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I'm Not Here, Leave a Message

New York city's Metropolitan Transit Authority plans to bring cell phone service to the subway. Do we really need people talking on cell phones on crowded subway cars?» E-Mail This     » Add to...

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Subway Service: A Blessing Or A Curse?

Look out New Yorkers and tourists in the Big Apple -- the MTA is looking to bring cell phone and WiFi service to the subways. But will opening the electronic floodgates underground do more harmthan...

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October 26th Show

In today's first hour of Talk of the Nation: "elite," "extreme" and other political code words, and Sec. of Transportation Ray LaHood.  In our second hour, aging in prison, and a mini political...

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Trick Or Treat:  Halloween Is Calling You

Download a spooky ringtone on your cell phone this Halloween and satisfy your inner ghoul.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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April 19th Show

In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, cell phones and cancer risk, and getting to know your neighbor. In the second hour, the road to foreclosure, Standard and Poor's U.S. credit rating, and your...

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Robocalls To Cellphones? States Marshal Opposition

A bill before Congress that would allow some types of "robocalls" to be made to cellphones is getting an increasing amount of attention this week thanks to something that's very rare these days —...

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A Curious Question Of Vanity, Urgency, Pleasure And Anxiety

Should kids have cell phones? Cell phones are a powerful technology that have come, very quickly, to assume a very large place in our psychic lives. Should we protect our kids from this?» E-Mail This...

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After Sandy, Questions Linger Over Cellphone Reliability

Roughly one in four cellphone towers in the path of Hurricane Sandy went out of service. It was a frustrating and potentially dangerous experience for customers without a landline to fall back on. Now,...

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They Can Hear You Now: The Global Surge In Cellphone Use

The use of landlines is falling everywhere. Many places in Africa have bypassed landlines entirely in favor of mobile phones. People all over the world are increasingly accessing the Internet on their...

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How To Disappear When Someone's Spying On You

A New York design team has just produced an invisibility cloak for your cellphone. Pop it in and no government, no merchants, no friends, no one knows where your phone is. Another design team in Canada...

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FAA May Stop Making You Power Off Those Electronics

An expert advisory committee recommended Monday that the Federal Aviation Administration allow the use of some personal electronic devices during takeoff and landing. But while many passengers are...

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Landlines, It Turns Out, Aren't Vanishing Everywhere

The number of landlines grew in about two dozen countries, but their growth was explosive in Cambodia, Cameroon and Kiribati, countries that until recently had poor infrastructure. Still, as expected,...

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Half Of Americans Believe In Medical Conspiracy Theories

Despite evidence to the contrary, many Americans believe cellphones cause cancer and that health officials are covering it up. Discredited theories about vaccines and fluoridation also remain popular.»...

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I'm Not Here, Leave a Message

New York city's Metropolitan Transit Authority plans to bring cell phone service to the subway. Do we really need people talking on cell phones on crowded subway cars?» E-Mail This

View Article

Subway Service: A Blessing Or A Curse?

Look out New Yorkers and tourists in the Big Apple -- the MTA is looking to bring cell phone and WiFi service to the subways. But will opening the electronic floodgates underground do more harmthan...

View Article


October 26th Show

In today's first hour of Talk of the Nation: "elite," "extreme" and other political code words, and Sec. of Transportation Ray LaHood.  In our second hour, aging in prison, and a mini political...

View Article

Trick Or Treat:  Halloween Is Calling You

Download a spooky ringtone on your cell phone this Halloween and satisfy your inner ghoul.» E-Mail This

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April 19th Show

In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, cell phones and cancer risk, and getting to know your neighbor. In the second hour, the road to foreclosure, Standard and Poor's U.S. credit rating, and your...

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Robocalls To Cellphones? States Marshal Opposition

A bill before Congress that would allow some types of "robocalls" to be made to cellphones is getting an increasing amount of attention this week thanks to something that's very rare these days —...

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A Curious Question Of Vanity, Urgency, Pleasure And Anxiety

Should kids have cell phones? Cell phones are a powerful technology that have come, very quickly, to assume a very large place in our psychic lives. Should we protect our kids from this?» E-Mail This

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