker
by
Eliza Mills
Mar 15, 2018
Melissa Bernstein of Melissa & Doug on how she does her job.
In Virginia, the theft of an iPhone can result in a felony charge for life
by
Megan Pauly
Mar 15, 2018
Virginia’s felony threshold for property theft is tied with New Jersey for the lowest in the nation at $200. There’s bipartisan support to raise it to $500 this year, but that’s still far below the threshold for most states.